1918 Potatoes Sauté @MaddieDayAuthor #Birthday #Giveaway

MADDIE DAY here, with a yummy side dish for your next birthday meal. Who doesn't love fried potatoes?

I've mentioned here before that my paternal grandmother was born on July 4th, 1900. Dorothy -- Dot -- Henderson was a close part of my life growing up.

As a child, it was fun to remember that, after Independence Day, Mama Dot was the same age as the year. As an adult, it was a treat to discover Dot's diary from the trip her family took driving two cars from Indianapolis to Berkley, California in 1918. As the eldest, Dot drove one of the automobiles, and the diary includes the menu for her 18th birthday dinner at a Salt Lake City hotel on Independence Day.

Knowing what a strong person my grandmother was inspired me to create a historical character a bit like her, the lady PI in the Dot and Amelia Mysteries.

I thought I'd bring you one of the items on her birthday menu. I had my whole family here for the 4th weekend. 

I cooked so much, I kind of ran out of steam for making anything complicated, so I selected Potatoes Sauté to fix.

 

Potatoes Sauté

From Dorothy Henderson's 18th birthday dinner, July 4, 1918, at the Hotel Utah Roof Garden restaurant.

Ingredients

3 medium red potatoes, scrubbed and thickly sliced

2 tablespoons butter

1 sprig rosemary chopped

1 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

Steam potatoes (2026 version) in microwave steamer or (1918 version) on stove until nearly tender.

Heat butter in cast iron skillet. 

Saute potatoes, turning, until toasty and crisped. Sprinkle on rosemary. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

Enjoy with steak and mushrooms, stuffed tomatoes, corn muffins, or anything else you please. And happy birthday to Dot, the USA, and anyone else who shares the day!

Readers: What's your favorite hot side dish? I'll send one commenter a signed copy of A Case for the Ladies!

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Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell) is a talented amateur chef and holds a PhD in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha Award-winning and bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction. She lives with her beau and sweet cat Martin north of Boston, where she’s currently working on her next mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen.