Tag: potatoes

Carrot Top Salsa Verde Potatoes

Carrot Top Salsa Verde Potatoes

I often make large batches of roasted vegetables, but I also love switching up the flavor by adding some fresh flavors after they’re done in the oven. This is exceptionally easy to do when you’ve saved up a bunch of leftovers that need just a…

Whole30 Beet Green Borscht

Whole30 Beet Green Borscht

While it’s still technically summer everywhere else in the US, Anchorage seems to have moved into its rainy season. But I’m not complaining, because that means the return of soup season! Is there anything more comforting that a steamy bowl of soup when it’s cold…

Everything You Need to Know About Potatoes at the Farmers Market

Everything You Need to Know About Potatoes at the Farmers Market

Even though they seem so basic, there’s a lot to consider when picking out potatoes at the farmers market. Color, flavor, and texture can all influence what potato is right for the job. For example, potatoes perfect for mashes are generally not the perfect potato for home fries. Let me be your guide as we talk about the potato and all the best ways to highlight this humble vegetable.

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Whole30 Sunchoke Hash

Whole30 Sunchoke Hash

Sunchokes are a pretty unique-looking vegetable. In fact, while I was at the farmers market picking these up, a woman asked me, “what do you do with them?” The easy answer? Treat them like you would a potato. This simple Whole30 sunchoke hash is great…

Whole30 Red Cabbage Hash Browns

Whole30 Red Cabbage Hash Browns

I don’t like wasting food (or money), so I love having an assortment of recipes that use up all the odds and ends. Making hash browns is a versatile method to use up leftovers of many different vegetables. Recently, I’ve been testing a bunch of…

Whole30 Mojito Salmon with Crispy Roasted Potatoes

Whole30 Mojito Salmon with Crispy Roasted Potatoes

Cooking salmon has a huge return on the time and effort invested. It’s a flavorful fish that can stand up to many different cooking methods and flavors. Here, I mix sour, floral limes with cool mint to make an enticing combination for this Whole30 mojito salmon with crispy, roasted fingerling potatoes.

I’ve really become a fan of sheet pan meals, especially for weeknight meals when I’m cooking after work. Most sheet pan meals plop everything on the pan and then the meal roasts in the oven, but this dinner is a little different. While the potatoes roast in the oven, you’ll prepare the salmon en papillote, which is a cooking method that will gently steam the salmon. The little parchment packages are placed on the sheet pan as the potatoes finish crisping up. This dinner is fast, and easy, making it perfect for nights where you want dinner fast and don’t want to do dishes afterward.

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Crispy Kohlrabi Hash Browns

Crispy Kohlrabi Hash Browns

There’s not much better than biting into freshly fried kohlrabi hash browns. They’re hot; they’re crispy; they’re a perfect way to eat kohlrabi for breakfast. When I first mentioned to my husband how much I liked kohlrabi, he responded that he had the best kohlrabi…