Crispy-skinned baked potatoes, fluffy on the inside and topped with butter. Think steakhouse potatoes are only possible in someone else’s kitchen? You can make the perfect potatoes at home! What is better than a big baked potato that is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside? Topped with butter, bacon, and whatever else…
Sides and Salads
Fresh Pesto Pasta Salad
Pasta covered with fresh pesto, and mixed with summer veggies make this dish a must have at your next BBQ this summer. Until a couple years ago, I was not a pasta salad fan. I stayed as far from it as I could. Gloppy mayo and bottled dressings never enticed me to try more than…
Real Food Spiced Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce, the perfect balance of sweet, spicy, and tart. What Thanksgiving meal is complete without a bowl this jewel-colored fruit sauce? I’ll be honest I avoided cranberry sauce as a kid. Many people have a strong aversion to the underappreciated condiment. Sadly I think that is because, for many people, myself included our only experience…
Homemade Honey Mustard Dressing and Salad
A fresh tossed salad topped with crispy chicken strips and drizzled with homemade honey mustard dressing is the perfect meal on a hot summer day. The key to a good salad is a great dressing. I really didn’t enjoy salad until a few years ago. I never cared for the bottled dressings and a huge…
Quick and Easy Egg Fried Rice
Simple egg fried rice, what is not to love? It is the perfect main dish on a night when you are short on time or an easy side to almost any Asian meal. Picture cute little white and red boxes brimming full of steaming goodness. Who doesn’t have found memories of Chinese take-out? It is…