A dozen mouth-watering, beautiful Mother's Day recipes from my mom, or inspired by her -- all are made with love.My mom was an absolutely amazing cook who rarely, if ever, followed a recipe. She created masterpieces from leftovers – and her meals often had many “secret ingredients.” My mom shared her kitchen with me … [Read more...]
Spicy Cabbage-Potato Pancake Recipe for St. Patrick’s Day
Want to know how happy I am when I see a Melissa's Produce box at my door? So happy, that it's as if I'm one of my sons seeing an Amazon box full of toys. (Trust me -- that's happy!) Beautiful and green! That's what the most recent box was filled with. Gorgeous baby brussels sprouts, kale sprouts, leeks, and Napa … [Read more...]
16 Delicious Potato Recipes for Potato Lovers’ Month
We must celebrate potatoes before February is over. It's not like we don't enjoy potatoes all the time, but you see, February is Potato Lovers' Month! Potatoes are a quintessential ingredient in almost any comfort food dish. And why wouldn't they be? Pulled from the earth, they're warming, buttery, creamy, and … [Read more...]
Cinco de Mayo Recipes: Spicy Pepper Jack Potato Pancakes
Last year at this time, Cooking On The Weekends wasn't born yet. I had just read an article in the LA Times Food Section about Sarah Gim of TasteSpotting. It said that Sarah would be speaking at Camp Blogaway -- a two-day camp packed with back to back sessions about all of the different aspects of the food blogging … [Read more...]
Gluten-Free Potato Pancakes with Red Onion-Apple Compote
These Gluten-Free Potato Pancakes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and with a dollop of the Red Onion-Apple Compote, they're over the top delicious! My mom and my aunt used to spend hours in the kitchen together making potato pancakes. And I mean hours! I loved those hours! They'd grate and grate … [Read more...]
