Potatoes

Oven Roasted Potatoes are the perfect side dish, and pair well with red meat, poultry or pork. Roasting at a high temperature with a little oil results in crisp skin and fluffy inside

Cabbage, Bacon and Potatoes is a wonderful mix of flavors and textures that is perfect on its own or as a side dish with pork or beef. Over the past few months I’ve worked very hard to improve my blog content and photography, and I’ve made big strides in that area. However, I’m still really struggling …

There are so many great ways to prepare potatoes. This version, Potato Hash with Bell Peppers and Onions, will delight your tastebuds with a great mix of flavors I never learned to cook as a child. I remember occasionally helping my mom when she baked, but that was about it. When I hit middle school, my …

The weekend is the perfect time for a warm, hearty and filling breakfast. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Breakfast Casserole features 30 delicious recipes   I have to admit, I’m not a huge comfort breakfast person. On weekdays, I have a smoothie and an egg. On weekends, what time I wake up determines if I even …

Savory Sausage Hash is a wonderful combination of flavors and textures in one delicious dish. When topped with egg, it takes this dish to another level. For as long as I can remember, my dad has been an avid gardener. My parents don’t have a huge back yard, but what they do have is almost completely …

There’s not much better than a plate of crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside fries. This week’s Recipe Roundup: Fries celebrates all the goodness. I am a self-professed french fry snob. When I order fries, I expect them to be screaming hot, crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. I’m not …

Baked instead of fried, and seasoned well, these Oven Baked Garlic Parmesan Fries are a fun twist on the traditional potato side dish. When I began this blog in 2012, I did it mainly for myself and the handful of friends who read it. About a year ago, I met April of Uncookiecutter when she and her family …

This week, Recipe Roundup: Soups, Stews, Chowders features 30 recipes that will warm you up from the inside during these cold winter months.   The past 2 weekends definitely have not felt like winter here in Oklahoma. Last Saturday it was 80 degrees with a very slight breeze, and almost as warm and beautiful over …

Izzy’s Steaks & Chops is a family-owned restaurant in the heart of the Marina District in San Francisco. 21-day aged steaks and Izzy’s Own potatoes await. A few weeks ago I was in San Francisco for my Association of Luxury Suite Directors conference. Every summer the conference is in a different city. Of course we …