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Aligot Recipe – cheesy mashed potatoes

Imagine the cheesiest mashed potatoes you’ve ever had. Potatoes that are so cheesy, they stretch! They are called “aligot” in French and they are amazing. You only need a handful of ingredients for this aligot recipe. These French mashed potatoes belong on your holiday table, just like classic bread stuffing. 

aligot recipe in white bowl

After you make this aligot recipe, you may never want to go back to regular mashed potatoes again!

This recipe for aligot is sponsored by my friends at Idaho® Potato.  I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Classic Bread Stuffing

Classic bread stuffing is as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey. Cubes of dried bread mixed with celery, onions and sage are baked in the oven until golden brown. It is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish, along with the easiest 5 ingredient corn casserole that everyone loves. bread stuffing in white casserole dish with sage leaves

As we are all gearing up for this holiday, the only one that is all about food, I am planning our Thanksgiving menu. 

Butternut squash arugula salad, turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, melting potatoes with garlic and herbs, gravy, pumpkin pie and cranberry upside down cake. 

I may even make a few pumpkin rum balls for after dinner. Can you really ask for anything else? Carbs with a side of carbs. (it’s one day, indulge!)

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Baked Broccoli Cakes Recipe

Broccoli cakes are a delicious way to eat your vegetables. These vegetable cakes are baked, not fried, to make them an even healthier choice. Inspired by my original veggie cakes recipe, these broccoli cakes are approved by even the pickiest eaters.

stacked broccoli cakes

Broccoli cakes are perfect for tucking into lunch boxes or meal prepping for the week. This recipe makes a dozen, but it can be easily doubled and I often make a double recipe because they disappear so quickly! 

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How to Make Melting Potatoes with Garlic and Herbs

Melting potatoes are one of the easiest, most delicious ways to get a lot of bang for your buck for a quick side dish. The oven does the majority of the work for you, all you have to do is flip them a couple of times. That tiny bit of effort is rewarded with the most perfectly roasted potato dish to ever grace your dinner table. I love serving these with this Beef Tenderloin Roast for special occasions.

This is the best of both worlds as far as potatoes go. The outside is golden and incredibly crispy, while the inside remains tender and fluffy.

Melting Potatoes on white platter

melting potatoes with garlic and herbs

This recipe for Melting Potatoes is sponsored by my friends at Idaho Potato.  I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Baked Fingerling Potatoes with Brown Butter

Baked fingerling potatoes tossed with brown butter and herbs make a delicious and easy side. Perfect for your holiday table, these tasty potatoes are full of flavor from nutty brown butter and a mixture of dried herbs. For an Asian twist on these little spuds, try my roasted fingerling potatoes with shishito peppers.

roasted fingerling potatoes in white bowl with white napkin

This recipe for Fingerling Potatoes with Brown Butter and Herbs is sponsored by my friends at Idaho® Potato.  I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Roasted Fingerling Potatoes with Shishitos

Roasted fingerling potatoes with togarashi spice and charred shishito peppers are a tasty way to change up boring side dishes. This Asian-spiced potato dish will be a new family favorite.

roasted fingerling potatoes with shishito peppers on white platter with herbsThis post is sponsored by Idaho® Potatoes.  All opinions, photos and recipe are mine.

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Green Vegetable Cakes

Vegetable cakes are one of my favorite ways to use up veggies I have in the refrigerator. Grated zucchini, broccoli and spinach form the base of these veggie patties with a handful of peas tossed in for sweetness. A bit of chopped parsley and mint give these vegetable cakes even more flavor!

green vegetable cakes stacked on paper with herbs
Learn how easy it is to make veggie cakes yourself instead of buying them. You can customize your veggie cakes to suit your tastes or simply to use up what you already have. Once you get the hang of it, the possibilities are endless.

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

Mediterranean quinoa salad with pistachios, mint and lemon is a quick and easy side or light dinner. This quinoa salad comes together in about 20 minutes, making it a great weeknight option.

quinoa salad in bowl with gold forks in background

It is packed with protein and flavor, and it is also vegan. If you are a meal prepper, this is a perfect recipe to make for the week ahead. It will last for days in the refrigerator, so you can pack it for lunches all week.

originally published: 3/18/16
recently updated: 6/19/19

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Veggie Cakes

Crispy, easy veggie cakes made with grated vegetables – carrots, zucchini, broccoli and corn. Great for lunches, side dish or your small picky eaters. Watch the video for step by step instructions or check out this post on How to Make Veggie Cakes for helpful tips on making your own vegetable cakes from scratch.

stack of veggie cakes with black background

Vegetable Patties

Veggie cakes are a tasty way to get more vegetables into your diet, especially if you have picky eaters.  Made with grated vegetables – carrots, broccoli, zucchini and a bit of corn for sweetness, these fluffy and easy vegetable cakes are cooked on the stovetop.

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Most recent post update: 5/29/19

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Easy Zucchini Fritter Recipe

This Zucchini Fritter Recipe is a perfect low calorie side. They are quick and easy, plus they are great for making ahead. Zucchini fritters make a tasty light lunch and it is a delicious way to get more veggies into your diet.

Top with an egg for a nutritious and filling breakfast, serve as a side with your favorite chicken recipe or these Baked Chicken Meatballs. They are just the right size for little hands and for tucking into lunchboxes.

zucchini fritters on white platter with sour cream

Zucchini Fritter Recipe

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