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roasted butternut squash

Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash

To my surprise the Olive Garden Roasted Butternut Squash was a dish you could order along with your meal. I always think of pasta when I think of the Olive…

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cabbage and bacon

Luby’s Fried Cabbage

Luby’s makes some of the best cabbage, their fried cabbage is good, and easy to make. Why is this cabbage so good? It is perfectly cooked with bacon, and just…

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Roasted potatoes with lemon juice olive oil and oregano

Greek Style Roasted Potatoes

Greek Style Roasted Potatoes are a wonderful way to make potatoes. Growing up dinner was always a meat, two vegetables, and a starch. Often that starch was potatoes. These potatoes…

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Crock-pot cheesy bacon potatoes

Bacon and Cheese Crock-pot Potatoes

Bacon and cheese crock-pot potatoes is a wonderful side dish that you can make in your crock-pot. I got the inspiration for this recipe from Moms with Crock Pots website. 

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Potato Gnochi

Potato Gnocchi 1 – 2 – 3

Potato Gnocchi can be hard to find in some grocery stores, but never fear you can make your own homemade potato gnocchi. It is very inexpensive to make, and you…

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baked potato with salt crust

Outback Steakhouse Baked Potato

Have you ever wondered how the Outback Steakhouse Baked Potato tastes so good? What do they do different than you and I? They have a magnificent salt crisp crust with…

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casserole dish with broccoli and rice

Quick and Easy Broccoli Rice Casserole

Quick and easy broccoli rice casserole is a side dish you can easily put together in no time. I am using fresh broccoli in this recipe, I think it tastes…

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roasted beets with sour cream

Roasted Beets with Sour Cream

Roasted beets with sour cream is a delightful creamy cold side dish, that looks amazing.  These are known as Polish Buraczki ze Smietana, these are perfect to add to your table…

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steamed green beans

Outback Steakhouse Steamed Green Beans

Outback Steakhouse Steamed Green Beans are almost as good as the steaks at the Outback Steakhouse. I have a time passing up a loaded baked potato, but I can do…

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Potatoes with melted butter and parsley

Parsley Potatoes

Parsley Potatoes is a favorite of mine. I ate these as a child, both my Mom and Grandmother Eynard made these wonderful buttery potatoes. This is simple cooking at its…

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a bowl of grits with butter

Luby’s Grits

Luby’s Grits are grits that are wonderfully sweet and cooked with milk instead of water. The combination of sweetened grit cereal with a creamy texture was a surprising find.

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asparagus casserole on a plate

Swiss Asparagus Casserole

Swiss Asparagus Casserole is the perfect dish for the spring. Fresh asparagus comes in an abundance, and it tastes so good. This casserole combines Swiss cheese, asparagus, Panko breadcrumbs, to…

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mashed potatoes, cheddar cheese, bacon, and chives

Twice Baked Potato Casserole

Twice Baked Potato Casserole is one of those dishes where you add a few extra ingredients and turn something ordinary into something extraordinary.  These twice baked potatoes contain butter, cream,…

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Green Bean Bundles on a plate

Green Bean Bundles

Green Bean Bundles are my new favorite party food/special holiday recipe? What makes this recipe special? Bacon. While bacon can make almost anything special, when you add some brown sugar…

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oven roasted potatoes on a plate

Easy Oven Roasted Potatoes

Who doesn’t love a side dish that will practically cook itself, and everyone will be scooping up every last bit in the pan?  These easy oven roasted potatoes are quick…

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