It's Chili Season! Well, in the southwest, it is always chili season. While I love all the different types of chili, my absolute favorite variety is white chili. If you haven't had white chili, it is made with white beans, chicken, corn and, of course, lots of chili peppers. You can play around with the ingredients and experiment with using different chili peppers. It is a … [Read more...]
Grilled Bacon Ranch Potatoes
We absolutely love to grill out, really any time of the year, but we do seem to cook on the grill much more often in the summer months and these potatoes are one of our favorite dishes to make. I'd been planning to make them all week long but the weather hasn't cooperated since we've been getting buckets of rain so I made them in the oven tonight instead and they were just as … [Read more...]
Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
My family loves corned beef and cabbage, so I take advantage of the sales on both items at this time of year. I buy extra corned beef when it goes on sale, so we can enjoy it over the next couple of months rather than just on St. Patrick's Day. When I make Corned Beef and Cabbage, I always end up with leftover corned beef. I often use the leftovers to make Corned Beef and … [Read more...]
Salt Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
We're all big meat and potatoes fans at our house so I'm always trying to mix it up a little and present these things in new and exciting ways. One of my favorite ways to prepare potatoes is to salt roast them and the kids really enjoy the smaller fingerling potatoes because they're fun to eat and come in all sorts of shapes and colors. Salt roasted potatoes are super easy … [Read more...]
Low Carb Hash Browns with Summer Squash
A low carb hash brown with summer squash and potatoes - grated and grilled to perfection! It's a simple combination of grated potatoes and summer squash that makes for a delicious, lower carb option for hash browns. It's that time of year. The time of year when I struggle with my morals. Is it dishonest to hide squash in recipes? What if I adopt the "don't ask, don't … [Read more...]
Sharon’s Bacon and Egg Wraps
A great weekend breakfast, or for one of those weekdays when you don't have to rush out to school, playdate or appointments! And would make a great "brinner" too! Ingredients Jennie O fully cooked Turkey Bacon (half of a 12 oz. pkg.) $1.40 Ortega flour tortillas (10 pk.) $1.99 1 dozen eggs $1.69 3 pounds of potatoes $1.40 Shredded cheddar cheese (8 oz) … [Read more...]