Vegetables
Leftover Potatoes and Broccoli
Sometimes there's too much of one leftover. Do you get that occasionally? Last week's Christmas party left us with a bit too much mashed potatoes to eat. I started our nights of leftovers with this recipe. It's so super simple, I almost didn't post it. However, it was tasty, comforting, nutritious, and my kids ate [...]
28Dec2007 | Jill | 2 comments | Continued
Potato Cakes, Take One
My friend, Ben over at What's Cooking? got my mouth watering for potato cakes last week. We share the same puzzle to figure out how his Mom and my Memaw made potato cakes. I don't recall watching Memaw make them, but I sure remember eating them. They were crunchy from being fried. They had [...]
26Dec2007 | Jill | 1 comment | Continued
The End to Overcooked Vegetables
There's a new way to cook vegetables ahead of time without having mushy vegetables for dinner. Okay, it's not really new, but it's new for me and maybe, for you.
I must confess. When it's my turn to watch TV, I usually watch the Barefoot Contessa. With TiVo, I can get in two or three [...]
Baked Sweet Potatoes
Before I served the Simple Cocoa Brownies the other night, we enjoyed these sweet potatoes buried under mini-marshmallows. It really put everyone in the mood for the holidays. And, it was practice for the big day, Thanksgiving.
Sweet potatoes are always around, but honestly, I never think to eat them until now. Their [...]
19Oct2007 | Jill | 3 comments | Continued
Baked Yellow Squash
Freshly sliced & dipped in ranch dressing, fried, boiled or baked, yellow squash is DEE-licious! My next door neighbor, Randy, gave me crooked neck squash the other day. I was thrilled and honored that he would share the fruits of his labor with me.
Randy is a hard working auto mechanic who loves to [...]
