Who doesn’t love mashed potatoes? Even when they’re bad they’re still pretty good. All you have to do is pour some gravy on em or add some salt and butter and I think they’re doable. There are so many good variations out there. But out of all the potato recipes in the world, I am going to share thee absolute BEST you will EVER have. These are an old family recipe from my Mothers aunt and they are everything. What’s so special about mashed potatoes? Let me tell you. These potatoes are one of my favorite recipes. They are the creamiest and most decadent potatoes you’re going to have. They…
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A side dish sure to be the star of your dinner table
Let’s talk about my mom’s cooking. Whatever she cooks is always done with such effort and a lot of pride. Anything she makes is always so delicious and screams home cooking. One of my favorite’s is this side dish of her Sour Cream and Onion mushrooms. Now not sure what comes to mind when I say sour cream and onion, but if you are thinking some powdery flavoring from a bag of sour cream and onion chips, believe me these are nothing like that. This decadent recipe starts with buttery sautéed onions and fresh mushrooms and is finished with lots of real creamy sour cream. We usually always have this…
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Sweet roasted garlic, you need this in your next dish
As previously discussed in my 3 simple staples in your pantry now post, I mentioned how garlic can be used in so many different ways. One of my favorite ways to use garlic is to roast it. Roasted garlic is so sweet and full of depth and this super simple technique will be a game changer for your recipes. Start by but cutting off the top of the whole clove of garlic. Just cut enough to expose the cloves and discard the tops. After you have sliced the top off you can place the whole bulb into a square of tinfoil and drizzle olive oil over the exposed clove. Lightly…
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No knead to stress – anyone can make homemade pasta
Some people are really intimidated by making pasta from scratch. But making fresh homemade pasta can really be such a therapeutic experience. It is for me and it’s even something my son loves doing. What’s also great about homemade pasta making is that it’s truly not that complicated and only requires a little bit of effort. Even an inexperienced cook can pull it off. Let’s make homemade pasta I work right on my counter top. If you don’t have a good enough work surface, you can do this in a bowl or even use a food processor. There are many different recipe variations out there, from whole egg versus yolk…
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Bring on the fall recipes with a feel good one pot chicken chili
Yes, Fall is nice and all, especially the fall recipes. But I dread the end of Summer. It feels like it takes forever to get here so I like to hold onto it. And I’m pretty sure I’m headed to basic bitch hell for this, but I don’t like Pumpkin Spice. I said what I said. Maybe it’s because someone needs to pump the breaks on all the pumpkin spice madness in August. Believe me I like Fall, I do. I like the beautiful foliage, the really pretty fall colors. And at the END of September, I’m ready for it. I’ll take the pumpkin décor, and all the Fall things.…
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Childhood Nostalgia with the best Potato Pancakes
Potato pancakes are pretty nostalgic for me. My Nanny, who is my maternal grandmother, use to make these for us once in a while. And while a lot of her meals were super easy, I always remember this being a very daunting process. Although very few ingredients, the idea of grating 5 pounds of potatoes and the onions with a box grater is definitively a deterrent for me. But what’s not a deterrent is the fact that its really hard, near impossible for me to find potato pancakes like hers. Usually they are either latkes (which I’m not necessarily complaining about) or a cake-like patty made with mashed potatoes. While…
