Green Bean Casserole with Bacon will be everyone’s favorite holiday side once you make it homemade! Easy to bring together and flavor that cannot be replicated with processed ingredients. You will make this side only from scratch after this recipe! I went my whole life believing I didn’t like Green Bean Casserole. I rejected it…
This Candied Yams Recipe is perfect for a Thanksgiving dinner side or for any time of year. Yams and sweet potatoes cooked with sugar and bourbon make for an absolutely delicious side dish that you can make sweet or savory. Confession: I am that person in restaurants who always wants to upgrade to sweet potato…
This Smoked Queso recipe was made on the smoker and ready in under 20 minutes! The delicious smoky flavor will bring you typical queso dip to an entirely new level and keep everyone coming back for more. This summer has been a summer for the smoker. I made my Smoked Pork Tacos, this new queso…
This Peach Salsa Recipe is made with fresh garden ingredients and comes together in minutes! You’ll never settle for store bought salsa again. Summer is the time for fresh ingredients and homemade meals. This Peach Salsa is the perfect summertime farmers market recipe, using only fresh ingredients and all the best flavors for a salsa…
A creamy Swiss and Parmesan sauce poured over tender thinly sliced potatoes to make the smoothest most velvety cheesy scalloped potatoes you’ve ever eaten. I have made potatoes a few times for this blog. Fun fact: my post popular recipe is my Garlic Rosemary Mashed Potatoes! I wanted to replicate all the flavor I put…
A Thanksgiving Stuffing recipe that combines Utica Greens, a Central NY favorite, with a traditional side dish to add just a little bit of heat to your Thanksgiving dinner. Utica, NY is a small city in Central NY with a large Italian-American population, and we take our food very seriously :). We are home to…
These Air Fryer Chicken Wings are made easy in your air fryer, and so super crispy you will think they were deep-fried! With a homemade buffalo sauce and a side of celery sticks and blue cheese, these Air Fryer Buffalo Wings are an easy classic treat done in less than 30 minutes. Making homemade chicken…
These mashed potatoes are made super creamy with heavy cream, simmered down with roasted garlic and fresh rosemary, and potatoes boiled in chicken stock for the ultimate flavor profile. You’re gonna wanna share ’em, but you don’t have to. I got the cure for what ails you – potatoes. I am a huge fan of…
These roasted smashed potatoes are perfectly crisped on the outside and warm and tender on the inside, perfect for a side dish or appetizer, and always a crowd-pleasing favorite. Paired with an easy, smooth, and addicting garlic aioli that you will want for an everyday dip. I have yet to find a method of cooking…