.       What You Need: 4 Tablespoons Olive Oil 2 Lb. Cubed Pork Shoulder Salt and Pepper 1 Chopped Onion 5 Crushed Garlic Cloves 2  Diced Poblano Chilies 2 teaspoons Chili Powder 5 Cups Chicken Stock What To Do: Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy pot. Season the pork with the salt
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.       I really enjoy potatoes as a side dish.  Over the years I have come up with some short cuts to speed up the cooking process. Not to mention, cut down on prep time. Some of my tricks are to throw a few potatoes into the oven whenever I have it on.
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.       This is a really special dish.  It has so many wonderful flavors. People with really feel special when you serve this meal.  Although you do have to marinade this dish for 24 hours, it is a very easy meal to put together.  Simple cut everything up and throw it in a
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.   The trick with pork is not to over cook it.  Pork can go from juicy to dry in minutes. It has taken me a lot o tries to perfect my pork meals.  I think my main problem was that they really take less than 8 minutes to cook through and I just didn’t
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.     This recipe looks like it has a ton of ingredients and steps but it came together quickly and easily. ( The whole meal didn’t even take 25 minutes from start to finish).  The meat took the longest to prepare ( 10 minutes).  If you had the time you could cook the meat
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.     Mushrooms are my husbands favorite side dish.  I like to saute them with capers, add them to orzo,  put them on puff pastry as an appetizer,  and even put them in twice baked potatoes just to name a few.  These mushrooms are simple to put together.  I actual cooked these in a pan
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.       Salads are a great way to get a yummy and compete meal on the table quickly.  For this dish , I usually use leftover pasta and rotisserie chicken for this salad.  It takes minutes to throw it together and is always wonderful. If you don’t have these things on hand, cook
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.   Grilled cheese sandwiches are on of my favorite things to make.  They are warm and gooey and so easy to put together.  I love them for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some of my favorites are Scrambled Egg and Bacon Grilled Cheese, Red Onion and Avocado,  and Italian Grilled Cheese. What You Need: 2 Slices
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.   Like I have said before, I am always trying to get more vegetables into our diet.  This side dish/ salad is a great way to do just that.  Not only is it yummy warm, it is wonderful cold.   I originally served the pasta warm as a side dish with chicken and salad. The
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.     Prosciutto is very close to bacon.  It is cured and has very little fat to it.  Since it is cured, it is salty so be careful when adding additional salt to the potatoes. What To Do: Potatoes Butter Milk Salt and Pepper Smoked Gouda Prosciutto What To Do: Fill a pot of
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These potatoes are golden and crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside.  They are a tasty side dish that go wonderfully with steak, burgers, or chicken. What You Need: 4 Tablespoons Olive OIl 2 teaspoons Salt 2 teaspoons Garlic Powder 2 teaspoons Oregano 1/2 Cup Parmesan Cheese What To Do: Preheat the
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.   What I really love about twice baked potatoes is that they can be make ahead and are freezer friendly. I explain how to do this on my Rosemary Potato blog page.   What You Need:     5 Small Red Potatoes 1/4 Cup Blue Cheese 1/3 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese 2 Tablespoons Cream 1
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.   This makes a great meal or side dish.  I like to use hot sausage to give the dish a little kick.  This also freezes nicely. What You Need: 1 Cup Sausage 2 Sliced Zucchini 1/2 Cup Diced Onion Olive Oil Salt and Pepper 2 Cups Cooked White Rice What To Do: Heat a
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.   Steak and shrimp are a great combo.  I like to slice the shrimp down the center, leaving the tail intact.  When the shrimp cook they curl and make a nice presentation.  I served this meal with simple green beans and twice baked blue cheese potatoes. Both of which I had in the freeze.
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.   I wasn’t always a big fan of brussel sprouts. They always seemed to be bitter.  Then I learned the secret!  The smaller the brussel sprout the sweeter they are.  That along with the sweetness of the carrots makes this a great side dish. What You Need: 1 Cup Brussel Sprouts 1 Cup Chopped
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.   Although these chili dogs take longer to make than regular ones, I will always make these first if I can.   Baking them in the oven makes the outsides of the buns crunchy while keeping the insides warm and gooey.  I also find that the buns hold together better which means, less chili on
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.     I found these cute round carrots in the freezer section at my local Trader Joe’s. They are from France and apparently they grow this way!  They were so cute I just had to get them.  They cooked up quickly. I dropped them in simmering water for a few minutes, drained them added
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.   Over the years I have perfected my entertaining  strategies.  Gone are the days where I slave away in the kitchen while everyone else is enjoying themselves.  Gone is the stress that everything will come together.  With a little prep, I usually have everything made days ahead of time.  All I really need to
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.     This is the easies way to get great potatoes on the plate for dinner quickly.  Using the microwave to get the potatoes started makes this a quick side dish to throw together.  Make sure not to overcook the potatoes in the microwave.  They should just cooked almost underdone.  They will finish cooking
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.   This is a great and easy way to add flavor to any steak and it couldn’t be simpler.  Simple add crushed garlic, fresh herbs, to some olive oil.  Once the steaks are done cooking lay them in the oil, cover, and let them rest for 10 minutes. What You Need: Steak Salt and
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