Category: Side Dish
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Twice Baked Potatoes for a Traditional Holiday Meal
Beware – I’m going to talk just briefly about Christmas already. I know, it’s still 49 days away but I just couldn’t wait to share this holiday tradition recipe with you. I just couldn’t. For our Christmas Eve meal, we ALWAYS have crab legs and twice baked potatoes – therefore, it is now a tradition. […]
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Cheesy, Garlic, Bacon Mashed Potatoes and Small (BIG) Gestures
You know those days when you are busy wearing many hats – employee, volunteer, business owner, mom, wife, chef, chauffeur, and a few others – and the day just isn’t going as smoothly as you wished it would. Then in a moment, one small (big) gesture by a friend can change that around. At least […]
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Make Ahead Brandy Cranberry Sauce
“Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away so you better start planning now,” says a huge procrastinator. Umm – that would be me. I know – it’s so unlike me to plan 2 weeks in advance but these next 2 weeks are full of deadlines, meetings, basketball games, band concerts and parent/teacher conferences. So I am […]
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Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
Oh what a weekend! It was productive. It was fun. It was warm. Productive – Cleaned out the garage. Took the recyclables to the dump. FINALLY took down the house winter decorations and put up spring décor. 5 loads of laundry hung on the line, folded AND put away. Love the smell of fresh […]
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Creamy Vegetable and Tortellini Salad
I’m so stinkin’ excited right now! I’m going away for the weekend to Chicago all by myself! Now I truly wish I was going with a bunch of girlfriends for a fun time on the town but I’m not. I’ll be “working” all weekend. The International Housewares Show is this Saturday – Tuesday and […]