Last nights dinner, ham and scalloped potatoes...

My sister had left over ham that I gladly took off her hands and I made scalloped potatoes. They were PURE comfort food. Especially on a windy cold day like yesterday...

Start with some plain old white potatoes

Peel and cut into chunks...no very accurate but I think the pic helps

Bring to a boil till fork tender... meanwhile.. the sauce magic begins...

Start with a stick of butter (Paula Deen would be proud) and add one cup flour..

Cook till it forms a paste, sort of the texture of mashed potatoes. This helps cook out the floury taste...

Shred up some cheddar cheese, I ended up using the whole block. Add two cups of milk...at least to start

This is where you just have to use your judgement as to how thick you want it. It was very thick for me so I added more milk and the rest of the block of cheese. Cook till the cheese is mostly melted. Trust me you cant mess it up...

Mix with potatoes and put in oven proof bowl. Bake at 350 till it looks like this...

Its about 30-45 minutes...

Enjoy! I love that I got the steam coming off of it. This was really really delicious last nite... and leftovers for another day!