Loaded Smashed Potatoes These baked potatoes are a meal in itself. Perfect for a lunch too and to use up leftover baked potatoes. OMG are these loaded smashed potatoes delicious! I had friends over for dinner a few nights ago and had a mini buffet of sorts with 2 entree choices. I decided to make…
appetizers
Coconut Shrimp
Coconut Shrimp A favorite appetizer/dinner treat simplified. Again, I found a bag of shrimp lurking in my freezer that I’d forgotten about. Yes, I DO forget stuff like shrimp and when I have to dig into my freezer for something else, I’m constantly surprised by buried treasure I find…mostly FORGOTTEN treasure. So rather than do…
Bacon Cheese Pull-Aparts (BONUS POST)
Bacon Cheese Pull Aparts Bacon, cheese and flaky biscuits. Is there a better snack or appetizer? I’d bought a couple of rolls of Grand’s biscuits a few weeks ago, and almost had forgotten about them! I wanted to use them since accidents happen in my fridge and I didn’t feel like cleaning out gloppy biscuit…
Sugar Maple Bacon Smokies
Sugar Maple Bacon Smokies What a great snack for cocktail parties….and….FOOTBALL watching! What can I say about these? Just that they are simple and very tasty. When I made them years ago, I’d call them “Poor Man’s Roumaki,” because…yep…they were! Dig In Make a ton if you want. The 1/2 lb of bacon is…
Bacon Cheese Potato Wedges
Bacon Cheese Potato Wedges Gobs of cheese and loads of bacon make these potato snacks addictive. Also, enter for a chance to win a dish from Revol’s Basalt collection! GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED. What can be better than steak fries smothered in cheese, bacon and a creamy ranch sauce? Not much but coming really close is…
Cholula Chili Garlic Chicken Strips
Cholula Chili Garlic Chicken Strips Why go to those fast-food joints for chicken tenders? Make it better at home and with real breast-meat chicken. No anonymous meat in here! I was intrigued by this brand of hot sauce ever since a fellow blogger used it for a wing recipe. Have to say, I am definitely…
Italian Sausage Bites
Italian Sausage Bites You will never believe something so simple is so delectable! I bought this absolutely GORGEOUS oregano plant recently at a local farm stand and was dying to find recipes to use fresh oregano besides the “usual suspects” such as spaghetti sauces and all. So I went searching on Google and found this…
Cheeseburger Ring
Cheeseburger Ring All the taste of those fast-food superburgers, but half the price! I think everyone is familiar with the famous taco ring that’s made with crescents. It’s time to think outside the taco ring! Not being a fan of taco flavoring, I do these with other fillings. I’ve done chicken and broccoli and pizza…
Bacon Bombs
Bacon Bombs OMG–when I saw these about a week ago, I was itching to do them….but my way. I was in love when I first saw what these were. I never knew such a concotion existed until a reader on my recipe page on Facebook asked for a recipe. If we don’t have a recipe…
Scallion Cream Cheese Poppers
Scallion Cream Cheese Poppers What a wonderful and tasty appetizer or snack. Super easy too! I’ve been making these for years now. They are easy peasy, and mix up in a jiffy. All you need are scallions (green/spring onions) softened cream cheese and egg roll skins. You can’t eat just one! I tend to make…
