Potato Cakes


This is what I do with leftover potatoes. I make them into potato cakes!!! My husband and son love them this way and always look forward to leftovers. It is so simple. All you need to do is scoop out a pretty good portion of mashed potato and flatten into the palm of your hand. Fry in one tablespoon of butter over medium high heat for several minutes on each side. Presto - a potato cake!

My husband recently brought home an ice cream maker....(I don't know if this is a good thing or bad thing since it would be nice to shed a few pounds before summer.) We recently made homemade ice cream for the first time and it is so much better than any store bought that I've ever had. Oh is it good! That's why I don't know if this really is such a good idea!

Comments

Jodi said…
Clever and easy idea!
April 14, 2009 at 4:04 PM
Donna-FFW said…
Love this idea.. and an ice cream maker.. lucky you. Ive been wanting one..
April 14, 2009 at 4:50 PM
Jennifer said…
YUM! I love potato in anything, great idea for next time I have leftovers!
April 14, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Jennifer said…
p.s. I have an ice cream maker attachment for my kitchenaide on the way
April 14, 2009 at 6:54 PM
Pearl said…
oh that recipe looks incredible!
i found your blog through another's and was hoping to add you to my blogroll... i'd love to read more of your posts! :)
April 14, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Coleens Recipes said…
What an excellent idea for the motorhome. I'm always looking for easy side dishes and this one will work great...thank you for posting!
April 15, 2009 at 1:39 AM
Anonymous said…
ooh! I've made these before too! It's such a great wy to get rid of leftover mashed potatoes. an interesting twist!
April 15, 2009 at 4:23 AM
Kana said…
Fried potato is a good thing!
April 15, 2009 at 4:27 AM
NKP said…
Great idea for leftover spuds!
April 15, 2009 at 5:51 AM
Katherine Roberts Aucoin said…
What a fantastic idea. I have leftover potatoes in the fridge and can't wait to get home and make this.
April 15, 2009 at 7:21 AM
Pam said…
Potato cakes take me back to my childhood - my mom used to make them all the time.
April 15, 2009 at 8:22 AM
The Blonde Duck said…
That's such a cool idea!
April 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said…
I make potato cakes about the same way. It's a wonderful excuse for making too many potatoes so you can have some left.
Sam
April 15, 2009 at 1:23 PM
Ingrid_3Bs said…
Wow, that is easy!

I've been on an ice cream making rampage. I'm so behind in my posting I don't know if I'll ever get to them.
~ingrid
April 15, 2009 at 1:49 PM
Judy said…
Potato cakes, yummm. I've had two ice cream makers, and got rid of them both. Would love to have another one because the new ones are so, so easy to use. But now I'm lactose intolerant, so no way. But I do so love ice cream. Every now and then, I have a little. You can experiment now that you have your own machine.
April 15, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Katy said…
Love potatoes just about any way you can serve them up!
April 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Reeni said…
These crispy potato cakes look great! I've been wanting an ice cream maker!! Definitely not good for the waistline but so scrumptious!
April 15, 2009 at 7:03 PM
Dragon said…
What a great idea!
April 15, 2009 at 8:06 PM
Cate said…
Mmm, those look delicious! Will definitely try the next time I have mashed potatoes leftover - yum!
April 16, 2009 at 6:40 AM
Lisa said…
That's what my aunt would do with leftover mashed potatoes too, though I think she might have stirred an egg into the mashed potatoes first. I think I loved them more than the mashed potatoes when I was a girl!
April 16, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Susan @ SGCC said…
These look fantastic! I love potato cakes! My only problem is coming up with leftover potatoes. ;)
April 16, 2009 at 7:58 AM
Elyse said…
Sounds like the homemade ice cream machine is going to be totally dangerous for you. I love doing this with my leftover mashed potatoes, by the way. The crisp crust that the potato cakes get is just dynamite!
April 18, 2009 at 10:37 PM
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