Home Fried Potatoes

My friend Misti made these potatoes when we were camping.  Camping!  I never make anything this homemade while camping, but they were so delicious I needed to have the recipe.  It is so simple that she could even just text it to me.

Home Fried Potatoes

5-8 potatoes - peeled and sliced thinly
1/2 stick butter (earth balance buttery stick - milk free)
dash seasoning salt (allergy free)

Melt butter in a skillet, add potatoes.  Stir to coat with butter, cover and cook on medium for about 20 minutes.  Stir occasionally and add seasoning salt to taste.  When potatoes have softened, remove lid and increase the heat to crisp the edges.

Favorite White Frosting

It is time to pass on the family tradition of a 4-layer birthday cake with crazy colored layers and delicious homemade frosting.  My gramma always made this for her kids, my parents made it for us, and I am making it for my kids.  This is favorite white frosting, but we used pink food coloring to make it pink this time - the food coloring takes a bit of work to mix in due to the shortening, so use caution.

Favorite White Frosting (standard cake recipe)

3 T flour
1 cup milk
1/2 cup shortening
1 stick butter - softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Heat milk and flour in a saucepan until thick - it should resemble runny pudding, cool.  Add remaining ingredients and beat together until the texture is like whipped cream.

Favorite White Frosting (doubled recipe for 4-layer cake)

6 T flour
2 cup milk
1 cup shortening
2 stick butter - softened
2 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla