Roasted Crispy Parmesan Potatoes

These Roasted Crispy Parmesan Potatoes are some of the best potatoes I have ever made. They take 10 minutes to prepare and will wow your family. They are utter nirvana!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 35 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Tomato Chickpea Salad

This Tomato Chickpea Salad with fresh summer tomatoes and chickpeas is tossed with a simple sherry vinaigrette. Sautéing the chickpeas until they are browned and crispy on the outside then dusted with cumin gives them a wonderful depth of flavor.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Triple-Citrus Pound Cake

I made this Triple-Citrus Pound Cake because we just moved to a new house that has huge orange and grapefruit trees in the backyard. It's a delicious and easy cake to make.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 16 Servings

Bacon-Tomato Linguine

This Bacon-Tomato Linguine is on the cover of this month's Food Network Magazine. It's very similar to carbonara but adds fresh tomatoes and basil.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins

Chicken With Basil Cream Sauce

Chicken With Basil Cream Sauce is a delicious summer dish. It's refreshing, creamy and luxurious. The sauce is very versatile and can be used for chicken, shrimp, salmon, etc.

 

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Texas Garlic Mashed Potatoes

These crowd-pleasing, creamy Texas Garlic Mashed Potatoes get their flavor burst from garlic and caramelized onions. What's not to like?!

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Slow Cooker Texas Roadhouse Pot Roast

This Slow Cooker Texas Roadhouse Pot Roast is so simple to make and packed with flavor. With a touch of BBQ and tomato sauce, this effortless pot roast makes for a delicious dinner.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 8 hrs
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Zucchini With Shallots

This Zucchini With Shallots is light and delicious. It takes only 15 minutes and would be a great side dish for grilled beef or chicken or for any type of seafood. The bread crumbs added at the end provide excellent texture.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Gooden Granola

Granola, that breakfast food of oats, nuts and other crunchy ingredients, has a mixed reputation. It is often seen a healthy, comforting and—literally and figuratively-crunchy. The breakfast equivalent of a pair of Birkenstocks. Just as Birkenstocks have shed their hippy image and are now right on trend for fashion and comfort, some granola—especially home-made—is now known simply for being delicious. Carl Parke’s (the head of the Gooden School) granola is just that—richly flavored with spices like ginger and allspice, slightly sweet with brown sugar and honey and delightfully nutty with four kinds of nuts and seeds. This is granola at its best, as good at breakfast as it is at any time of the day or night.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 1 hr

Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Walnut-Za’atar Pesto

Cabbage and Carrot Slaw with Walnut-Za’atar Pesto is such a colorful salad, which gets a modern upgrade thanks to a salty-cheesy walnut pesto. The humble, underutilized cabbage, is jam-packed with vitamins and minerals that deliver so many health benefits.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings