Oven Baked Fries
One of our family favorites has always been our oven baked fries. My friend Mary first made these for me about 25 years ago—I had been so impressed to arrive at her house for lunch and find a basket of home…
Category: Side Dishes
Basil Mashed Potatoes
I hope you are going to the Farmer’s market this weekend! I was there last week, and there were lovely large bunches of fresh basil. Buy a bunch! Get some potatoes, too—Yukon Golds or white boiling potatoes would be good.…
Turkey Dressing/Stuffing
Yesterday I went to Costco and Trader Joe’s. Both places had samples of make-it-from-a-box turkey dressing. Did they think the samples would entice people to buy that stuff? What WAS it? The texture was glue-y, the taste was, was…, sigh. There was…
Roasted Rosemary-Garlic Chicken
With New Potatoes and Seared Asparagus Spears! My friend John, the rugged, he-man, Lake Superior Chef of Asian Glazed Thigh fame, has submitted another recipe. I am posting this now because it sounds like it’s just the thing for a…
Chinese Pasta Salad??
Chinese Pasta Salad? Is there such a thing? I doubt it—so what is this?! I don’t know what else to call it! Chinese Pasta Salad is the name it arrived with and I welcome all suggestions for a new name 🙂 This cold…
Veganized! Hoisin Chick’n Lettuce Wraps
These taste a lot like the lettuce wraps at The Yard House and they are super easy and fast to make. After tasting this, I felt it needed a little heat to contrast with the cool, crispness of the lettuce…
Zucchini Pasta
I have debated back and forth about posting this recipe. Pros: it uses up zucchini, which is very important this time of year! The pasta recipe is good; simple, straightforward, and good. Cons: It’s not GREAT; it’s good, but it’s lacking…
Blasted Sausages
Holy Moly! This recipe delivers in both taste and presentation! The original recipe stated this is a traditional Tuscan harvest dish, but I know I have never run across anything like this before—not that I have ever been to Tuscany…