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 […]
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 […]
Spanish Chicken Soup
I ate this soup for lunch every day last week. I finished it and even after eating it for five days straight I miss it and I wish I had more. I think that’s a sure sign of a successful recipe! This recipe was Mike’s idea! We are both big fans of the fully cooked […]
Lazy Joe Sliders
The night that I tested this recipe for the first time Mike had offered to buy me dinner earlier in the evening. He left our apartment around 3:00 pm, headlamp in hand, to go for a long run on the rail trail about a half hour away from where we live. I knew it would […]
Sausage Kale Soup
Full disclosure: this recipe is Joanna Gaines’ Sausage Kale Soup recipe that I modified for paleo and Whole30. According to the cookbook (which I am very happy I own), the recipe from the cookbook is the very one served in her restaurant Magnolia Table in Waco, Texas. Her cookbook is AMAZING and I have made […]