Green beans with bacon and onions is a special, Holiday style side dish. There’s just four ingredients needed to make this delicious treat. If you need a recipe that will knock your socks off…this is it. Perfectly cooked fresh green beans along with smoky, salty bacon and flavorful onions. The combination is dreamy. Plain green…
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Pan Fried Potatoes and Onions Recipe
This delicious pan-fried potato and onion recipe is a way to up your game in the kitchen. Perfectly browned on the outside and tender on the inside, these potatoes and onions will be a hit with your whole family. It is a versatile side dish for breakfast, brunch, or dinner. I’m always looking for…
Easy Stovetop Baked Beans
45 minutes is all it takes to make these insanely easy stovetop baked beans. Your family will love how good they taste. Easy stovetop baked beans If you like more flavor in your food, these beans will hit the spot. They taste much better than canned beans, but are so easy to make yourself. They…
Grilled Potato Salad with Pickled Red Onion
This grilled potato salad with quick pickled red onions would be perfect for a summertime picnic. It’s tossed together with a healthy vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette. Delicious looking…I know, right? But you’re asking yourself, “what are those potato chip like things sprinkled on top?” It is chips….sea salt and vinegar kettle chips actually. They…
Potato Focaccia Bread with Caramelized Onions
Potato focaccia bread with caramelized onions is a perfect appetizer item. Invite some friends over and enjoy. I’ve never made a focaccia bread before…can’t say that now. Even MaryJo, the consummate baker can’t recall ever making one. It’s for sure going to be a go-to recipe for social gatherings. The recipe makes enough dough to…
Golden Crispy Oven Fries
Golden crispy oven fries are crunchy on the outside and creamy smooth on the inside. Oven baking results in tasty fries with fewer calories. Every now and then you need to have some crispy fried potatoes. Am I right? Well these crispy oven fries are just the ticket. The secret to these is the coating…
Best Ever Broccoli Salad Recipe
Here’s a Best Ever Broccoli Salad Recipe that’s easy to make and contains kalamata olives and capers. The dressing is olive oil, vinegar, and lemon juice. The combination of ingredients makes this salad seriously delicious. Whew! It’s been a long time between posts. On February 6th, I had shoulder replacement surgery and couldn’t hardly pick…
Garlic Salt Baked Potatoes with Oregano
All baked potatoes are not created equal. Some are wrinkly skinned and mushy. Some, like this garlic salt and oregano seasoned skin takes baked potatoes to a whole new level. Crisp skinned and delicious. This is a must try recipe. I love a good baked potato. Especially when it has a nice crispy, tasty skin…
Caramelized Onion Mashed Potatoes
To take any meal to the next level, make caramelized onion mashed potatoes. The enhanced flavor from the onions is amazing. I’ve made this before, but never considered it a real “recipe.” It’s something done to boost the flavor of the potatoes. A couple nights ago we had a polish sausage with sauerkraut, so naturally caramelized…
Parmesan Roasted Brussels Sprouts
With fall weather upon us, there’s nothing more satisfying than roasted Brussels sprouts and I’ve kicked it up a notch with parmesan cheese. Making the roasted Brussels sprouts crispy This is a foolproof method of roasting and will be my go-to recipe for Brussels sprouts. The secret is using a hot oven and enough olive…
Easy Fried Naan Bread Recipe
Pan fried naan bread is easy to make using simple ingredients. It is the perfect bread for dips or for Chicken Tikka Masala. If you’re not familiar with it, naan is a flatbread from India and the Middle East that’s traditionally baked by slapping the prepared dough from above onto the vertical walls of a…
Amazingly Good Mexican Street Corn Salad
This amazingly good Mexican street corn salad is a perfect summer side dish. The char grilled corn and vegetables get topped with a simple, spicy dressing. Raise your hand if you love easy….tasty….spicy….summertime side dishes. I think I see them all in the air. And I’m right there with ya’. Easy: Like 30 minutes to…
Sauteed Shredded Sweet Potatoes
Here’s a side dish sure to please, sauteed shredded sweet potatoes with onions and toasted walnuts. It cooks up quickly and is ready in no time. I’m always trying to find new ways to prepare vegetables and this one with shredded sweet potatoes intrigued me. The Tampa Bay Times taste section had this recipe…
Classic Au Gratin Potatoes
Classic Au Gratin Potatoes made in a pressure cooker is fast and simple. The thin-sliced potatoes are smothered with creamy cheese sauce for a perfect meal. I’m continuing to find ways to use the electric pressure cooker and this method for classic au gratin potatoes is fantastic. From start to finish they only take around…
Pressure Cooker Mushroom Risotto
Ever since MaryJo received an electric pressure cooker for Christmas, I’ve been trying different recipes to use it for. When I saw this pressure cooker mushroom risotto recipe, I had to try it. The Minneapolis Star Tribune had in their Taste section a recipe adapted from Lorna Sass who has a couple cookbooks featuring pressure…