breakfast for dinner

Sometimes we have breakfast for dinner. Usually when I haven't started dinner or planned something or realize there is no food in the house cause I didn't go shopping. Usually it's something like pancakes or waffles, maybe even french toast. Tonight I actually planned to make breakfast for dinner. We had eggs and "home fried potatoes." My mom used to make this with left over boiled potatoes so really there's no recipe, you just kind of wing it. But I did found something like it in a cookbook and discovered a good way to prep the potatoes when not using left overs.

Fried Potato Cubes

(tonight's version included:)

3 potoatos, peeled cubed

1/3 ? onion diced

1/2 bell pepper

Salt & Pepper

butter

chopped dill to taste (I had some in the freezer from another time)

Place potatoes in pot of water and bring to a boil and then continue to boil for 1 min; drain. Heat butter in large skillet. Add potatoes, onions, bell pepper, salt and pepper. Cook 10-15 min until browned, turning with a spatula (wait 5 minutes before turning them so they can brown). Add dill at the end.

Oops

I noticed there were was only half an onion in the fridge today so when I went shopping I picked up a bag of onions. While putting away the groceries at home I decided to put the onions in the cupboard instead of the fridge because there wasn't much. When I opened the cupboard I found a bag of onions already sitting there. I guess I had the same idea the last time I went shopping. :P

So, tonight I made my mom's "Poor Man's Soup." a.k.a. Onion Potato Soup a.k.a. Potato Soup (for my sister growing up- she didn't like onions so we would tell her it was just potatoes). We ate this a lot when I was little and often we would have Swedish Pancakes afterwards. Mmmm Both are definitely on my list of comfort foods.

1 1/2 Tbsp butter

3 onions, cut in half and sliced

5 potatoes, peeled, cut in half and sliced

4 cups water

chicken bullion to equal water (or use broth)

parsley (dried, or fresh finely chopped)

salt

pepper

Melt butter in pot and add onions. Cook until soft. Add potatoes, water and bullion. Bring to a boil and then lower temperature and simmer until potatoes are soft. Add parsley, salt and pepper to taste.