potato | feasting with friends

That’s a Gouda Frittata!

October 26, 2013 by Nancy

Eggs and Gouda cheese. They’re just meant to go together. Gouda melts beautifully, no grainy cheese here. Throw in some vegetables, maybe a little meat, cook it up in a skillet and you get a wonderful frittata. I’ve eaten a frittata or two [ahem, or more] over the years, yet never made one at home. Now that I have, I’m asking myself why I didn’t do it sooner. A frittata is so, so easy to make. I found a wonderful […]

Categories: Breakfast/Brunch, Casseroles & Other Mixed Dishes, Entrees, Sauteed Eats • Tags: Breakfast for a crowd, Easy brunch recipe, eggs, feasting with friends, Frittata, Gouda cheese, potato, skillet frittata, vegetable/pancetta/gouda frittata

Cider Roasted Roots & Sprouts

October 14, 2013 by Nancy

Glenn and I got an early start on this beautiful, sunny fall day. First stop, a farmer’s market. I was really going for eggs and garlic, but ended up with a few other items. It was a “one of these, one of those” kind of days. Seeing all the wonderful root vegetables now at their season’s peak we decided a side of mixed roasted root vegetables sounded good. Next stop the local orchard/cider mill. The apple cider has been really […]

Categories: Sauteed Eats, Vegetables • Tags: Apple cider, braise, Brussels sprout, Doughnut, Parsnip, potato, roast, Root vegetables, sweet potato, Turnip

Weeknight, Lower-Calorie Scalloped Potatoes

October 10, 2013 by Nancy

One of my favorite things about fall weather is digging out all of my favorite oven recipes. You know the ones, those cooked at high oven temperatures that we avoid when the weather is hot and humid. This scalloped potato recipe happens to be one of my favorites. Over the years I’ve tweaked it a bit to lower the fat content so I may indulge more than a few times a season 🙂 What gives them the “weeknight” title, you […]

Categories: Sauteed Eats, Sides, Vegetables • Tags: au gratin potatoes, chicken broth, half & half, potato, reduced calorie, weeknight scalloped potatoes

Cheesy Starters to Get the Party Going

October 8, 2013 by Nancy

Cheese, cheese and more cheese. Unless the offering is fresh veggies with a dip [hummus, dill, ranch] it seems many appetizers resort to cheese. It may be the main ingredient [cheese platter anyone] or maybe it simply enhances the particular offering. We in the Midwest are often accused of putting cream cheese is everything! I beg to differ…sure there’s cream cheese in my cheese ball, but not in these two! So there, we only use it 1/3 of the recipes […]

Categories: Appetizers, Sauteed Eats • Tags: appetizer, Cheddar cheese, cheese ball, Dips, Feta, feta dip, Greek, loaded fries, munchies, Olive oil, Pita, potato, potato wedges

Potato ~ Zucchini Pancakes

August 15, 2013 by Nancy

The zucchini is so plentiful in our garden. I keep finding new ways to prepare them…and what I’m finding is the possibilities are endless. Zucchini is a simple vegetable, but it sure is versatile. This recipe was a huge hit at our home. I imagine these savory pancakes would be a wonderful side dish. However, Glenn and I chose to eat them as our entree for a meatless meal. They were filling, satisfying and oh, so delicious:) Plus, without […]

Categories: Entrees, Meatless, Sauteed Eats, Sides, Vegetables • Tags: feasting with friends, meatless entrees, Pancake, potato, potato pancakes, Zucchini, zucchini pancakes