Scalloped Potatoes with Sage and Ham

Preheat the oven to 350 F. With the skin on, cut the potatoes into about ¼ inch slices. It’s best to cut the potatoes just before putting them in the baking dish because they’ll turn a light orange color fairly quickly after cutting them. If you cut them ahead of time put them in a bowl of water until just before use.

Drizzle the olive oil into a 1 3/4-quart size baking dish and spread it around with a paper towel or baking brush. Use about half of each ingredient for each layer—you’ll have 2 layers. Add a layer of the potatoes to the bottom of the baking dish. Then add a layer of the onions, salt, pepper, sage, garlic, ham and the cheeses. Then repeat by adding another layer of the same ingredients.

Pour the half-and-half evenly over the top. Then spread the cubes of butter evenly over the top. Cover dish with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes or until the potatoes are bubbling hot. Garnish with the parsley.