Even if you love to cook as we do at Caramel Potatoes, isn’t it  wonderful to let someone else cook dinner once in a while!  I’ve always loved to watch Take Home Chef.  My dream was finding Curtis Stone in the grocery store waiting to come to my house to cook one of his delicious gourmet meals!  {Of course it always ruined the fantasy when I would think – ‘wait, not today – my house isn’t clean enough for a camera crew!’ – sigh . . . that’s okay, he never showed anyway.} Read More

Personally, I am still in shock that it is December.  The Christmas festivities are in filling the calendar.    So if you are looking for a quick make ahead appetizer this holiday season; there is no need to look any further.  This cranberry salsa is not only delicious and simple but can even be made the day before. 

Cranberry Salsa

Ingredients:

2 cups fresh cranberries
1 small apple, cubed
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and quartered
1 green onion, finely chopped
2 Tbls. chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup superfine sugar
1 Tbls. fresh lime juice
1 Tbls. canola oil
1/2 tsp. salt

We all love holiday parties!  The question is always- What do I bring?  Whether it’s a holiday party, game-day with friends, or a fun family get-together, you just can’t go wrong with this Hot Crab Dip.  Always a crowd favorite, your friends and family will be begging you for the recipe!

If you have a small gather -this recipe is just right (makes about 2 cups of dip), but I promise it will go fast!  If you are making it for a large party, you’ll definitely want to double the recipe {it will still be one of the first

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  It truly is, but I am reminded this morning that it is the sickest time of year too.  I love Christmas time and all that it means, but it does seem that my kids are sick more too.  I am reminded of this as I type with a 3-year-old curled up on my lap.  Her belly doesn’t feel good.  So it begins…

Traditionally when people think of fondue they think of 2 kinds; cheese and chocolate.  But there are so many other options.  Toffee fondue is a get a spoon to scrape

With the Christmas around the corner, we all seem to be focused on Christmas Treats {of course we are, who doesn’t love Christmas candy and cookies??}; however, if you want something special for a holiday dinner, here is one of our favorites.  Apples are my husband’s favorite.  He will always pick apple pie over any other and any recipe with apples is always a winner with him.  So of course he loves these pork chops baked with apples and raisins – the whole family does. The combination of apples and pork chops is classic – we love to serve