Strawberry Quinoa Salad With Brie. Brussels Sprout with Lemon & Pancetta Recipe. Sriracha and Banana Pepper Potato Salad. Potato salad is not really my thing.
As with anything that "isn't my thing", I like to try and think about what makes up the dish, what the reasons are that I might not like it, and how to make it better for my personal tastes. My main complaints with your common potato salad is that it's bland, has too much mayo, and has super large chunks of potato. This spicy and slightly Vietnameese inspired take on the American classic was none of these things. First I made an herb salad with mint, cilantro, scallion, and cucumber. This goes into the potato salad after it has cooled.
The start of the dressing. Followed by a whole jar of banana peppers. At first I was concerned about the pink color, but the guests seemed to like it. I make it a point to never boil potatoes for anything. A nice half mash - half chunk consistency. After it cooled a bit, the herbs and cucumber go in.
Really tasty stuff. Baked Apples with Savory Stuffing. It wouldn’t be Thanksgiving without my mom shouting at my brother, “That’s NOT FULLY COOKED, you’re gonna get sick!”
While he’s hunched over the refrigerator door, grabbing a spoonful of uncooked stuffing. I can’t really blame him for wanting to eat it uncooked; our mom really does make the most incredible sausage & chestnut stuffing. These baked apples taste just like Thanksgiving except my mom isn’t in the background shouting at me for getting into them. The filling of sausage, celery, herbs & onions remind me of her stuffing, but the apples add a nice sweet/tang to round out the flavor.
I love how the tops of each apple overflow with crispy golden bread and browned sausage thanks to the teamwork of small dabs of butter and a hot oven. Spicy Tahini Kale Chips - Savory Simple: A Recipe Blog. Grilled Potatoes With Asian Seasonings Recipe - Food.com - 304665. Hasselback Potatoes. These Hasselback potatoes looks beautiful, don't' they?
Here, I also added several cloves of garlic to these Swedish version of baked potatoes to enhance the flavor. It turned out great, they were very delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.. Updated: November 26th 2013 This is an updated post with a new video guide on How To Slice Hasselback Potatoes Hasselback Potatoes (Printable Recipe) Ingredients 6 Medium Size Potatoes 2 - 3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 30 g Butter Maldon Sea Salt Freshly Ground Black Pepper Method Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F).
Arrange the potatoes in a baking tray and insert the garlic in between the slits. Bake the potatoes for about 40 minutes or until the potatoes turn crispy and the flesh is soft. Garlicky Baked Fries. I’m never going to make garlic potato fries any other way.
These garlic fries, win hands down as the best garlic french fries I’ve ever made. Plus they are baked – so I won’t feel too guilty if I make it every time I’m craving for some potato comfort. When I read that there is garlic infused oil involved, my heart skipped a beat (in a good way, not the way oil would otherwise treat your heart). I got down to making them immediately.
I used extra virgin olive oil instead of vegetable oil because I just love the aroma that garlic and olive oil combine to impart. Crispy golden baked fries These garlic fries are incredibly simple to make and are so full of flavour. Crunchy potato skin Garlic Fries Adapted from: Lottie + Doof Ingredients: 8 garlic cloves, minced or grated 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 3 russet potatoes (about 8oz each), each cut into 12 wedges 3 tbsp cornstarch/cornflour 1 1/2 tsp coarse sea salt 1 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper ½ tsp garlic powder 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper. Spicy Steamed Bok Choy. I have hopes that my son is becoming a runner.
He is 6 years old. For the past two weeks he has been running with the junior group of my running club, the usual lap around a park which is 3.4k or 2 miles. Both times, he beat the 8 year old daughter of a friend which made him incredibly happy. I love the innocent and fun-filled competitive edge that kids have at that age: enough to spur them on, but not too much to spoil the fun if it doesn't turn out so well. On the way back in the car, I explained to him what a PB and a SB is. Grilled Broccoli with Chipotle-Lime Butter. I love grilling season.
Which, where I live, essentially lasts from mid-February to mid-November. During the summer, the Foodie Groom’s “vegetable” of choice is grilled corn. It could be worse, I guess – although lately he and the toddler have really been digging the grilled green & purple beans from the garden. His grilled corn on the cob usually comes slathered with a compound butter flavored with basil and parmesan or Mexican-style, slathered with a chipotle butter and topped with a pinch of crumbled queso fresco. Braided Bread with Broccoli Pesto. Salt and Vinegar Potatoes with Rosemary. There are a million versions of these smashed potatoes all over the place.
However, I love the idea of making these a little tangy. I love those thick-cut salt and vinegar chips, which is where the inspiration for this recipe came from. By dousing these potatoes with cider vinegar after they come out of the oven, you are indeed in for a tasty and tangy treat. My mouth puckers just thinking about it. Serve along side your favorite main dish and enjoy. Place potatoes in salted water and bring to a boil; cook until fork tender. Roasted Cauliflower and Pearl Onions with Smoky Paprika and Coriander. It’s the time of year when my CSA box has begun to bring cauliflower, cabbage and co. to my doorstep each week.
I admit I am the type of person who gets excited at the site of the milky white flower like vegetable or the sturdy variety of cabbage.