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Crispy Roasted Potato Cubes or Fries
Crispy Roasted Potato Cubes or Fries
Crispy Roasted Potato Cubes or Fries
Nov 04, 2025
Appetizers Eat your vegetables Fan Favorites Side Dishes

Heat oven 450 degrees.

Potatoes (any kind, red, sweet, idaho) chop into 1 inch cubes or into 1/2 inch fries

Arrange on sheet pan, single layer only or they will not brown.:

These potatoes are very versatile. You can use any of the following or...

fried potatoes oven +2
Bacon Caesar Salad
Bacon Caesar Salad
Bacon Caesar Salad
Oct 10, 2025
Fan Favorites Salads

Oh my, simple and excellent.

  • 2 cups baby romaine, chopped
  • 1 cup mixed herb salad, prewashed
  • 3 scallions chopped, green and white
  • 6 slices of bacon, fried crisp and crumbled
  • 1/4 cup Girard’s Light Creamy Caesar Dressing
  • Salt and Pepper to taste

...

bacon caesar herb +2
Brioche Buns - Perfect for sliders!
Brioche Buns - Perfect for sliders!
Brioche Buns - Perfect for sliders!
Brioche Buns - Perfect for sliders!
Jun 20, 2025
Bread Fan Favorites

I am starting a batch right now. Pictures to follow… Yes, most people do not make their own hamburger buns, but when you want a smaller, slider size, you may not have a choice. Give this recipe a shot! Excellent with special hamburgers or pulled...

hamburger buns sesame +4
Baked Pears with Vanilla Ice Cream
Mar 31, 2025
Dessert - Eat dessert first, Life is uncertain Fan Favorites

3 Tablespoons Walnut Oil or butter but remember the Walnut adds a richness that is exceptional.) 6 Tablespoons Brown Sugar 2 Pears: halved, cored, peeled 1/2 C Chardonnay

Mix

baked pears baked pears +4
Fig and Olive Tapenade
Fig and Olive Tapenade
Jan 23, 2025
Appetizers Fan Favorites My Pantry


I was telling someone the other day that I hadn’t found a tapenade that I loved. I happen to love olives, but tapenade from the store has been left many a month in my refrigerator. Just don’t like it. That is until I was browsing the internet and...

kalmata olives fig +1
Cream Anglaise
Cream Anglaise
Dec 15, 2024
Fan Favorites My Bakery

Creme Anglaise (the base of vanilla ice cream) is the French translation for custard sauce. There are two types of custard; cooked (stirred) and baked. The difference being that 'baked' custards contain whole eggs and are cooked 'in' a water bath...

sauce topping cream
Fried Potatoes and Chorizo
Fried Potatoes and Chorizo
Fried Potatoes and Chorizo
Dec 08, 2024
Breakfast Brunch Fan Favorites

Twenty years ago, Dennis and I would go to Mrs. Olson’s on Hollywood Beach, and have these potatoes. This little place always had a swarm of people with coffee cups in hand waiting for a table. We loved taking a walk on Saturday or Sunday morning...

bell peppers chorizo potatoes +3
Artesian Cinnamon Biscuits
Artesian Cinnamon Biscuits
Artesian Cinnamon Biscuits
Oct 13, 2024
Bread Fan Favorites My Bakery
biscuits cinnamon breakfast
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding
Bread Pudding
Oct 04, 2024
Breakfast Brunch Dessert - Eat dessert first, Life is uncertain Fan Favorites

Bread pudding

6 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp cardamom
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup brown sugar
15 slices bread (croissants, texas toast, raisin bread). Many recipes recommend removing crust, but I like the...

bread pudding bread pudding +13
Green Salad - Cobb Salad - Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado and Blue Cheese
Green Salad - Cobb Salad - Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, Avocado and Blue Cheese
Oct 28, 2023
Fan Favorites Salads

Came home late the other night and the kids had put together this salad. Perfect for dinner. Thank you Matt and Denny.

bacon tomato blt +5
Salt Crusted Rye Bread
Oct 07, 2023
Bread Fan Favorites

Definitely one of my favorite breads. Skip lots of steps by making in a breadmaker and let it do its initial rise in the machine.
Then shape, let rise and finish up.
Servings: 2 Loaves

Salt Crusted Currant Pecan Rye Bread
1 T Dry yeast
1 T Sugid
7...

bread rye salt crusted +2
Champagne Vinegarette
May 07, 2023
Fan Favorites