Kate's Cuisine

These carrots are very easy to make and that’s probably why I do like making them every so often. Really, boiling the carrots and melting the butter are the hardest parts of this recipe. I however, am not huge on the idea of sugar-coated vegetables and for that reason, I don’t make them all that [...]

Another great way to make what’s old, new again! 1 5-pound bag baby potatoes, preferably a mixture of red and white, washed but not peeled $4.99 2 heads of garlic, one peeled with individual cloves smashed $0.52 1 lemon, with the rind peeled and reserved and the lemon cut in half $0.65 2 tablespoons chopped [...]

These are not the garlic mashed potatoes that I made at my own Thanksgiving this year. Those were actually plain old potatoes and garlic. When I made these the other night, I decided I wanted to jazz it up a little and a little quickly turned into a lot. I had some fresh tarragon that [...]

For when you just need a different way to do potatoes. 6 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced $1.02 4 tablespoons butter $0.24 3 tablespoons flour $0.06 1 teaspoon salt $0.01 1/4 teaspoon pepper $0.01 2 1/2 cups milk $0.68 1 small onion, finely chopped $0.47 Total Cost   $2.49 1.) Preheat oven to 325 [...]

Holiday or no holiday, I usually turn to this dish when I really do need to have potatoes in another form other than roasted or mashed. And for your Turkey Dinner this year, scalloped potatoes will surely be a big hit among those that are sick of the mashed potatoes that keep appearing alongside their [...]

Because what’s Turkey Dinner without it? 1 package dried cranberries $1.99 1 1/2 cups water FREE! 1 teaspoon ground cloves $0.29 1 teaspoon ground all spice $0.15 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon $0.15 2 cups white sugar $0.38 Total Cost  $2.96 1.) Place cranberries and water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the allspice, [...]

I honestly don’t know where I got this original recipe because by the time it made it to the bowl it sits in for the picture, it had been three years since I had made it. That was the very first time I cooked my own Turkey Dinner for my small little family of three [...]