Mom’s Amazing Latkes

Latkes. Fried potato goodness dipped in sour cream and/or apple sauce. We eat them once a year on Hanukkah. They are worth every single calorie and every minute of frying. Of course if you are only cooking for a small family, it’s not that labor intensive. But if you are like us, and want to…

Potato Salad Two Ways

I love the summertime for all the fresh produce readily accessible. Fairfield county has numerous farmers markets and many of my family members have their own gardens. This weekend we went to Kyle’s parents house and his mom sent me home with a large shopping bag full of red potatoes, onions, cucumbers, kale and string beans…

Eggs in a Basket

How perfect and balanced is this recipe? You get your potato, eggs, meat and cheese all in one nicely packed basket.  All the flavors work so well together and they are pretty easy to make! I concocted these baskets for Easter brunch (yes the Jewtalian hosted a brunch on Easter) so I wasn’t as on…

Healthy, Hearty, Potato, Leek & Spinach Soup

When it gets cold, who doesn’t love a big bowl of hot soup?  Well, Kyle. He detests soup which is so upsetting to this cook because I would make it almost every night in the winter if he would eat it!  Soup is easy to make, hearty and can be very healthy.  There are really…

A Breakfast of Champions… Or the Hungover!

Feast your eyes on this delicious concoction of eggs, potatoes and onions. We weren’t feeling the greatest last weekend and a quick inventory of the fridge yielded eggs, potatoes and not much else!  Ingredients Eggs, scrambled with a touch of skim milk Potato Onion Fresh Parsley Olive oil Lawrys Seasoning Black Pepper Salt Ketchup and Franks Hot…