Potatoes…the ultimate side, master of many disguises—mashed, baked, fried, roasted, scalloped—let me count the ways! This past weekend was Easter, and we served our traditional holiday ham. It’s no surprise of course, that our family always requests this velvety and cheesy scalloped potatoes recipe every single time. This is a beautiful dish in itself. You…
Side Dish
Red Cabbage Salad
I don’t know about you guys, but the winter blues are GONE in this house. BUHBYE cold weather—hello sunshine!! Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, and the grill is getting cleaned up! Warm weather means one thing in this house, more grilling, and more farm fresh produce sides and salads. To kick off the trend,…
Baked Potato
Baking a potato is simple…right? Well, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had a mediocre baked spud. Sure, we all have our preference, but to me a potato should not be waterlogged from wrapping it in aluminum foil. The outside skin texture is another component that is often overlooked. It should be firm,…
Caramelized Brussels Sprouts
This will take you totally by surprise! Brussels sprouts don’t have to be boring or bland anymore. Try this variation to turn something that is usually overcooked and mushy into something crunchy and full of caramelized flavor! I’m not going into detail about the recipe, but wanted to show you the process I took. Freshly…
Oven Roasted Broccoli
Here is a quick and easy way to “dress up” broccoli to give it some flavor and crunch. There are so many different variations of this recipe—for cheese lovers add some freshly shredded parmesan when you take it out of the oven, or if you like spice, add some red pepper flakes. This really got…
Garlic Parmesan Mashed Red Potatoes
Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? Add some garlic and parmesan and it brings them to a whole new level. I always remember helping my mom in the kitchen growing up, and when she would quarter her potatoes, I would always manage to steal some with the salt shaker and eat them before she could…
Stretchy Mac and Cheese
This recipe was slightly altered from one that was taken from Tyler Florence’s “Inside the Test Kitchen: 120 New Recipes, Perfected” cookbook, and is by far our favorite Mac and Cheese…ever. Print Yum Stretchy Mac and Cheese Prep Time: 30 minutesCook Time: 20 minutes Serving Size: 6Calories per serving: 342 Ingredients1/4 cup Unsalted Butter 1/4…
