The Best Time to Make Home-Style Potatoes

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Meat and taters….that seems to be the heart of our meals most days so making sure I can make them taste good all the time becomes a challenge.  I’ve baked them with Ranch dip, mashed them with butter and cheese, and done just about everything else I can think.  One of our most favorite ways… [Continue Reading]

Easy Crock-Pot Tater Soup

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The weather’s turning cooler, the leaves are falling, and the soups are cookin’. There’s something about tater soup that comforts me. Maybe because it’s tasty or maybe it’s because no matter how low we get on groceries, I always keep potatoes on hand and that means there will always be food on the table. There… [Continue Reading]

Fried Tater, Squash, and Okra Mix

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HA HA. I have no clue what to call this but I know there are folks out there who have eaten this and if you haven’t, you’re missing out on a delicious vegetable meal! We were given a whole bunch of fresh okra and squash and I mean a whole bunch and I knew exactly… [Continue Reading]

Meat and Potato Pie – Not Pretty but Good

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Nor is it healthy when topped with all that cheese but it’s very good to eat and GREAT to make when feeding a large crew.  I’ve always seen this cooked in this way but would love to hear your variations if you make something similar. INGREDIENTS 1 lb ground beef ½ small onion chopped 6… [Continue Reading]

Ranch Red Potatoes with Bacon

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Just another side dish idea.  We try to cook potatoes in a variety of ways and for everything but mashed, we use red potatoes. Basically you throw all this in a bowl, mix and bake. Pretty simple. I chose to use light dressing and no cheese since I’m trying to lose weight but normally we… [Continue Reading]

Sweet Flake Potato Pancakes

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By Joy into January’s Food Challenge INGREDIENTS 4 medium baking potatoes, peeled and finely shredded 1 small onion, grated 2 large eggs, beaten 1/2 cup rolled oats 1 cup corn flakes, crumbled 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper canola oil 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce DIRECTIONS Squeeze… [Continue Reading]

30-Minute Beef Stew in a Pressure Cooker

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Just because I have time to cook all day, doesn’t mean I want to.  Or maybe we need a meal ASAP before we head out the door.  This has got to be one of the coolest pans ever!  Meet the Fissler Blue Point Pressure Pan Set.   You can grill, sear, saute, steam and pressure cook… [Continue Reading]

Mash Potatoes with Baked Potato Flavor

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These mash potatoes are just heavenly.  I love baked potatoes but hate the work so this is a great alternative. I use mash potatoes as a filler for many meals, otherwise, my boys would never be full! INGREDIENTS: Red potatoes Sour cream Parsley Butter Bacos – Bacon Bits (optional but SOOO GOOD!) DIRECTIONS: Clean potatoes, cube,… [Continue Reading]