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Twice-Baked Potato Casserole … Because, Why Not?
Oh, I think you should make this. I really do. What’s not to love about potatoes and cheese and butter and cream and bacon? After church yesterday, we gathered with a few friends to watch the playoff game. Seahawks vs. 49ers. And, you know, we were pretty confident that we would come out on top. But still, it’s a good idea to have a lot of comfort food around just in case. Jay made some pretty spectacular prime rib, Kathy made her famous chocolate chip cookies, and I made my favorite chocolate cake and twice-baked potato casserole for a crowd. Win or lose, we were good to go. We won.…
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Sunday Dinner: Ham and Copycat Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole
Updated 3/5/20 Oh, how I love Sundays! On the mornings when I’m on the worship team, I arrive early and get to hang out with some of my very favorite people on earth while we go through the morning’s worship set. Then people start showing up, and the hugging begins, along with the questions you ask people you haven’t seen in three long days, or seven. “How was your week?” and “How did that job interview go?” and “How is your friend we’ve been praying for?” Then we worship together, in an intimate, candle-lit downstairs room barely big enough for our growing church family, and when Dave takes the podium…
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Spiral Ham and Scalloped Potatoes (AKA Potatoes au Gratin)
Happy Sunday, everyone! We had another really beautiful day at church ... lots of new people, a few faces I hadn't seen in awhile, one in particular that was very dear to my heart (daughter-ish, even). Being that my husband is the pastor, Sundays tend to be long days for us. Tera was on the worship team this morning, which meant that I had to have her there around 7:35, and we had a ministry leaders' meeting scheduled for 1:00, right after the second service. I was playing barista in our espresso bar before and after first service, but then, after wiping down the machine and putting everything away, I…
