Chile Verde
Chile verde is a Mexican stew that is traditionally made with pork and a green broth of tomatillos and chile peppers {essentially salsa verde}. To make it easy and to keep the pork tender, we use a...
View ArticleGarlic Mashers
Mashed potatoes are the perfect accompaniment to many meals. I love to season the mashers differently with each meal, using garlic, wasabi, and herbes de Provence, to name a few. I have found that...
View ArticleBaked Potato Skins
My family was recently at one of our friend’s first birthday party. They served potato skins with bacon and cheese as an appetizer. They were a hit! It inspired us to make our own. The following...
View ArticlePotato Salad
A while back I made a potato salad with sour cream and a long list of other seasonings. I recently continued this experiment, drawing from the deviled egg recipe I made at Easter. I added pickle...
View ArticleSalsa Cream Dip
One of our favorite dips is a simple combination of homemade salsa and light sour cream. We love making it with chile de Arbol salsa or salsa verde. The sour cream tones down the spice and allows...
View ArticleSliders
Make an assortment of mini hamburgers for a party or a fun family meal. Lay out a smorgasbord of toppings and let everyone build their own slider. You can buy the rolls of your choice or make your...
View ArticlePuffy Sugar Cookies
These cookies have the sweet, buttery, rich vanilla taste for which sugar cookies are known and loved. These cookies puff up while baking so it is best to use simple cookie cutter shapes. But...
View ArticlePound Cake
Pound cake was traditionally made with a pound of each of the following ingredients: butter, flour, eggs and sugar. Now there are many variations of pound cake around the world, including this...
View ArticleBaked Turkey Chili Cheese Fries
This can be a hearty meal in it of itself or served as a side dish. It’s a great way to feed your family veggies because the turkey chili is loaded with them. Plus, the potatoes are baked so this...
View ArticlePierogi
Pierogi (also commonly spelled perogi) are Eastern European dumplings that are filled and then either boiled, baked or fried. As with other dumplings found around the world (such as Jiaozi from...
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