Tag: potatoes

  • Okie Peasant Potato Soup

    Okie Peasant Potato Soup

    For my last post, I presented a recipe for “French Peasant Bread” and mentioned how wonderful this bread was to accompany soup.   I teased you with an upcoming potato soup and decided to continue my peasant theme.   Growing up we had some go-to quick suppers that my sister and I loved.    One…

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  • Herb & Garlic Roasted Spring Vegetables (another recipe from our cooking class)

    Herb & Garlic Roasted Spring Vegetables (another recipe from our cooking class)

    If you haven’t been keeping up, this is the third installment of some great recipes we learned at a recent cooking class.   We attended a class at The Stock Pot’s Cooking School.   Our instructor for the evening was Chef Grant from Tavern on Brady. So far, I have featured his classic deviled eggs, balsamic roasted…

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  • Holiday Recipe Club:   Beer Braised Brisket with Potatoes and Peppers

    Holiday Recipe Club: Beer Braised Brisket with Potatoes and Peppers

    I am excited for my first post for the Holiday Recipe Club!    Of course, the upcoming holiday is St. Patrick’s Day so the “secret ingredients” to choose from are beer, potatoes, and/or pistachios.   (Thanks to Veronica at My Catholic Kitchen for putting me on to this new club!) I wanted a hearty meal so I…

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  • Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

    Grandma’s new potatoes and peas

    Didn’t everyone’s grandmother make this most anticipated dish of the early summer? I know all of ours did.

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  • Grandma’s Mashed Potatoes

    One of my grandmothers did make potato salad out of leftover mashed potatoes, but my other grandmother had the making of mashed potatoes down to an art.  I remember them being so creamy that they almost poured off the spoon, full of butter, cream and lots of pepper.  There was no making potato salad out…

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