I am a huge fan of grilled potatoes. I have previously made potato coins, but some fell through the grates and I wanted to try something a tad bit different. So, I decided to try potato planks. I cut the whole potato lengthwise into 4-5 slices. Then I season and the rest is history. I [...]
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Tags: cast iron grate, grilled, grillers, planks, potato 
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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 4 Comments »
I love potatoes. The fabulous tubers are always on my mind when it comes to side dishes. I was looking through my portfolio of recipes and realized that I have never roasted potatoes. That has to change. So I diced up some potatoes, chopped up some herbs, minced some garlic and made some of the [...]
Posted in All, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: Garlic, herbs, oven roasted, Potatoes, roasted, roasting, rosemary, thyme 1 Comment »
There is no better side dish than corn. I love corn! So today I am making some homemade cream corn. I love this with a nice sweet white and yellow corn. Unfortunately, when I was trying this recipe out I was unable to get some fresh sweet corn. The corn at the market was tiny [...]
Posted in All, Corn, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables Tags: corn, creamed corn, homemade, scratch 1 Comment »
I love cauliflower! So this recipe is right up my alley. Roasted cauliflower with the dark crispy edges. Low in fat and if you use low-sodium soy sauce, low in sodium too. Amazing! It is the perfect side dish for any meal. I paired it with a few NY Strip steaks and some baked potatoes. [...]
Posted in All, Cauliflower, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables Tags: Cauliflower, Garlic, onion, roasted, roasted cauliflower, side dish, soy sauce 2 Comments »
There is no better side dish than a nice plate of green beans. I wanted to fancy things up so this is my version of Haricots Verts, AKA French style green beans. These are tasty as they are cooked with garlic and shallot. They also have a nice little bite from from red wine vinegar. [...]
Posted in All, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables Tags: French, green beans, haricots verts, hericot verts, Recipes, Sides, sides for two, valentines day 2 Comments »
We are closely approaching Valentines Day. With the state of the economy this year seems like a year for staying in and cooking. So I have come up with a few recipes for two that will work perfect on your special night. I am starting with the sides as they are my favorite part of [...]
Posted in All, Recipes, Sides, Spinach, Vegetables Tags: creamed spinach, for two, Recipes, Sides, spinach, valentines day 3 Comments »
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 [...]
The past two weeks has been a little rough. I had my tonsils taken out and I have been unable to get out of bed let alone cook. However, there were a few good days in which I was able to make a few little things for my caretakers. My Mom came to visit to [...]
A couple of weeks ago, Dana traveled to Italy for a friends wedding. When she returned she brought me some summer truffles. Yep, good ole truffles. So I decided to makes some truffled asparagus with one of the truffles. I must say, this was the best gift anyone could give a food loving person. Thanks [...]
Posted in All, Asparagus, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: asparagus, baked, olive oil, truffles 1 Comment »
Last week I got a couple dozen potatoes my from CSA. I love potatoes and farm fresh ones are absolutely the best. Since I had so many fresh potatoes lying around, I wanted to make some nice hashbrowns for breakfast. Hashbrowns are hard to make as fresh potatoes have so much starch in them that [...]
Posted in All, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: breakfast, homemade hashbrowns, perfect hashbrowns, Potatoes, ulitimate breakfast 16 Comments »
I am a huge fan of grilling. The only problem is that most sides are not grilled. This salad solves that problem. The corn is fire roasted on the grill so you can make it right along with your steak or barbecue dishes. In addition the grilled corn adds a bit of smokiness to the [...]
Posted in All, Cold Salads, Corn, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: black bean salad, black beans, corn salad, roasted corn, salad 1 Comment »
Last week I got a bounty of vegetables from my CSA (community supported agriculture). I got broccoli, cucumbers, eggplant, corn, zucchini, summer squash, tomatoes, basil and Thai basil. Looking at those ingredients I decided to make drunken noodles. While I wouldn’t be able to use all of the veggies, I could use a large amount along with the [...]
Posted in All, Recipes, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tags: drunken noodles, eggplant, tofu, vegetarian 4 Comments »
