Honey Bacon Roasted Potatoes Baby potatoes and chopped bacon roast together until the cut sides are golden and the centers are tender. A little honey goes on after roasting, coating the warm potatoes without burning on the tray. Garlic powder and paprika keep the seasoning simple. Cut the potatoes into […]
appetizers, side dish
Crispy Bacon-Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks
0 commentsCrispy Bacon-Wrapped Mozzarella Sticks Thin bacon wrapped around frozen mozzarella makes a salty, cheesy appetizer with just two main ingredients. Use plain low-moisture string cheese for this recipe. There is no breadcrumb coating, and fresh mozzarella holds too much moisture for the same result. The freezer step matters: give the […]
Cheesy Texas Toast
0 commentsCheesy Texas Toast Thick slices of bread, garlic butter and melted cheese make this Texas toast a useful side for pasta, soup or chili. Mozzarella gives a stretchy topping; the optional cheddar adds a sharper flavor. Start with plain thick-cut bread rather than a frozen, already-seasoned garlic toast. Softened butter […]
Crispy Vietnamese Pork & Veggie Spring Rolls
0 commentsCrispy Vietnamese Pork & Veggie Spring Rolls These pork and vegetable spring rolls have a crisp wrapper and a savory filling seasoned with garlic, fish sauce and soy sauce. Shredded carrots and cabbage add texture, and a dipping sauce belongs on the table beside them. Thin wheat spring-roll pastry and […]
Nashville Hot Cauliflower
0 commentsNashville Hot Cauliflower These fried cauliflower bites get their heat from cayenne in the flour coating and a hot sauce glaze brushed on at the end. Buttermilk helps the seasoned flour cling to the florets. This is a Nashville-inspired version with a hot sauce and brown sugar glaze, rather than […]
Maple Bacon Chicken Bites
0 commentsMaple Bacon Chicken Bites A strip of bacon holds each piece of chicken together while a maple and Dijon glaze browns in the oven. Brown sugar helps the coating turn sticky, and the mustard gives it some sharpness. Serve the bites as an appetizer or add rice and vegetables for […]
Delicious Cheesy Corn Fritters
0 commentsDelicious Cheesy Corn Fritters Sweet corn and cheddar give these potato-based fritters their flavor, with green onions stirred through the mixture. They brown in a little oil, leaving crisp edges around a soft center. Sour cream or ranch dressing works well alongside them. Cold mashed potatoes help the mixture hold […]
Copycat Taco Bell Nacho Fries
0 commentsCopycat Taco Bell Nacho Fries These homemade fries are tossed with paprika, garlic, onion and chili powder, then served with a warm cheddar dipping sauce. They are inspired by Taco Bell Nacho Fries; the seasoning and cheese sauce here are a home-kitchen version rather than the restaurant’s formula. Cutting the […]
Brown Sugar Cajun Wings
0 commentsBrown Sugar Cajun Wings These oven-baked wings get their heat from Cajun seasoning and their sticky coating from brown sugar, honey, butter and soy sauce. The glaze goes on after the chicken is cooked, so the sugar spends less time in the hot oven. Cajun blends vary considerably in salt […]
Animal Style Fries
0 commentsAnimal Style Fries This homemade take on Animal Style Fries starts with frozen fries, then adds American cheese, browned onions and a mayonnaise-based sauce. It is inspired by the In-N-Out dish rather than an exact restaurant formula. Start the onions first and mix the sauce while they cook. The fries […]

