Scallion Potato Cakes

At this rate, it will take years to complete this cookbook. I actually made these a couple of weeks ago. Once again the fact that there are only two of us made adjusting the recipe necessary. The real recipe results in stacked up large pancakes of crispy potatoes topped with the green tops of scallions. Reducing it to serve two resulted in smallish pancakes that looked nothing like the picture, but were really delicious. The recipe was very easy and the only ingredients were shredded potatoes, corn starch, and salt & pepper. I am deliriously happy because I happen to love those frozen hash brown patties. Never knew the secret of getting the potatoes to stick together in patties. They have shredded potatoes and a list of unpronounceable ingredients. These, however, have just nice, fresh shredded potatoes and corn starch, period. The corn starch is what makes them stick together. Fried them up in canola oil, topped them with sea salt, fresh ground pepper, and fresh thinly sliced scallion tops and had them with eggs for breakfast. The first two never made it to the table. We ate them standing over the stove while the last two cooked. They were so wonderfully crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Another keeper that I will make often.

I'm going to try to pick up the pace. I have the ingredients for the chocolate chip cookies and the devil's food cupcakes. Making the cupcakes this Friday for a get together on Saturday. The recipe makes 24. I'll try to get at least half of them to the party.