My husband can't really cook but can, on occasion, throw together a decent breakfast of bacon, eggs, sausages etc - or the odd steak (either inside on the stove, or outside on the barbecue). So when he suddenly gets inspired 'to cook' I am always cautiously optimistic ;)The other Sunday he was 'inspired' to make potato cakes .... and before I could so much as open a recipe book for him, he had aprons on both the kids, chairs out (so that they could reach the kitchen counter) and was ready to start .......... (as pictured above)
My kitchen usually looks like a bomb has hit it after hubby and the kids have been doing 'inspiring' cooking in there - but I took a deep breath and just let them get on with it !
Here's what the potato cakes looked like in the pan -: ('eh ? What's that I can see ? A pea ? The recipe never said anything about peas !)
And .... tra la ..... here is the finished 
If you'd like to try making these yourself (pint sized assistant's & peas optional), here's the recipe -:
Potato Cakes
4 large Potatoes, peeled
1 Onion, finely chopped
4 cloves Garlic, finely grated
1 Egg, beaten
2 to 4 tablespoons Flour
1 teaspoon Salt
Ground black Pepper
Oil for shallow frying
Briefly par boil the whole, peeled potatoes until just beginning to get tender. Allow to cool slightly, before grating into a bowl along with the onion & garlic. Squeeze any excess liquid out and then add the beaten egg, flour (add 2 tablespoons to begin with & more if necessary – it should have a thick consistency), salt & pepper. Drop tablespoons of the batter into hot oil – once it begins to set, flatten slightly with the back of a spoon before turning over to brown on the other side. They should be cooked within about 10 minutes or so. Serve immediately.
