The Hallmark Channel. Who Knew?

It's holiday movie season! The roommates have introduced me to ALL the holiday movies on the Hallmark Channel. And I've...become obsessed. It's amazing how many stranded travelers find love at the airport/gas station/church. (P.S...NEVER get into a car at the gas station. I watch enough Dateline to know that does NOT end in a happy ending. Especially if the guy has a mustache. #murdermustache)

The weather here today...sucks. It's been raining all day and all night and it will probably freeze overnight, so clearly it is a night for Scalloped Potatoes and Ham. I've made the recipe before and found it kind of bland, so this time around I added some spices. I think the next time I'll add cheese. Because almost everything tastes better with cheese.

Comfort Food. Hot, delicious comfort food.

Dairy Free Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Original recipe on Allergy Free Cooking and Baking. You have to scroll down pretty far to get to it.

Ingredients:
6-8 medium baking potatoes, washed, peeled and sliced
about 1-2 cups cubed cooked ham
1 T olive oil
1 T red pepper flakes
3 T gf flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
2 1/2 c unsweetened coconut milk
1 small can green chilies

Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease casserole dish with spray. Add ham and potatoes to dish.
2. Heat 1 T olive oil in pan, add red pepper flakes and cook for about a minute. Add flour, salt and pepper. Cook for about 1 minute and then add milk. Stir constantly until boiling, continue stirring and boil for 1 minute, until thickened.
3. Pour sauce over ham and potatoes.
4. Bake covered for 45 minutes and then uncover and cook for 45-60 minutes more. Let cool a few minutes before serving.

I leave the skins on the potatoes because a) peeling takes time
and b) all the vitamins are in the skin. Eat your vitamins.

I added more red pepper flakes after I poured the sauce over
potatoes. And some more black pepper.