The Royal Cook

We love potatoes around here.  The kids will never complain about eating potatoes.  In any form.  These Smashed Potatoes are one of kids...

When I was a kids I loved green beans.  Pretty much thought they were the best veggie ever created, second only to corn on the cob smothered...

My kids usually don't care much for leftovers.  As a matter of fact, they sometimes tell me they'd rather stave than eat leftovers. ...

Although I'm enjoying the cooler weather, it's almost depressing.  Depressing because I know it means winter is just around the corn...

Do you know what goes well on buttered toast?  Sprinklers.  Or at least that's what my 4 year old calls them.  I gave my little princess...

If you haven't ever had roasted veggies, you are missing out!  Roasting is my favorite way to prepare my veggies.  These Roasted Carrots...

Oh boy! Do I have a scrumdidilyumptious (thank you Willy Wonka for my word of the day) potato recipe for you! These Cheesy Bacon Ranch Pot...

We love chips and salsa at our house. As soon and my sweet hubby pulls out the chips and salsa, everyone swarms to him like flies. I can...

Oh wow! I have had super tasty sweet potato casseroles, but this Yam Souffle tops them all! Technically, Yam Souffle is a dessert, but up ...

I love veggies, especially asparagus. Asparagus is a favorite of my kids too. They call it "trees". They even fight over aspara...

My kids think I am VERY cool 'cause I can actually make tortilla chips. Honestly, they are so very easy. Almost as easy as opening a b...

I don't know where the name came from - well, the lime from the Jell-O, the pineapple from the pineapple and the salad from the fact tha...

I don't know what it is with my kids, they love pasta with cheese sauce, but hate mac and cheese. Change the name and wada bing, wada b...

Happy New Year!! To start off the new year I thought I would share a healthy, low calorie, low fat, delicious recipe. Then I changed my mi...

This has got to be the BEST baked bean recipe ever! I absolutely LOVE it!! I made these baked beans for our family Thanksgiving dinner and...

I love potatoes, especially these potatoes. They are simple, yet elegant enough for company. This time I decided to use half red potatoes ...

My mom always scolds me when I call these potatoes "funeral potatoes", but to me, that's what they are. The first time I trie...

This recipe came from a local fresh-mex restaurant called Cabo Grill. The restaurant closed down in the fall of 2008, but, I happen to know...

I LOVE refried beans! They are so easy and versatile. I like to eat them just plain or topped with salsa, but they are also great in burri...