Smashed Potato Pancakes by Paula Deen

Want a fast and easy way to have your family lining up for dinner? How about potatoes loaded with ooey gooey cheese, bacon, green onions, and sour cream! My family can not get enough of these pancakes, and there are never any left over.

If you like traditional potato pancakes, you will LOVE these!!


Paula Deen's Smashed Potato Pancakes-
Rating - 4 Smiles
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/smashed-potato-pancakes-recipe/index.html

A Recipe Review - Mississippi Mud Cake

I must be in another one of my chocolate moods, or maybe the nice cool air has awoken my need to bake, either way, this recipe is sure to satisfy any sweet tooth craving.
When I was growing up, my grandmother made a Mississippi Mud cake that was to die for. It was smooth and delicious, and incredibly RICH! It was wonderful! Well, she passed away on New Year's Eve of 2000, and sadly, I never wrote down any of her delicious recipes. So, I hit the internet in search of this recipe from my childhood, and I was happy to find it right off the bat.
If this recipe isn't the same one she used, I can't tell. It is rich, chocolaty, and just to die for! Let me warn you though, you need to really love chocolate (I mean really love it) if you are going to make this recipe! It is RICH! A small piece of this cake is all you need at one time to get your chocolate fix.
If you store it in the refrigerator, it enhances the flavors, and makes the cake even better.
I thought I would share this recipe with you, since the holidays are fast approaching. It is the perfect holiday treat, and will put smiles on the faces of all who try it. Enjoy!!
Mississippi Mud Cake-
Rating - 4 Smiles
http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/166/Mississippi_Mud_Cake12401.shtml

A Recipe Review - Perfect Mashed Potatoes

My family loves mashed potatoes, and while we usually opt for instant potatoes for a quick fix, I love to make real mashed potatoes every once in a while. The problem was, I didn't like the way my mashed potatoes tasted, until I found this recipe.
I always thought a potato is a potato is a potato, but that isn't true. Each type of potato has a distinct flavor, and each type of potato has very distinct purpose. The trick to truly divine mashed potatoes, is the use of Yukon gold potatoes, as this recipe shows you. I always used regular russet potatoes, and I just did not care for the taste. No matter what I added, cream cheese, sour cream, cream, etc., they just didn't taste right. So, I scoured the internet for the perfect potato recipe, and after much searching, I found this recipe. It intrigued me because it was more than just s recipe. It provided a thorough explanation of the different types of potatoes, and it made perfect sense.
If you love mashed potatoes, but have been unable to find a technique for creamy, buttery potatoes, then this is the recipe for you. Enjoy!
Perfect Mashed Potatoes -
Rating - 4 Smiles
http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/001509perfect_mashed_potatoes.php

If you have a mashed potato recipe that you would like to share, please post a comment here, and include the recipe. I would love to try it out, and let you know what we think, :)

A Recipe Review - Bean Burrito Casserole

If you are in a pinch, and need something quick and simple for dinner, this is your recipe. The main ingredient is frozen bean burritos, which most of us have in our freezers. It's so easy to make that my husband actually cooked it himself! I pre-heated the oven, and put all the ingredients on the table for him, but he did the rest. He was quite impressed with himself, and I have to admit that I was too. :)
This recipe seems very versatile to me, so I'm sure you can use any type of burrito you would like to use. Beef and bean burritos would be good, and I bet those frozen chimichangas you see in the freezer section of the store would be awesome too.
Both of my kids loved this recipe, and that's tough for me to do. My son usually eats anything, but my daughter is a very picky eater, and she loved it!!

Bean Burrito Casserole-
Rating - 4 Smiles
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bean-Burrito-Casserole/Detail.aspx

A Recipe Review - Paula Deen's New Millennium Sandwich

A couple of weeks ago, I was flipping through the channels, and landed on one of my favorite channels, The Food Network. There I found Paula Deen and her adorable sons sharing recipes and memories from their days as The Bag Lady; the business that started an empire. One of the recipes on this episode peaked my interest, and my taste buds, so I decided to give it a try. The sandwich they were making was The Bag Lady New Millennium Sandwich. It was their classic chicken salad sandwich with a twist, and it was to die for!!


If you like to cook, and you like chicken salad sandwiches, then you will love this recipe. The recipe calls for you to start from scratch and boil the chicken, and not start with chicken from a can. I make chicken salad from a can all the time, so I'm sure it will work with this recipe too. I boiled a 3 pound chicken, and I have to tell you that the smell of the broth alone made us all hungry! And the broth was just another plus for this recipe. I saved it and used it in a chicken noodle soup the next day and it was delicious!!



This sandwich was a family pleaser, and one I plan on making over and over again. If I don't have a need for the delicious broth, I will probably try it with canned chicken, and for variety, I may try tuna, also one of our favorites. I will post back down the road when I try this and let you know how it turned out.



The Bag Lady New Millennium Sandwich -

Rating - 4 Smiles
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/big-lady-new-millennium-sandwich-recipe/index.html?rsrc=search

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