oven baked bbq chicken with mashed sweet potatoes

I went looking for a baked chicken recipe today and remembered that Paula Deen had one of her sons on her show demonstrating how to make BBQ chicken in the oven. I used the Deen Brothers’ recipe as a starting point and added a few modifications. I then found a recipe for whipped sweet potatoes [...]

scalloped potatoes

This recipe is from Mike’s mom – written on a 3×5 index card for him when he went away to grad school. Definitely a keeper! I’ve only made one change, adding garlic powder to the seasoning mix.
One note – you have to let this stand for one hour before serving, so plan ahead.
Mom’s Scalloped Potatoes
Ingredients:
10 [...]

easy pork chops and a new whole grain: quinoa

I purchased a bag of quinoa at the local grocery store about three months ago, and I finally got around to making some last week. I followed the recipe for “basic quinoa” on the bag, but added a few extras to spice it up. I served it with some quick and easy pork chops and [...]

Rachel’s Super Salsa Recipes

Back in August, when I had tons of tomatoes and tomatillos, I asked my friend and colleague Rachel – who was born and rasied in Tucson, and is an excellent cook – for some authentic salsa recipes. She shared these two with me, which she found on Google some time ago. I’ve only made the [...]

Election Night Drunken Chicken and Garlic Bacon Brussel Sprouts

So last night was historic, with about 52% of the voters in America electing Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States. I was able to vote during the day, but Mike had to go after work. Luckily both of us were able to walk right up and cast our ballots without any [...]

roasted red potatoes

Just made these last night as the meat was on the grill. Tasty and easy!
Ingredients:
1.5 pounds red potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
olive oil
garlic powder
kosher salt
black pepper
dill (dried, from spice rack)
parsley (dried, from spice rack)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Arrange potatoes in one layer on baking sheet. Using a “thin stream”, go [...]