The Recipe Review

I had a bag of orzo that had been sitting in the pantry for some time so I sought out a recipe to use it.  When I came across this recipe for Broccoli Ch…

I knew instantly when I saw this recipe that I had to try it.  I was so excited that this could possibly be one of my favorite side dishes.  I mean what&…

I found this recipe in the local newspaper's insert called Relish.  I knew instantly when I saw it that I had to add it to our menu.  I love taters! …

We have had a wonderful garden this year.  In it we had silver queen corn, cherry tomatoes, better boy tomatoes, German Johnson tomatoes, jalapenos, okra…

My garden is busting at the seams right now.  This year we planted beans, okra, cherry tomatoes, better boy tomatoes, German Johnson tomatoes, red onions…

I saw this recipe on Williams-Sonoma's website and knew I had to add it to our menu.  It's starting to warm up and I knew it would be a great sid…

Man, have I been busy!!!  But with that said, 2011 has been an absolutely awesome year for me thus far.  I came into this year without resolutions but wi…

There was no doubt that we'd like these... come on creamy, cheesy potatoes.  :-)  Oh yea! Fancy Potatoes adapted from All Recipes 5 large potato…

I make this cabbage a lot!  I serve it with anything from pork, chicken, to steak.  I love the heat from the pepper flakes.  Once it was determined that …

This side dish is easy to prepare and quite tasty~ Baked Parmesan Potato Slices 4-5 small potatoes or 2 large potatoes, sliced 1/4 inch 3 tablespoon…

The other night I was looking for something to make that would allow me to use up a few things I had in the pantry and refrigerator.  I did a quick searc…

This was a really, really good recipe.  It was easy to make and had a nice mild flavor.  I think it would compliment just about any meat including chicke…

I've made a bunch of variations of scalloped/au gratin taters since I've been cooking.  When I came across this recipe, I knew I had to try it.  …

Some of you may have noticed that when I returned to blogging, my site had a new look.  I wanted something fun, had a little personality to it, that was …

This was an absolutely amazing dinner!!!  I loved everything about it. Grilled Portobello Mushrooms slightly adapted from Allrecipes 2 portobello mus…

I stumbled upon a recipe for Southwestern Black Bean Salad on Skinnytaste.com and knew I had to add it to my menu.  Sounded like such a light and refres…

Honey-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks adapted from Food and Wine, The Complete Book of Grilling 10 chicken drumsticks 2-1/4 teaspoons salt 2-1/2 teaspoons…

This was really good.  And super easy to prepare, making it a great weeknight meal.  I served this with roasted asparagus and sour cream red taters. Di…

Asian Grilled Chicken - Though this is the first time for posting this recipe, it's the second for making it.  It was such a hit the first time it wa…

Spinach Gratin Ina Garten Barefoot Contessa Parties 1 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick) 4 cups chopped yellow onions 1/4 cup all-purpose flour …