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 [...]
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Tags: breakfast, homemade hashbrowns, perfect hashbrowns, Potatoes, ulitimate breakfast 
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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 »
Over the 4th of July holiday I was home visiting my family and my Grandma made some unbelievable corn. It was perfectly cooked and super tasty. I asked my Mom and Grandma for their secrets. The key was to boil the corn. I could not believe it, but the corn comes out perfect each and [...]
Posted in All, Corn, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: boiled corn, corn on the cob, how to cook corn, perfect corn 3 Comments »
I love potatoes and I am always looking for a new way to cook them on the grill. I have done foil packets before, but this time it is serious. The potatoes are plump, juicy and completely coated with cheese. Who could ask for a better side on this Memorial Day Weekend. By opening up [...]
Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Sides, Vegetables Tags: cheese, cheesy potatoes, foil potatoes, grilled, Potatoes 3 Comments »
I am a huge fan of pizza. Every once in a while I will go out and have a slice to see what toppings are popular. I stopped by a local pizzeria and had a spinach mushroom and goat cheese pizza. It was awesome and instantly knew I would have to recreate this for the [...]
Posted in Mushrooms, Pizza, Pizza Dough, Recipes, Spinach Tags: Goat Cheese, marinara sauce, mushroom, pizza, Pizza Dough, pizza peel, pizza sauce, pizza stone, spinach 1 Comment »
A steak is just a steak until you add sides. Then the steak turns into a meal. Everyone always focuses on the main entree, but fails to put any thought into the supporting cast. A good side can elevate an OK meal to a great meal. For this reason, I like to focus on side [...]
Posted in Carrots, Recipes, Sides Tags: Brown Sugar Carrots, carrots, easy sides, glazed carrots, Recipes, side dishes 1 Comment »
I had a ton of left overs from my first homemade honey baked ham, so I decided to make scalloped potatoes with ham. Growing up this was always a dish that my Mom made after we had Easter. It used up the extra ham and it was friggin delicious. This was a great recipe, but [...]
Posted in Ham, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables, pork Tags: ham and cheese, ham and potatoes, Recipes, scalloped potatoes, scalloped potatoes with ham 3 Comments »
A staple in my home during the holiday’s is Cheesy Potatoes. Made from hash brown potatoes and cheese they are a creamy and delicious side. Not sure where the recipe originally came from, I got the recipe from my Mother. For as long as I can remember we have had these on Easter Sunday as [...]
Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: cheesy potatoes, cheesy sides, creamy potatoes, easy sides, Potatoes, Sides, Vegetables 2 Comments »Last week I made a pot roast and it needed a few sides. So I searched the internet to find a couple of sides to serve along with the roast. One was the Roasted Cauliflower that I posted about last week. Today I am posting about some exquisitely creamy, garlic Parmesan mashed potatoes. So tasty [...]
Posted in Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: creamy potatoes, Garlic, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, mashed potatoes, parmesan, Potatoes 4 Comments »The other week I was looking through my recipes and I found a recipe for roasted broccoli. Sounded good, but I had cauliflower in the fridge. The recipe was simple and tasty so I substituted the cauliflower for the broccoli and added a bit of paprika to add color and a little smokiness. This created [...]
Posted in Cauliflower, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: Cauliflower, Recipes, roasted cauliflower 4 Comments »A couple of weeks ago I made a chili rice that sparked a conversation on the website about rice dishes. From there I got a couple of emails requesting more rice dishes. One of my favorite rice dishes is risotto. With its creamy texture and dynamite slow cooked flavor it is a must have. The [...]
Posted in Asparagus, Mushrooms, Recipes, Rice, Vegetables Tags: asparagus, chicken broth, mushroom, risotto 4 Comments »I love breakfast. Probably my favorite meal of the day. Mostly because it is the only meal where it is cool to eat bacon straight up. But secondly, because it is almost always served with potatoes. I love those crazy tubers. So I decided to whip up some potatoes. These potatoes are loaded with peppers [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: breakfast potatoes, onions, peppers, Potatoes 2 Comments »
September 2, 2010 (12:24) Homemade Hashbrowns I love crispy edged hash browns but have had trouble making them consistently. Great tip on getting the starch out!
August 30, 2010 (11:40) Homemade Hashbrowns Waffle House hash browns have nothing on these suckers. Delish.
August 30, 2010 (9:12) Homemade Hashbrowns YES. Excellent man. Nothing like a good hash brown.
August 29, 2010 (8:13) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Chris - It is totally time to start using up that fresh basil. If you can move it into the house. That basil is good all year.
August 27, 2010 (10:49) Grilled Chicken over Cellantani Pesto Fresh basil is the best. It's getting that time of year that I need to start using up our basil plants, they have been productive this year.