Air Fryer French Fries with Campfire Sauce
Welcome to the third recipe in The Hungry Hungry Hiker BBQ Series! In case you missed the earlier posts in the series, I kicked off with the one, the only, BBQ Sauce last week. How else would one start a series on barbecue? Then earlier this week I brought you Oven Baked BBQ Chicken Breasts […]
Sweet and Crispy Brussels Sprouts
Mike and I live about halfway between Hartford, CT and Springfield, MA which puts us a short commute away from a lot of fantastic restaurants. Our first date was at a small family owned Mexican restaurant called Bueno y Sano. My favorite BBQ restaurant in the whole world is in Springfield at a restaurant called […]
Garlic Smashed Potatoes
Growing up I would frequent a chain restaurant called Bugaboo Creek with my friend and her family and I remember thinking at the time that they served THE BEST mashed potatoes. Wikipedia tells me that Bugaboo Creek closed its last location in 2016, but my affinity for their mashed potatoes lives on. Have you noticed […]
Stuffing
Happy Thursday! I’m happy you’re here, and I’m happy to remind you that Thanksgiving is exactly two weeks from today! 2019 is basically over, it’s fine. I am having a blast creating new Thanksgiving recipes! I think it’s mostly due to the fact that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, as explained in a recent blog […]
Brown Butter and Herb Mashed Potatoes
I consider myself somewhat of a mashed potato connoisseur. Growing up, my favorite meal was Mrs. T’s pierogies. My second favorite meal was rotisserie chicken, mashed potatoes, and garlic green beans. My third favorite meal was meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Are you sensing a common theme here? In case you’re struggling, I’ll answer my own […]
Simple Sauteed Kale
Every healthy home cook should have a tried and true recipe for sauteed greens in her repertoire and that’s a fact. Kale intimidated me for a long time. I’m not sure if I thought it was going to be hard to cook or if I thought I wouldn’t like the taste of it or what. […]