Cooking with Mary: Potato Pancakes.

My husband and I love potatoes. But after a while you have to start jazzing them up a bit. Potatoes are one of the few starches I can have anymore. So today with the left over mashed potatoes that we have from last night, I made parmesan potato pancakes.

I started with some onion. I used about 1/4 of the onion and minced it. I used so little because it was just me eating.

I took how ever much of this container of potatoes and put it in a bowl. About 1/2 if we were to be precise.

I added some coconut oil to my cast iron skillet.

& I browned the minced onion with a 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic.

I then took my potatoes.

& added about 3 TBSP of pancake mix. I start with a smaller amout and add as I go along because it really depends on the consistancy after you add the rest of your ingredients

I add an egg & mix it up.

I added more flour here and there, then added my onions and garlic, parmesan and basil.

mixed it up, tried to get the remaining chunks mixed smoother

I then formed them into patties, & put them in a pan with coconut oil and let them sear. This takes patience which I do not have 99.99% of the time...because if you flip them too early, they may not set & you'll just have a mess