I think I need a support group. Specifically, a Caramelized Onions support group. I could eat caramelized onions by the spoonful. I love the way they taste. I love the way they make my house smell when they are caramelizing. And I love the way they make mashed potatoes taste better. I will be taking these to our Thanksgiving feast. Rest assured. Mashed Potatoes with … [Read more...]
Allergy-Free Roasted Potato Chunks
This is such a fantastic, remarkably simple side dish free of just about everything. It's perfect for a very restricted diet! This recipe yields 2-3 servings, so feel free to double it and put the potatoes in a 13x9 rather than the suggested 8x8. Roasted Potato Chunks These are the PERFECT side dish! 1 medium sweet potato (chopped into 1 inch pieces)1 large … [Read more...]
Spicy Calico 15 Beans
Perhaps it's the season...but these spicy calico beans make me think of football games...and friends gathering together to cheer on (or rival against each other) their favorite teams, their alma maters. These beans just belong on the countertop at such gatherings. Drop a bowl of potato chips next to them and scoop them up by the chip-ful. Or place them next to the burgers that … [Read more...]
Best Butternut Squash Recipes
Best Butternut Squash Recipes I'm on a mission. I tell people all the time that they're missing out on butternut squash. (At least the people who've never tried it before.) I encounter people all over...from coast to coast...who have never tried this golden gem of a fruit. (Although I think of it as a vegetable...it has seeds, so it's technically a fruit, … [Read more...]
Roasted Butternut Squash with Crunchy Caramelized Onions
Butternut squash...I feel like it is my mission in life to not only help others spend less on groceries, but also to know what to do with the groceries when they buy them. As autumn approaches, the prices of fall fruits and vegetables plummet. At our house, we do our best to take advantage of these savings by bringing more variety to our diet and eating seasonally. My … [Read more...]
Greek Chilled Quinoa Salad
I've been loving the Mediterranean kinds of dishes (like this one!), and can't see to add enough chopped pickles to my potato salad! This salad combines the traditional Mediterranean flavors and packs a powerful protein punch from the quinoa. I just know that once you make this salad, you'll be making it again and again. Its ease and tastiness is irresistible! PLEASE … [Read more...]
Roasted Zucchini with Herbs and Feta
Roasted Zucchini with Fresh Herbs and Feta is a great Summer side dish! This would actually be a delicious side for the Grilled Citrus Salmon Packets. A veggie roast during the summer? Turn on my oven? Have you lost your mind, Erin? Yes. But before you start throwing your freshly picked tomatoes at me, hear me out. This recipe includes so many wonderful … [Read more...]
Penne with Creamy Pesto Sauce
Love me some pesto...it's one of my favorite summer flavors. Pesto. It's such a beautiful and delectable sauce. It's so fresh and tantalizing and, let's face it, slightly addictive. It can be made inexpensively with herbs from the garden, but it can be expensive to buy in the store. So when I do buy a container, I like to stretch it out by thinning it with some milk or … [Read more...]
Creamy Lemon Dill Potato Salad
It isn't a summer picnic or backyard barbecue without potato salad, in particular, homemade potato salad. Those are my sentiments, anyways. I would eat it every single day of summer if I had the time and energy to make it from scratch. Since that's not entirely practical, I make sure to serve it at every BBQ, potluck or summer picnic we attend or host. Potato salad is summer … [Read more...]
Pea, Feta and Red Onion Salad
Refreshing, simple, bold, balanced. Those are the four words that best describe this summer side dish. While this could certainly be made with raw red onions, it tastes 18 times better when you caramelize the red onions. They take on that sweet flavor from the sugar and oil during the caramelization process. And that sweetness brings out the sweet in the peas and is the … [Read more...]