Sep 25, 2012

Onion Roasted Potatoes

I’m a potatoes and onion addict. There’s just no getting around that. Especially roasted potatoes and onions make my heart go pitter-patter. I’ve created so many roasted potato recipes over the years, something I’ll never get tired of. But these beauties are in a league of their own and they are dead simple to prepare. First you whip up a batch of home-made onion soup mix. Love that stuff because…

    Jul 5, 2012

    Smothered Cucumber

    Grab a pillow and… just kidding! Cucumber. One of the most underestimated vegetables-fruits. More old-school cooking at Kayotic Kitchen. The wonderful flavor and pureness of this dish makes up for the total lack of aesthetics. Good food doesn’t have to be expensive, difficult or even time-consuming. Here’s what you do with a simple cucumber: turn it into a fast and flavorful atjar (Indonesian sweet and sour side dish). This recipe…

      Jun 24, 2012

      Roasted Potatoes & Creamy Tomatillo Dip

      Here it is, folks: my 1st home-grown jalapeño recipe. Even though I know I shouldn’t have picked the sucker just yet, I did. Couldn’t wait. And it was perfect! I’m always trying to come up with new recipes for roasted potatoes, and well, these are fabulous. And not just because of the jalapeño. No, really. I made a slightly different ranch seasoning and used it not only for my roasted potatoes,…

        Jun 21, 2012

        Creamy Tomato Soup

        Here’s a guaranteed crowd-pleaser that comes from an old cookbook I got from my mom. This soup makes a great, fast weeknight dinner or doubles as a starter. Pantry cooking—my absolute favorite. Especially since I always have Boursin, diced tomatoes and a jar of pesto on hand. You’ll put this on the table in no time. It doesn’t require complicated ingredients unless you want it to—you can tweak it to…

          May 21, 2012

          Ranch Roasted Potatoes

          And here’s another super easy ‘what to do with ranch seasoning mix‘ recipe: Ranch Roasted Potatoes, even though I think the name doesn’t fully cover the load. You see, I found a recipe for basic ranch roasted potatoes over at the Hidden Valley website and, tasty as it looked, I figured I could perhaps do some more with it. Up the flavors a bit. Oh, and just for the record: this…

            May 11, 2012

            Potato, Cauliflower & Pea Curry

            You can never have enough cauliflower recipes, right? Here’s an easy, vegetable and potato curry that was born out of necessity when I wanted to make a cauliflower casserole one day and found myself having to cut away most of it because there were some serious brown spots only 2 days after I had bought it. Thanks a lot, Albert Heijn. I looked online for recipes and found an idea…