Congratulations to our giveaway winners, Sarah, Vaishali and Charlotte who each won an Anolon baltic blue 13 by 9 inch oven-to-table ceramic baker. Enjoy!
When we first started planning Maggy’s baby shower, we all envisioned a holiday roast dinner. Because Maggy and Andy have so many good friends in the area, it was a large crowd, so we needed a forgiving (and reasonably priced!) cut of meat. We quickly settled on a rich, sticky glazed ham.
We also needed sturdy side dishes that wouldn’t wilt, fade, or turn drab while nearly sixty people queued up and went through the buffet line. Given all the heavy hors d’oeuvres, rich meat, and decadent desserts, I wanted light, bright, simple side dishes. We oven-roasted scads of carrots and parsnips, and pan roasted a big mound of Brussels sprouts. Potato gratin was a natural too. But rather than dress them with the usual heavy cream and butter, I took them an olive oil and chicken broth direction.
We could have baked up the gratins in standard 13- by 9-inch Pyrex pans, but with the house decorated so beautifully and the occasion so lively and festive, we turned to one of our Big Potluck sponsors—Anolon – and their gorgeous, new oven-to-table Vesta Stoneware. They sent us a couple of their stunning Baltic Blue 13- by 9-inch pans for the gratins, which beautifully enlivened the buffet.
We’re looking forward to all of the other dishes we can bake up in this stunning dish—strata, baked oatmeal, lasagna, stuffing, roast dinners and more. And Anolon is giving THREE readers a chance to own one too. Just answer this question: What irresistible dish would you bake in this pan? Giveaway ends Sunday, December 21 at 9 PM, so don’t wait too long to give us your answer. And come Monday, just in time for Christmas, we’ll post our favorite of the stacked tarts I made for the shower (chocolate, butterscotch and coconut cream!) Get ready to bake!
- 3 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for oiling pan
- 3 medium shallots, but into small dice
- 1 quart low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
- 4 pounds yellow potatoes, rinsed and sliced
- Salt and ground black pepper
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Heat oil in a soup kettle over medium-high heat. Add shallots; sauté until tender 3 to 4 minutes. Add chicken broth and rosemary; bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until reduced to 2 cups, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Adjust oven racks to lower middle and upper positions and heat oven to 400 degrees. Coat a 13- by 9-inch pan with olive oil. Working in 4 layers, arrange potatoes in an overlapping single layer; lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper and drizzle with ½ cup of the broth; repeat 3 more times. Cover potatoes with a sheet of parchment and then a sheet of foil; bake on lower-middle rack until tender, about 1 hour. Remove pan from oven and sprinkle with cheese; turn oven to broil. Return pan to upper position and broil until cheese melts and is spotty brown, 2 to 3 minutes longer. Let rest a few minutes and serve.
I would make home made cinnamon rolls! Love in a baking dish!
Layered chicken enchiladas or chili relleno casserole!
Our Christmas morning Sausage and Grits casserole! What a gorgeous dish 🙂
I would make a strata. I like to experiment and change my ingredients making them both sweet and savory. So nice to have a breakfast or brunch all ready to go in the oven after melding in the fridge over night. Just pop it in, get the rest of your breakfast ready and dig in. Have a great holiday season. 🙂
Ummm Potato Rosemary Gratin!! I’m going to have my mother-in-law make this for Christmas dinner.
It would be hard to choose between bread pudding and shepherd’s pie! But I would try!
I would bake a new coffee cake recipe I just found.
Beautiful dish! I would make lasagna.
Lasagna
I would make my famous brocoli, mushroom, water chestnut and rice casserole.
Just as this post is, I would make this gratin. I love that it has been slimmed down, without heavy cream. Whether I win the dish or not, I’m making this!
stuffed cabbage rolls!
I would make that Rosemary Potato Gratin. I’ve pinned it to make for Christmas, and it would look wonderful in that great blue dish
Right now I want these potatoes! But I think cinnamon rolls would probably win!
Hmmmm, to go southern with a homemade mac and cheese or Mexican with chicken enchiladas….that is the question!
That’s a perfect dish for making baked ravioli. Yum!
I’d bake apple crisp!
Well I am a potato nut. I also have rosemary growing quite nicely in my garden. So I think I would try this wonderful recipe. Gorgeous pan—thanx for giving us readers a chance to win. Happy Holidays to you all too!!!!
peach cobbler
I’d make a chicken and broccoli casserole in this gorgeous baking/serving dish.
I was just planning Christmas Day menu, & this slimmed down Potato Gratin would be fabulous!
Hash brown Casserole for Christmas dinner, ummm
I would make broccoli Rice Casserole
Bread Pudding or Wild Rice Casserole. Thank you
Some crusty Mac n’ cheese comfort food.
Beautiful color! I’d bake lasagna or 3 cheese pasta bake. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
I would love to try this rosemary potato dish, and in this great pan, I’m sure it would turn out beautifully !
Happy holidays & thanks for the giveaway!
I’m seeing a baked French toast breakfast. Easy peasy, all in one dish.
My wife’s homemade rolls
Baked ziti would look lovely in this pan!
Baked French Toast! 🙂
Your gratin looks perfect for a big family meal. I could see a lovely pan of stuffed shells in that lovely blue stoneware, or a baked stuffed french toast casserole…mmmm…
Thanks for sharing!! Happy holidays!!
I’d love to make lasagna or cheese & macaroni. Congratulations to Maggie & Andy.
I would bake my “super secret” macaroni and cheese.
I think I would make this recipe!
I would love this
Wanted to let you ladies know that I made these potatoes for Christmas dinner and they were a HUGE hit! So happy to have a much healthier potato dish for gatherings going forward. Thank you!