Recipe: Easy Bacon Cheddar Potatoes
Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under potatoes | 6 Comments
“Mommy, I wannnnt an app-pull.”
“No, Will, this is a potato, not an apple, silly!”
“Mommy, I want a potato.”
The little hand is outstretched, reaching for the just washed, raw potato . . .
“You will have some, Will, but it needs to be cooked first. Raw potatoes are yuck.”
We have conversations like this a lot in my [...]
Read More..>>Tasty Two Cheese Fingerlings
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | 1 Comment
We love us some potatoes in this house. Whether its some quickly whipped up mashed potatoes, which can be a quick and versatile starch to accompany meals, or baked fries and roasted potatoes, it’s tasty stuff.
In terms of types of potatoes, we are pretty open.
A sampler of types of potatoes:
Red potatoes are great for [...]
Read More..>>Cheddar Bacon Twice Baked Potatoes
Posted on February 7, 2008 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | 3 Comments
I was never a fan of baked potatoes. But last year, I suddenly developed a taste for them. Perhaps it was just that until last year I had never had a baked potato with toppings or fillings. Growing up, it was always bake, squeeze, pop on plate. Sometimes there would be a pat of butter [...]
Read More..>>Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Posted on January 22, 2008 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | 23 Comments
My husband doesn’t like sweet potatoes. He won’t eat them. He turns his nose up when I mention them. It’s one of many veggies that he just doesn’t like. So the other night, I whipped up a batch of Super Easy Low-Fat Oven Fries and made a batch of Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries [...]
Read More..>>Super Easy Low-Fat Oven Fries
Posted on November 11, 2007 - Filed Under potatoes | 4 Comments
Not the best picture, I’ll admit. But this is one of those “gotta try it” recipes. I love French fries (but I don’t love the damage they do to my weight) and always have. McDonald’s fries were my first, but I have had some awesome ones since them. In fact, I still salivate over delicious [...]
Read More..>>That’s it! We are moving!
Posted on May 30, 2007 - Filed Under nature, potatoes, sausage | 6 Comments
Well, not really. But geez would I like to - back to the city, where it’s safe. (If you just want to read about food, hop down to the Food, yay! header.)
Yesterday afternoon/evening was, in a word, stressful. I battled bumper to bumper traffic to get to Will’s daycare by 5:30 (I got there at [...]
Finally, a recipe!
Posted on February 13, 2007 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | Leave a Comment
Fingerling potatoes are small, sweet tubers that vaguely look like deformed and fat fingers. I was lucky enough to pick up a giant bag of them at Costco not long ago (yay!) and finally got to sample their deliciousness. Man, are they ever good.
I am a big fan of roasting great potatoes, so that’s what [...]
Read More..>>Grilled Potato Wedges
Posted on May 25, 2006 - Filed Under potatoes, vegetables | Leave a Comment
Can you tell I am on a grilling kick here? It’s been beautiful out this week and I have barely come in contact with my stove. It’s so nice to be able to roast my entire meal on one cooking surface. It really cuts down on dishes, clean up and time.
Now if I could just [...]
Four Easy Kitchen How-Tos
Posted on January 11, 2006 - Filed Under lessons, potatoes, rice | 5 Comments
Soften a stick of butter or two – place on a microwave safe plate in a microwave and cook on high for 20 seconds for 2 sticks, 15 seconds for one.
Defrost a ice cube of baby food – plate in microwave safe bowl and cook on high for 25 seconds. Immediately remove from microwave and [...]
Grocery Store Challenge: Cheesy Smashed Potatoes
Posted on November 18, 2005 - Filed Under potatoes, side dishes | Leave a Comment
About a month ago, my husband began challenging me when we were in the grocery store. He likes to buy boxed mashed potatoes, crocks of macaroni and cheese and other pre-made foods. Meanwhile I like to make everything fresh. Knowing goes into the food I eat is a big deal for me. If I’m the [...]
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