Okay, first of all I would like to say that I successfully cooked 2 turkeys this holiday season. I was in charge of the Turkey on Thanksgiving as well as Christmas. It is not as hard as I thought it would be. I feel a sense of accomplishment now. Yay me!

I'll check that off my list of "out of my comfort zone" food experiments for the year.
And now for the recipe you have all been waiting for...
Pam's Potato Pancakes
Start with basic pancake batter as follows (or you could use a pancake mix)
1 c. flour + more if too runny
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 cup milk
1 egg
1 tbs oil
Mix the dry ingredients and the wet separately then mix together
Then...
Use a cheese grater to grate two medium sized potatoes and about a cup of cheese (we like sharp cheddar)
dice about 1/2 c ham (you can use lunchmeat if you want - we used leftover Christmas ham and it was soooo good.)
diced onion and garlic and whatever else you want as much as you want (chives...)
Mix these into the pancake batter, add some season salt and fry them up!
*Be sure to cook them over MEDIUM LOW heat. They are super thick and hearty and if your heat is up too high the outside will cook and the inside will be runny. They take a bit longer than a normal pancake but they are worth it.*
Enjoy! Sounds weird but they are amazing with sour cream on top. These are not your normal pancakes they they will fill you up quick. My husband loves them.
*going to have to fix this recipe now that I am not doing dairy... hmmm*