Scalloped Potato Casserole

I made these scalloped potatoes tonight, they were AMAZING and a huge hit with the kids, so I decided I'd better write down what I did so I can make them again.

Scalloped Potato Casserole
Bake Temp: 375 F
Bake Time: about an hour to an hour and a half

-1/4 cup butter
-1 medium onion, minced

-1 Tbsp garlic, minced
-1 tsp salt
-1 tsp pepper
-1/8 tsp thyme
-1/3 cup flour
-1 cup chicken broth
-1 cup cream
-1 cup milk
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-4-5 medium large potatoes, thinly sliced
-1 cup frozen peas
-1 cup frozen corn
-2 cups chopped baked ham (I used our leftover ham from Easter dinner)
-2 cups shredded cheese

-Melt the butter over medium heat, in a medium sized saucepan and add the onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and thyme. Saute for a few minutes, allowing the onion to soften a bit. Mix in the flour and allow to cook for 5 minutes. Whisk in the liquid and continue to cook for about 5 more minutes. Remove from heat.
-In a 9X13 casserole dish, layer half of the potato slices to cover the bottom. Top with 1/2 cup frozen peas, 1/2 cup frozen corn, 1 cup chopped ham, and 1 cup shredded cheese. Pour half of the sauce mixture evenly over the top. Layer on the rest of the potatoes, peas, corn, and ham on top and then pour the remaining sauce mixture evenly over everything. Top with the remaining cheese.  Bake at 375F for about an hour or until the potatoes are cooked through.

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Bake Temp: 325-350F (depending on your oven)
Bake Time: 40-60 minutes

-1/2 C butter

-1/2 C white sugar
-1/2 C brown sugar

-1/4 tsp salt
-1 tsp vanilla
-1 tsp nutmeg
-1/4 tsp ginger
-1/2 tsp cinnamon
-2 eggs
-1 tsp baking soda
-2 cups flour
-2 cups mashed banana
-1 cup chopped walnuts (opt)


-Cream the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and spices. Mix until light in color and fluffy in texture. Add the eggs and mix until fluffy.
-Sift together the baking soda and flour.
-Add the flour mixture and mashed bananas alternatively to the batter by first adding about a forth of the flour and mixing just until combined. Add one-third of the mashed banana and mix, just until blended in. Repeat this process until all the ingredients are mixed together.
-Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Evenly distribute the batter between the 2 pans. Bake at 325F-350F until the center of the loaf springs back when lightly touched or when an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 40-60 minutes.