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 [...]
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Tags: cheese, cheesy potatoes, foil potatoes, grilled, Potatoes 
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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 2 Comments »
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, pork, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: ham and cheese, ham and potatoes, Recipes, scalloped potatoes, scalloped potatoes with ham 4 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 9 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 5 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 »I have said it and I will say it again. I love potatoes. They are tasty, filling, and go great with cheese. A couple of days ago I posted Braised Short Ribs. They were delicious and created some of the tastiest gravy that I have ever had. What goes great with gravy? Potatoes. What goes [...]
Posted in cheese, Potatoes, Recipes, Vegetables Tags: cheesy potatoes, Goat Cheese, goat cheese potatoes, mashed potatoes 6 Comments »I am a huge fan of potatoes. Maybe that is the Midwesterner in me. Maybe it because I love starch. I really don’t have an answer for it, but I do know that I love potatoes. So whenever I am looking for a side, I always look to potatoes first. Searching through the internet I [...]
Posted in Cooking, French Fries, Potatoes, Vegetables Tags: oven baked fries, oven fries, parmesan oven fries 1 Comment »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 4 Comments »I am always looking for new ways to cook side dishes on the grill. The other day I went to an Irish Pub in Alexandria that served potato coins as a side to their dishes. These coins were deep fried but they gave me inspiration to try to make coins on the grill. The potatoes [...]
