Pioneer Woman's Potatoes au Graten

   One of my favorite past-times is scouring the food network for ideas on what to make for dinner, however, in an attempt to save money we ditched cable tv. Now we pay 1/4 of the bill for Hulu and Netflix, and that's all good and fine... but I no longer have my cooking shows to watch.

   This changed as Netflix began adding seasons of "Good Eats" (Alton Brown is my hetero-man crush) and "Diner's, Drive-ins, and Dives". Last week, I noticed a few episodes of "Pioneer Woman", and to be honest, I had never seen Ree Drummond's show before. This got me into doing some searching, and I found this side dish.

   These potatoes come out cheesy and creamy, with a decent garlic flavor that isn't too overwhelming. It takes almost no real effort to make, and cooks in about an hour. You can see me make it here!

Ingredients

• 2 tbs butter, softened 
• 6-7 small potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1+1/2 cup heavy cream
• 2 tbs flour 
• 3-5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tsp salt
• pepper
• 1+1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar (I used white cheddar)
• fresh chives, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a shallow baking dish and set aside. 
2. Dice the potatoes. Place them in the buttered dish. Combine the milk and cream in a bowl. Add the flour, garlic, salt and pepper and whisk. Pour over potatoes.
3. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and and bake for another 20-30 minutes. Just before serving, sprinkle with cheese and bake for another 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
4. Sprinkle on the chives and serve immediately.