As a Midwesterner, I love meat and potatoes. The combination is amazing! However, sometimes it gets hard to spice up the combo. I discovered that the Swedes have been spicing up their potatoes for years. They fan out the potato and bake it making a mixture between a baked potato and a thick cut chip. [...]
Posted in All, Garlic, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables 
Tags: awesome, butter, Garlic, hasselback, parmesan, Potatoes, Sides, sliced potatoes, Swedish 
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I like to keep fresh produce lying around, but it spoils so quickly. So I have determined a few ways to keep fresh produce on hand but have it last as long as possible. First tip, cherry tomatoes. They keep for a long time and you can use them for everything from sandwiches to pasta. [...]
Posted in All, Chicken, Garlic, Grilling, Italian, Recipes Tags: basil, Chicken, Garlic, Italian dressing, parmesan cheese, Pasta, spinach, tomato 1 Comment »
The other day I went out to run some errands and I saw a Long John Silvers (LJS). I hadn’t had it in years and wanted to try it out. Wow, it was the worst idea ever! I was barely able to eat 1/4 of the fish and 2 of the 6 shrimp. It was [...]
I know I usually have drink recipes on Wednesdays, but this week I decided to make a special drink post on New Years Eve. Thus, today I decided to post one of my favorite sides. Garlic Bread. I love garlic bread. I like it crispy, crunchy and extremely garlicky. Basically I like it so garlicky [...]
Posted in Baking, Bread, Garlic, Recipes Tags: best garlic bread, garlic bread, garlic cheese bread No Comments »The other day I wanted to make a little lighter pizza that did not have the heavy red sauce on it. So I decided to make a nice light chicken pizza. With a base of seasoned whipped ricotta topped with chicken and sauteed spinach and mushrooms. It was one of tastiest pizzas I have ever [...]
Posted in Chicken, Garlic, Mushrooms, Pizza, Spinach Tags: Chicken, chicken spinach musroom pizza, mozzarella, mushroom, pizza, ricotta, spinach 2 Comments »I have been craving some hummus and I figured that there was no time like the present to make my own. I wanted a garlicy hummus so I opted to make roasted garlic hummus. This is another super easy recipe as long as you have a food processor. Without one it could be a little [...]
Posted in Chickpeas, Garlic, Recipes, Vegetarian Tags: hummus, pitas, pitas and hummus, roasted garlic, Roasted Garlic Hummus, tahini No Comments »Garlic is a great ingredient. However, roasted garlic is an amazing ingredient. Roasting garlic brings out its natural sweetness and takes the bitterness away. One of the most popular questions that I receive is, “How do you roast garlic”? Hopefully today’s post will answer your questions.
