Pioneer Woman's Potato Soup

I've made several things since my last post but have been lazy in taking pictures and staying caught up.  So, instead of worrying about all that, I will get back into the swing of it now. 

Last night I made PW's potato soup.  It was very easy to make and so, so good.  The toppings make the soup worthwhile.  Also, I served mine in toasted bread bowls and that made it even better. 

HERE is the recipe.  I definitely recommend it for one of these subzero nights we've been having.

Pioneer Woman's Creamy Lemon Basil Potato Salad

We were having friends over for a BBQ and I had a whole bunch of red potatoes I needed to use so I went to PW's website to search for "potatoes".  This recipe came up and it sounded right up my alley.  It is so easy to throw together.  The only time-consuming part is boiling the potatoes.  I made it the night before the BBQ though so I wasn't rushing for them to finish and that way the flavors could meld overnight.  It turned out so, so yummy.  I like it much better than normal potato salad.  I will definitely make this for a potluck sometime.  YUM!  Here's the simple recipe.

Corned Beef and Cabbage

I made corned beef and cabbage for St. Patty's Day.  I knew I needed to put it in the crock pot because of time restraints so I used a couple different recipes (mostly using THIS ONE as a guide) to make it how I wanted it.

Ingredients:

3 pound corned beef brisket with a seasoning packet
Half a bag red potatoes, quartered
5 large carrots, diced
1/4 cup chopped parsley
1 head of cabbage, cut into chunks

I put the potatoes, carrots, chopped parsley and corned beef brisket (seasoned with the seasoning packet) in the crock pot with 3 cups of water.  I cooked it on low for 8 hours.  Then I took the meat out and put the cabbage in and cooked for another 1 1/2 hours.

This was delicious and very easy.  I was proud of my first try making this meal.  'Til next year!

Green Bean Potato Salad

I made this Green Bean Potato Salad last night and served it with steak.  It's pretty healthy and tastes really good.

Green Bean Potato Salad (adapted from this recipe)
1 lb. green beans
8 small red potatoes
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
Salt
Pepper

Boil potatoes.  Boil green beans.  Mix together with the last four ingredients.

Simple & delicious!

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This week was my first experience with Bountiful Baskets. I now have a fridge full of fresh veggies and fruit and I have had to figure out meals to use them.  I got so excited when there was a 5 pound bag of red potatoes in my basket.  I LOVE RED POTATOES.  Then I got the itch to make a pot roast with them.  Even though the meat cost me a small fortune (and I got the cheapest kind... chuck roast), I went for it.  I found a slow cooker recipe on Allrecipes.com that has thousands of reviews and decided to try it.  I threw some red potatoes in with the meat, put the slow cooker on low and let it cook for almost 10 hours.  The meat didn't fall apart with tenderness and so I was worried it wouldn't be good.  It was though! It was delicious!  And the red potatoes were my favorite with the sauce.  It was a wonderful Sunday dinner.  This couldn't get any easier to make - definitely give it a try sometime soon!

Here's the recipe.

Pioneer Woman's Mashed Potatoes

For Thanksgiving I was in charge of making mashed potatoes - which happen to be my favorite Thanksgiving dish.  The pressure was on because as much as I love them, I've NEVER made them!  I knew I wanted to use the Pioneer Woman's recipe because her stuff is always to die for.  I doubled her recipe & so there was quite a load of butter and cream cheese in them - YUM!  They were really delicious and my family seemed to enjoy them a lot.  I highly recommend using this recipe next time you make mashed potatoes - you won't be sorry!

HERE is the recipe on her blog.