Spanish Roasted Potatoes are easy to make! Just toss fingerling potatoes with olive oil, paprika and garlic in a baking dish, then roast. Enjoy this side dish recipe with with beef or lamb dishes. We were in Spanish mode earlier this month, sampling wines from the Navarra region. I was looking for a side with…
Healthier Mashed Potato Bowls #SundaySupper #GameDayIdahoPotatoes
This Healthier Mashed Potato Bowls post is sponsored by the Idaho® Potato Commission in conjunction with a social media campaign through Sunday Supper LLC. All opinions are my own. It’s almost time for the big game! In addition getting ready to cheer for your favorite team, that means planning some great food options for a…
Beef Shepherd’s Pie Casserole #SundaySupper
Beef Shepherd’s Pie Casserole features savory ground beef cooked with onions, peas and corn, topped off with mashed potatoes. A delicious main dish Dad and the whole family are sure to enjoy! Sure, we associate grilling with Father’s Day, and we will likely be firing up the grill next Sunday. Last year for Father’s Day,…
Irish Cheddar Potatoes with Lamb and Parsley Pesto #WeekdaySupper
This food blogger with Irish roots had to jump in to share a March #WeekdaySupper recipe fit for St. Patrick’s Day! I wanted to do something a little different, but of course it still needed to start with potatoes. My tastes have certainly expanded a lot from the meat and potatoes I grew up with,…
Lidia’s Swiss Chard Potatoes
Lidia’s Swiss Chard Potatoes recipe is a creative alternative to typical mashed potatoes as a side dish for beef or other meat. This article was originally published in October 2012, when we received a review copy of the cookbook Lidia’s Favorite Recipes. We recently made the dish again, and updated the recipe and the photographs. I’ve tried…
Irish Potato Cabbage Soup with Bacon and Cheddar
We seem to make this Irish Potato Cabbage Soup with Bacon and Cheddar at least once every year around St. Patrick’s Day. We have updated this post with new photos when making it for St. Patrick’s Day 2016. For this version, we used turkey bacon for a lighter soup, and it was still very tasty….
Potato Soup with Kale Pesto
A simple soup recipe gets kicked up several notches with the addition of kale pesto! Give this Potato Soup with Kale Pesto a try for an easy, healthy meal. Ready for a little variety in your soup routine? You’ve got to try this Potato Soup with Kale Pesto recipe! A simple, hearty potato soup gets a boost of…
A Volcanic Cab, Potatoes and Beef #winePW
Camilla gave us a fun theme, “Scorched Terroir“, for this month’s Wine Pairing Weekend. She asked us to try a wine from an area with volcanic soil, and come up with a pairing for that wine. The topic was an eye-opener for me. I’ve had some wine from near Sicily’s Mt. Etna, and a couple other…
Grilled Pork with Portuguese Potatoes and Kale for #winePW
I’m a big fan of Portuguese wines, so I was excited when Christy from Confessions of a Culinary Diva suggested that we focus on Portugal for our Wine Pairing Weekend this month. Portugal offers good tasting wines at a great price, made from a variety of native grapes that you don’t typically find elsewhere. Definitely a…
Potato Leek Soup with Roasted Broccoli
This vegan recipe started out as a classic potato leek soup. It was good in term of flavor and consistency the first time out, but I thought it could use a little some else. That something turned out to be roasted broccoli, and so today we are serving up a nice, hot bowl of Potato…