This isn’t so much a recipe as a method of preparing potatoes, so I’ve been reluctant to post it until now.  I make them quite often, and they’re always a big hit.  Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, with brown pieces of onion here and there…my mom thinks they are very post-worthy, and [...]

     
My mother is somewhat less than adventurous when it comes to trying new things. So, when asking her what type of vegetable she’d like with her Mother’s Day dinner, her first suggestion was green beans. Don’t get me wrong, green beans are a wonderful vegetable, but I wanted to do something different. Bon Appétit came [...]

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I love using my crock pot. After working all day an spending an hour in traffic coming home, I don’t always feel like cooking. This recipe, adapted from the September 1999 issue of Cooking Light, can be thrown together in a few minutes before heading out the door in the morning. Set the timer so [...]

My aunt made this wonderful salad for my bridal shower last summer, only using strawberries instead of pomegranate. Since good strawberries are hard to come by in January, or are simply overpriced, I decided to use pomegranate instead. It was a big hit. Even served along side a delicious prime rib people had second helpings [...]

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I found this recipe on About.com ages ago. It claims to be the recipe for the baked beans served at Durgin Park restaurant in Boston. I don’t know if that’s true, but I do know that these are the best baked beans I’ve ever tasted. They take a long time to make, but there’s very [...]