Chicken + Potatoes + Cheese + Bacon...it's the perfect 'quad-fecta'...because trifecta doesn't work here. Top with some green onions and/or sour cream and you're in potato heaven. Except these are baked potatoes. This is yet another really simple 'load and roast' dish that comes together easily, and makes for a great filling weeknight dinner...as long as you get it … [Read more...]
Sausage & Mushroom Shepherd’s Pie
I've shared a little secret about Thanksgiving over on the Mushroom Channel blog. Please don't throw tomatoes at me. I've been called "un-American" in the past when I've told this little secret. Just keeping it real here folks. Head on over to the Mushroom Channel's blog to find out...and get this scrumptious recipe for Sausage & Mushroom Shepherd's Pie. Perfect way … [Read more...]
White Chili Stuffed Potatoes
It's Chili Season! Well, in the southwest, it is always chili season. While I love all the different types of chili, my absolute favorite variety is white chili. If you haven't had white chili, it is made with white beans, chicken, corn and, of course, lots of chili peppers. You can play around with the ingredients and experiment with using different chili peppers. It is a … [Read more...]
BBQ Meatballs on Mashed Potatoes
First, please pardon the iPhone photo. I couldn't figure out what happened to my memory card for my camera, but it has since been found and we can go back to the regularly scheduled photos! As promised, the "other BBQ meatballs" meal I mentioned last week. (If you missed them, here are the BBQ Meatball Kebabs. And we also loved the BBQ Meatball Sliders … [Read more...]
Grilled Bacon Ranch Potatoes
We absolutely love to grill out, really any time of the year, but we do seem to cook on the grill much more often in the summer months and these potatoes are one of our favorite dishes to make. I'd been planning to make them all week long but the weather hasn't cooperated since we've been getting buckets of rain so I made them in the oven tonight instead and they were just as … [Read more...]
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
We have been alternating between high temperatures and flash floods. Every time it rains, I want comfort foods like pot roast and potatoes. But it is so hot that I don't want to turn on the oven. My slow cooker once again came to my rescue! I love that is allows me to cook family favorites without heating up the house. When I make my pot roast, I put the vegetables … [Read more...]
Grilled Mashed Potatoes Recipe
Mashed potatoes with grilled potatoes. Delish! I'd like to introduce you all to the Klondike Rose potato. I'm sure you are familiar with Russet potatoes, baby red potatoes...what they look like, how to cook with them. But don't pass these guys up in the produce department. I love that you don't have to peel them because their skin is really thin (and also gives … [Read more...]
Potato Salad
Potatoes are filling and frugal. Plus, a potato salad can be pretty and spring-like! Potato salad can take you right on through summer, in fact. My basic recipe can be tweaked to your tastes. You could use a purple onion just because it looks great. Sour cream is also a simple substitute for the mayo and mustard. Make it yours - but make it often! Potato Salad An easy … [Read more...]
Meat Lover’s Hashbrown Casserole
As I was getting ready to make my breakfast casserole, I suddenly had the impulse to make it healthier by adding vegetables. I asked my kids what vegetable they thought I should add and my oldest son replied "BACON!" My son's transcripts from college indicate that he is quite bright, so I am pretty sure he knows bacon isn't a vegetable. I think bacon is just his default … [Read more...]
Roasted Maple Mustard Chicken
So here's the conundrum that I face with chicken breasts. 2 isn't enough for our growing brood (it used to be plenty!)...but 3 is too many. (Unless all 3 boys are in a growth spurt at the same time, and that doesn't happen often.) So 2 and 1/2 is perfect for our family right now, but they don't come in packed as 2.5 breasts in a package. (If I was really smart, I'd take the … [Read more...]