Sometimes you need a quick and easy dinner, with little to no effort. This is that meal. You literally open some cans, some bags, chop stuff up then throw it on top of chips and pop it in the oven. Seriously. It is that easy. Things come together quickly because all the ingredients are probably…
Category: Sides
Restaurant Style Burgers
These burgers are SO good and SO easy to make. The secret to a thick, tender, almost fluffy burger? Don’t over work the meat. Mix together the ingredients then loosely pack them, and sear them on a cast iron skillet. They come together in minutes and taste SOOOO good. It’s the perfect weeknight meal when…
German Potato Salad
My husband grew up with a Grandmother who could cook anything out of nothing. No matter what was in her fridge she could feed the whole family. I’d like to think I can do that too, but probably not to the level that she could pour it out. His most favorite recipe of hers? German…
Tarragon Au Gratin Potatoes
We had friends for dinner the other night, and I wanted something easy but delicious. Enter these potatoes. They’re really a cross between scalloped and au gratin, but because of the cheese, I’ve just got with au gratin. The highlight of the dish, however, is hands down the Tarragon. If you’ve never tried it, its…
Grandma’s Sage Stuffing
Besides a roasting turkey, this is the smell of Thanksgiving. Takes me right back to childhood and the day before getting all of the goodies prepped and ready for that big turkey dinner. I can’t say that its my favorite smell in the whole world, but its definitely part of my core memories. And the…
Grandma’s Potato Salad
Every summer my Mom, sister, Aunt and cousins kick off the warm weather with my Grandma’s potato salad. Its the staple at all of our cookouts, bbq’s, and dinner parties once the weather is hot. It takes a little bit of time, but man is the result worth it. The recipe below is verbatim, but…
Twice Baked Potatoes
For my birthday a few days ago my hubby and a dear friend took me to dinner. I had Halibut with a lemon thyme sauce, broccoli and a twice baked potato. The broccoli was fine, but nothing to write home about – the halibut, however, was fabulous and the twice baked potato the perfect complement….
IPA Beer Cheese Mac
Yep, you read that write. Beer.Cheese.Mac. I wish I had thought of this on my own, but alas, it was my little sous chef who said we should use the extra dip to make “homemade” mac and cheese. Sounded pretty good to me. And easy. Extra cheese, pasta and beer cheese dip. Topped with Panko…
Ramen Eggs
I have always loved soft-boiled eggs. They are my absolutely favorite way to eat eggs – they’re warm, soft and that runny yolk? Divine. My grandparents would make them for me whenever we stayed with them, because I did not like the hard boiled eggs they ate. Ick. I have since changed my tune, but…
Kabocha Squash Sauce
One of my most favorite things about Fall – because let’s be honest, enough people talk about Pumpkin Spice, we need something else – is Kabocha Squash. It’s sweet, nutty, has a velvety soft texture and is super versatile. Soups, sauces, sides, mains, – this somewhat rare squash can do it all. 1 Kabocha Squash1…
Faux Gourmand 