it's wintertime around here and while there may not be snow on the ground (which is totally unusual for where we live, but i'm not complaining!) there is still a chill in the air, and that can only mean one thing: it's soup season! i always look forward to this time of year. not only because i ...
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summer potato salad
summer is my favorite season. it's hot out, we can wear flip-flops, and we get to eat all the amazing outdoor summer food we want (right?!). this is one of our favorite potato salad recipes. i always make it on a summer holiday like memorial day or the 4th of july because it goes along so great ...
twice baked potato pie
while some like to call it loaded mashed potatoes or twice baked potato casserole, in our house we prefer twice baked potato pie. okay, so this really isn't a pie. not like i think of a pie, anyway. you don't bake it in a pie plate, you don't cut it into slices, and it doesn't have a crust and/or a ...
my favorite minestrone soup recipe
why is this my favorite minestrone soup recipe? there are several reasons. here are a few. 1. it has bacon in it. need i say more? 2. i happen to be a vegetable lover and so having a vegetable-loaded meal always makes me happy. 3. my mom used to make this for dinner - i always loved when ...
baked potato soup
here's another soup recipe we've made recently. it really is just like a baked potato with all the fixins, but in soup form! it tastes cheesy, and creamy, and ranch-y (that's not a word, but you know what i mean). and when you add bacon into the equation, you know it's gonna be good!! it takes a ...
hash brown & ham breakfast quiche
in years past i've had the fortunate circumstance to live close enough to my parents and in-laws that christmas was always held at one of their homes. while i helped out with food preparation and other things, i was never completely responsible for making sure everything went like clockwork. then ...
cajun cheese steak fries
this is pretty much one of the easiest recipes you'll ever make! but don't be fooled by its simplicity - they really are delicious! so let me show you just how easy they are. all you need to do is... 1. preheat oven to 425. wash some potatoes. 4 medium potatoes is plenty for two adults and ...
breakfast burritos
if you read my recent post on homemade hash browns, you know that i love 2 things: 1. breakfast food, and 2. saturday mornings. while the hashbrowns are awesome, these breakfast burritos are to die for. use the same hashbrowns, add in some extra bacon and scrambled eggs, and you will know why they ...
homemade breakfast hash browns recipe
there's nothing i love more than a lazy, laid-back saturday morning. everyone wakes up when they want to wake up. no one is rushing to get out of the house on time, or to shove that last bit of cereal in their mouth while simultaneously tying their shoes. and there's just something about having a ...