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Roasted Parmesan Broccoli

February 22, 2014 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 10 Comments
roasted Parmesan broccoli

Growing up, fresh veggies were an infrequent visitor to our table. Frozen vegetables? Yup, and far preferable to their mutant cousins, canned vegetables, which also often accompanied our meals. (Can you say “canned peas”? Yuck!) But fresh? That came later when I was much older. I’m sure my mom found it easier with a house … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baking, Cheese, Food, Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged: baking, broccoli, cheese, olive oil, recipes

Loaded Mashed Potatoes

July 25, 2013 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 6 Comments
Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Disclosure: OXO provided me with the potato ricer and zester used to prepare this recipe. No further compensation was received. All opinions remain my own. I have some exciting news! I may not be around much this weekend because I’ll be attending Big Summer Potluck in Bucks County, Pennsylvania! Yup, my first food bloggers’ conference! … [Read more…]

Posted in: Bacon, Cheese, Cooking, Food, Meat, Recipes, Side Dishes, Sponsored Tagged: bacon, butter, cheese, chives, cooking, cream cheese, food, OXO, potato, recipes, sour cream, sponsored

Cottage Fries

June 30, 2011 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 58 Comments
cottage fries in a basket

Those of you who have been around here a while know about my love affair with coconut oil. So when Tropical Traditions gave me the opportunity to try out their coconut oil, I jumped on it. I couldn’t wait to see for myself what the buzz was about their Gold Label Standard Virgin Coconut Oil. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Food, Giveaway, Recipes, Review, Side Dishes, Sponsored, Vegetarian Tagged: coconut oil, food, giveaway, potato, recipes, review, sponsored, Tropical Traditions

Cilantro Chicken Thighs and Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes

June 7, 2011 by Carrie @ poet in the pantry 3 Comments
Cilantro Chicken and Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes

In my family, when there’s a special occasion, someone better bring the Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes. It’s just not Thanksgiving or Easter without them. If you dare try to substitute regular, boring, ole mashed potatoes, you better be prepared to be strung up by your toes. Nothing can beat them. Refrigerator Mashed Potatoes is an unusual … [Read more…]

Posted in: Cooking, Entree, Food, Meat, Recipes, Side Dishes Tagged: chicken, cooking, dinner, food, potato, recipes
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