Anybody can make this! The secret lies in not using watery, soggy eggplant. So, with that being said, you prepare your eggplants ahead of time and let them “dry” in the fridge overnight. It comes out so perfect that you’ll be making this easy dish a lot. 2 medium sized eggplants, peeled and sliced into [...]

Because these are made with canned beans, they don’t bake in the oven for hours and hours. They really are one of the best baked beans. 1 pound uncooked bacon, sliced into thirds 2 onions, diced 2 tsp. minced garlic (jarred is fine) 3 28-oz. cans of baked beans 1 1/2 cups ketchup based chili [...]

Easy and delicious. If using the small red potatoes then you don’t even have to peel them. About 4-5 large russet potatoes 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. dried rosemary 1 tsp. poultry seasoning A pinch of nutmeg 4+ cloves minced garlic (to taste) 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar Salt & pepper Preheat  your [...]

Life doesn’t get too much better than this! 2 cups cooked ham 8 med potatoes – peeled & sliced thin 1 med onion – peeled & sliced into rings 1/3 cup flour 2 cups milk 2 Tbsp. diced butter Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 2-3 quart casserole. Layer as follows: ham, potatoes, [...]

Because various bell peppers are sold year round, you can make and serve this colorful salad either warm, room temp, or cold. Leftovers are perfect on sandwich meats. 2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced thinly 4 bell peppers, any colors you wish, cut into circles 1 tsp. kosher salt [...]

The aroma wafting through your house while these potatoes are cooking is almost unbearable. I served leftover steak and sausages alongside. 5 lb. bag potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks 1/2 cup olive oil – extra virgin if you can 3 large cloves garlic, peeled & thinly sliced 1 Tbsp. kosher or coarse salt 1 [...]

Buy large, green peppers, slice them in half, remove seeds and insides as best you can. Don’t be concerned with removing the stems, the parboiling of the peppers softens it so you are able to stand them in a shallow casserole dish. 4 large green bell peppers – halved & seeded 2 Tbsps. olive oil [...]

I can’t believe I’m even classifying this as a “recipe” – it’s that easy. 1 lb. baby carrots, sliced in half lengthwise 1 tsp. salt 3 Tbs. butter 1 Tbsp. dried dill weed Place carrots in a pan with a lid; cover with water and add the salt. Bring to a boil, cover, simmer 25 [...]

A nice alternative to regular mashed potatoes yet somehow better than sweet potatoes. Probably because they are not that gooey-pecan sweet. There is a bit of brown sugar added, but not enough to make your teeth ache. I served this alongside fried chicken and it worked quite well. 2-3 pounds carrots, cooked, drained & set [...]

Even those who normally don’t care for sweet potatoes may become converts. 2 large sweet potatoes 1 tsp. kosher salt 1/2 tsp. ground cumin 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper 1 Tbsp. olive oil Preheat oven to 400 degrees and get out a large rimmed sheet pan. Peel then cut each potato [...]