Creamy Soup Surprise
Remember that easy butternut squash chili recipe? It was so GOOD! I made it again the other day, but this time I tried cooking it in the slow cooker. I don't know what I was thinkin'! It's already a quick and easy recipe. The slow cooker was too much. The flavors were still intense and delicious, the texture was too mushy. I thought, "It... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...Quick Carrots
Have you ever cooked a pot roast in a slow cooker and forgotten to throw in the vegetables? I do it EVERY TIME! I've done it for so long that I have evolved to cooking the carrots in the microwave in the meat broth. And no one, not family, not other good cooks, not me, can tell the quickly cooked carrots from the slow cooked carrots. HERE'S WHAT I DO Peel and slice... More...
By Jill | 0 comments | Full Recipe...Leftover Potatoes and Broccoli
Sometimes there's too much of one leftover. Do you get that occasionally? Last week's 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 it up. Therefore, it qualifies for a posting. HERE'S ALL YOU NEED TO DO leftover... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...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 bits of finely chopped onion throughout, and they were thick. At least 3/4 inch thick. Now, I know... More...
By Jill | 2 comments | Full Recipe...How To Blanch Broccoli
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 episodes every couple of days. This is my idea of free culinary training. So, Ina shared a cook ahead technique... More...
By Jill | 4 comments | Full Recipe...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 delicious cooked different ways, and they're loaded with nutritious goodness.... More...
By Jill | 3 comments | Full Recipe...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 garden. He keeps up a large garden plot right behind his auto shop, along with fruit trees around... More...
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