Grenache, the grape with many faces

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Crispy Roasted Herb Potatoes

Crispy Roasted Herb Potatoes - Extra-crispy roasted potatoes! It's the perfect side dish to any meal with only 15 min prep and the shortest ingredient list!

Extra-crispy roasted potatoes! It’s the perfect side dish to any meal with only 15 min prep and the shortest ingredient list!

Crispy Roasted Herb Potatoes - Extra-crispy roasted potatoes! It's the perfect side dish to any meal with only 15 min prep and the shortest ingredient list!

No matter what you’re making, we all need that perfect side dish to our meal, whether it be a grain, a veggie, or a salad.

But for me, it’s these roasted potatoes all the way.

It’s quick, it’s simple, and it’s truly the best accompaniment to anything and everything.

Also, who doesn’t love extra-crispy roasted potatoes, right? I mean, there’s no sogginess and no mushiness here.

Now the key to crispy potatoes is not to overcrowd your pan – hence the need for 2 baking sheets (or you can simply halve the recipe). And I find that the itty-bitty pee wee potatoes are the best kind of potatoes to get that super crisp, crunchy exterior we all love.

And remember, stir the potatoes just once – potatoes don’t really like to be touched!

Crispy Roasted Herb Potatoes - Extra-crispy roasted potatoes! It's the perfect side dish to any meal with only 15 min prep and the shortest ingredient list!

Crispy Roasted Herb Potatoes

Extra-crispy roasted potatoes! It’s the perfect side dish to any meal with only 15 min prep and the shortest ingredient list!

15 minutes45 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 pounds pee wee potatoes (about 1/2 inch size), cut in half
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, combine potatoes and canola oil; season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  3. Place potatoes in a single layer onto the prepared baking sheets.
  4. Place into oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, until golden brown and crisp, stirring and rotating pans halfway through baking. Stir in garlic, thyme and rosemary during the last 3 minutes of cooking time.
  5. Serve immediately, garnished with chives, if desired.

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50 Foods for the Future

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Ham and Cheese Drop Biscuits

Ham and Cheese Drop Biscuits - The easiest, simplest homemade drop biscuits made with less than 20min prep! And they're so buttery, so flaky and so perfect!

The easiest, simplest homemade drop biscuits made with less than 20min prep! And they’re so buttery, so flaky and so perfect!

Ham and Cheese Drop Biscuits - The easiest, simplest homemade drop biscuits made with less than 20min prep! And they're so buttery, so flaky and so perfect!

You guys know I love a good, flaky mile-high biscuit. Or a biscuit smothered in bacon/black pepper or maple bacon cheddar.

But I think I found my new love. Or my new love for the next month or so. And that is drop biscuits.

That’s right. If you don’t know what drop biscuits are, it’s basically a much quicker, easier version of a biscuit. It takes less work, less kneading, and less shaping.

You simply drop mounds of dough onto a baking sheet and bake. That’s it. And you can load it up with tons of butter, ham, cheese and parsley like I did here.

When serving, you can serve hot from the oven as is or with extra melted butter on top. You can do either, but I highly recommend the latter.

Ham and Cheese Drop Biscuits - The easiest, simplest homemade drop biscuits made with less than 20min prep! And they're so buttery, so flaky and so perfect!

Ham and Cheese Drop Biscuits

The easiest, simplest homemade drop biscuits made with less than 20min prep! And they’re so buttery, so flaky and so perfect!

20 minutes20 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup diced ham
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, frozen
  • 1 3/4 cups buttermilk

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, cheese, ham, parsley, baking powder, baking soda, salt, garlic powder and pepper.
  3. Grate butter using the large holes of a box grater. Stir into the flour mixture.
  4. Add buttermilk and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms.
  5. Drop 24 large mounds of the dough (about 3 tablespoons each) onto the prepared baking sheets.
  6. Place into oven and bake for 14-18 minutes, or until golden brown, rotating pans halfway through baking.
  7. Serve warm.

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The Week in Bites 17th March, 2019

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