Driving locally on Christmas Eve will be easy outside of a couple slick spots south of Highway 10. Although, fog and rain do impact travel after Christmas. Outside of a couple possible patches of fog ...
I grew up eating mashed potatoes yearly on Thanksgiving but secretly preferred scalloped potatoes. We've made these cheesy scalloped potatoes, and skipped the mashed, for three years now.
Remove the foil and finish baking for another 20 minutes, this will lightly brown the top. Remove from the oven and let the Scalloped potatoes set for 10 - 15 minutes before serving.