A Life in Food by real-life Chef Cheryl Bennett
This post for Savory Breakfast Mashed Potato Cakes with Pecan Butter is sponsored by Idaho Potatoes. As always, all opinions, recipes and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.
A great use for leftover mashed potatoes. Creamy Idaho® Potato Cakes slicked with nutty pecan butter make a great breakfast, lunch or afternoon snack. No leftovers? No problem. A recipe for mashed potatoes is included. …
Happy Friday! Have you planned you menu for Turkey Day? Can you believe Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away? Wasn’t Halloween just last weekend?! After Labor Day, I swear someone hits the “fast forward” button. Time goes so quickly, I can’t keep up some days.
For the next couple of weeks, we will focus on Thanksgiving recipes. We will feature sides, desserts and how to re-purpose leftovers. Make sure you are subscribed so you don’t miss a single recipe!
Here’s how it works: Every Friday morning, a new menu plan will show up in your email. It will consist of 5 dinner options, plus 2 extras. Those two extras could be side dishes, dessert, drinks, etc. The Dinner Divas weekly menu plans will feature (mostly) healthy, seasonal foods that don’t take all day to prepare. Getting the weekly menu delivered to your inbox on Friday morning gives you the chance to make your shopping list and get organized for the week ahead. I’d love to hear from you & see your creations! Post a pic using #DinnerDivas and tag @pookspantry! I hope this weekly menu plan provides inspiration and makes life a little easier… one meal at a time.
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This 5 ingredient corn casserole is a staple on nearly every Thanksgiving table. And with good reason – it is easy and delicious. It’s the time of the year for Thanksgiving recipes, and this one is always at the top of the list.
Creamy, sweet corn casserole is one of the things I wait all year to eat. I have been making this for over two decades, which is why I highly recommend it. It is one of the easiest recipes you’ll ever make and it is so unbelievably good. The browned, crisp top gives way to a creamy corn pudding inside, making this a staple on the holiday table.
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I’ll be honest with you, I was in the grocery store with a big loaf of crusty bread in my hand thinking “What’s the big deal… I’ll just buy it instead of making it”, but I JUST. COULDN’T. DO. IT.
So, I put that gorgeous loaf of bread back amongst it’s friends and headed home to start the focaccia.
I pulled out the stand mixer, made my dough, let it rise… Placed it ever so lovingly on my sheet pan to puff up again before sliding it in the oven… And yet, something was amiss. It just didn’t look quite right, but I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. Once it was time for the bread to come out of the sauna, I realized I had a bit of a problem.
Not really sure how I screwed it up, but it was more of a focaccia pancake. It didn’t rise properly and looked rather pathetic. So I salvaged what I could, not wanting to waste everything and started over.
Truth be told, the Ohio State game was on and I was a tad distracted… There, I’ve said it. I wasn’t paying attention to my work, I was watching football.
That’s what happened.
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