Loaded Baked Potato Salad. All the goodness of a loaded baked potato mixed together in salad form. I love this dish! I make it every few months and my family "oohs" and "ahhs" over it every time. I like to mix it all together while the potatoes are still fairly warm and serve it right away. Also excellent when served chilled. It's really up to your preference. The perfect partner for your grilled steak or chicken. Ingredients: 4 large Russet or Yukon Gold potatoes 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1/4 cup freshly chopped chives, divided 8 strips of bacon (6 for the salad and 2 for topping) cooked and crumbled 1 tsp black pepper salt to taste Serves 4 - 6 (Simply double list of ingredients if you need a larger serving) Directions: In a small bowl, mix together your mayonnaise, and sour cream.
When potatoes are ready, drain and let cool just a bit. LESLIE'S NOTES: I typically make this dish with Russet potatoes. All content and photos are protected under U.S. copyright laws. Loaded Baked Potato Salad. Recipe for Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan. (Todays pick for A Month of Daily Phase One Recipes is these delicious Roasted Green Beans with Mushrooms, Balsamic, and Parmesan. You might think of green beans as a summertime vegetable, but I first made these in January 2009, and since then this has become the most-pinned recipe from my blog on Pinterest.
Apparently a lot of people like green beans! And these beans are so delicious, you won't even think about Phase One while you're eating them.) Back in the days when most of my exposure to green beans meant the ones that came from a can, I wasn't too much of a green bean fan. Then Costco started carrying these lovely thin French beans, and I fell in love with green beans. I do think that roasting vegetables is the greatest trick to add to your cooking repertoire, because nothing concentrates and sweetens the flavor of vegetables more than roasting.
Cut mushrooms into slices that are about 1/2 inch thick. These are the beloved Costco beans that I love so much. Instructions: QUIT buying easy mac, people! (cuz its gross anyways!) Instant Mug o Mac Cheese in the Microwave: 1/3 cup pasta (whole grain), 1/2 cup water, 1/4 cup 1% milk, 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese....i think this could be the best thing Ive found on pintetest @
The Best Broccoli of Your Life. You know you’ve done something right with broccoli when the person you made it for describes it to someone else the next day as “better than biting into a steak.” Those were Craig’s words and they were a marked change from the first words he uttered about the broccoli, before he bit in: “You made broccoli for dinner? Broccoli and sweet potatoes?” Then he did bite in and his eyes lit up. “Oh my God,” he said. So what did I do to the broccoli to make it taste so good? I can’t take any credit. I’m going to have a hard time this week not posting all of the recipes from her new book, Back To Basics. Specifically, she loves roasting vegetables at a high temperature until they caramelize. Normally, broccoli gets squishy when you cook it. Seriously, this recipe is so easy I can recite it without looking at the book. You preheat the oven to 425. Take 4 to 5 pounds of broccoli (I just got two large bunches), cut into florets (but relatively big ones.)
Now, it’s easy. Related Posts: Roasted Fennel Save. Recipe for Pressure Cooker Refried Beans with Onion, Garlic, and Green Chiles. Life as I know it is being seriously disrupted right now at Chez Kalyn by a huge house remodeling project. If you're a regular reader, you know about the original plans for house renovations, since I've been sharing photos. But that plan morphed into me deciding to tear off a small addition that was stuck on to the back of my house, and add a big new space that will be my future office/studio as well as guest bedroom for visiting food bloggers or relatives. There will also be a real laundry room and a hall that leads out under a covered deck that was part of the original plan.
I feel very grateful to be able to improve my house like this, and it's going to be wonderful, if only I can survive the next few months with all my office and photo stuff packed into the rest of my tiny house, where the dining room has been converted to blog central with two long tables side by side making a desk and photo table. Instructions: Click Here for Printer Friendly Recipe South Beach Suggestions: Guaranteed Crispy Sweet Potato Fries & Sriracha Mayo Dip. Right here, right now I am going to teach you how to make crispy sweet potato fries. But first … Let’s get one thing straight. A sweet potato french fry is not a real french fry. I like them, I’ll eat them … but they’re not a real french fry. They are french fry substitutes to be eaten when a real french fry can’t be found. Yes, I know. I have been eating, making and lusting after french fries for as long as I can remember.
Best way to eat a french fry? But … if you’re on some sort of stupid meal plan, or you’re all out of regular potatoes, or you just feel like having something a little different, why wouldn’t you cook up some Sweet Potato French Fries? Because they’re soggy messes. I’ve oven baked them, par boiled them and deep fried them and they don’t get crispy. Finally, I’ve figured out how to make crispy sweet potato fries and the best part is you can do them in the deep fryer or the oven! But like with most things, you’re more guaranteed if you do them in the deep fryer. See? Claire’s Spoon Bread from Drums of Autumn. “That’s a fine wee book, Uncle Jamie,” Ian said, with approval. “Does it say more about the snakes?” He looked hungrily over the expanse of table, in search of more food. Without comment, I reached into the hutch and brought out a plate of spoonbread, which I set before him. He sighed happily and waded in, as Jamie turned the page. “Well, here’s a bit about how the rattlesnakes charm squirrels and rabbits.” ” ‘It is surprizing to observe how these Snakes will allure and charm Squirrel, Hedge-Conneys, Partridges and many other small Beasts and Birds to them, which they quickly devour.
His hand, blindly groping after sustenance, encountered the muffins. “No,” I said, pushing the curls back off my forehead. He waved absently at me with the remnants of his muffin. “Dinna fash,” he murmured. Diana Gabaldon, Drums of Autumn (Chapter 25) Dinna fash?! I wouldn’t be worried so much about the pig as I would be about having enough food to get Jamie and Young Ian through the coming winter. Hello! Parmesan-Roasted Green Beans Recipe.
5 ingredients and 20 minutes – that is all. I LOVE french fries, but I would choose these green beans over french fries any day of the week. There is a little crunch to them but they are FULL of flavor. This recipe is Gluten- Free. If you like this recipe then PIN IT on Pinterest Also Check Out and Everyday at 5 pm PST/ 8 pm EST Budget Savvy Diva posts a NEW RECIPE Make sure to follow Budget Savvy Diva on Facebook Find Copy Cat Restaurant Recipes HERE Find Crock Pot Recipes HERE Find Gluten Free Recipes HERE Find more Recipes HERE What You Need 8 oz of green beans Olive oil Salt Pepper Parmesan Cheese What To Do Preheat oven to 400. In a medium size mixing bowl place green beans ( trim off ends), small amount of oil ( enough to coat beans), pinch of salt and pepper. Lay green beans onto a cookie sheet and sprinkle a “healthy” amount of cheese on top Bake for about 15 – 20 minutes – green beans should be crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.
Enjoy ( you can garnish with extra cheese if you like)