Feb 10, 2011

Perfect Roasted Potatoes

And the last one in the series: “Old Guest Postings Resuscitated“, here’s the guest posting I did a few years back for these delicious roasted potatoes. This is a really solid recipe, tried and true, shouldn’t get lost in internet lalaland so I’m posting it to my blog as well. My family has made these roasted potatoes like this for years, today I just switch up the herbs or add…

    Jan 5, 2011

    Beet, Potato and Egg Mash

    Sounds like a crazy combo, right? Well, it is. Kinda. I have a girlfriend who is every bit the cook freak that I am. Worse, actually. Put her in a kitchen and she turns into a mad cheshire cat on speed. Suffice to say that when I open my inbox first thing in the morning and find a recipe from her with the message: “Make this. STAT“, attached to it,…

      Dec 15, 2010

      Potato and Caramelized Onion Puree

      Being the onion lover that I am, it dawned on me that I had never made mashed potatoes with caramelized onions. No idea why. It seemed like the perfect accompaniment to the Shallot and Apple Stuffed Bacon Chicken that I slow-cooked on the BGE. I could almost imagine the characteristic taste the sweet caramelized onions would add to the fluffy mashed potatoes, and the fantastic scent that would arise would…

        Dec 9, 2010

        Grilled Honey, Lemon and Rosemary Potatoes

        Those Christmas recipes are popping up like daisies. Don’t you just love it? It’s my favorite thing to cook up and photograph because it’s all such pretty and unique food. A few months ago I ran into a recipe for grilled potato slices in a women’s magazine. Made a mental note and then shoved it to the back of my brain. Where it emerged from the dark dungeons of my…

          Dec 6, 2010

          Steamed Cod, Champ and Mustard Sauce

          This recipe is more like a mix & match of some of my favorite recipes. Here’s how it’s built up: I like to steam fish. It’s one of the lightest and healthiest ways of cooking fish, but that’s not why it’s my preferred method: the fish holds its natural flavor when cooked like this. That’s a big plus to me. The mash is an Irish recipe called Champ. Mashed potatoes…

            Nov 22, 2010

            Potatoes Aurore

            There are people who dislike mashed potatoes. No really, there are! There are probably even yahoo groups for them and they’re taking over the world, one boiled potato at a time.  How do I know this?  Well, I learned it the hard way: after slaving over a hot stove during the Holidays only to find out that one of my dinner guests was one of them haters. Stupid enough it never occurred…