Friday, October 4, 2013

Roasted Potatoes


This dish rocks my world. The smooth buttery yellow potatoes paired with the firmer, milder flavored red potato gives a really good depth to any meal. You'll almost feel like you're eating 2 side dishes in one (and I guess technically you are...). Or if you love potatoes like me, you could just eat this for your meal. The bottom side of these potatoes are crispy and yummy like a fried potato and the skins on top also get slightly crisp. The inside, however, stays smooth and creamy - yum!


1lb Red Potatoes
1lb Baby yellow potatoes
3 Tbsp butter
2 tsp salt, divided
1 tsp granulated garlic
Olive oil
Pepper

Preheat oven to Roast at 400 degrees. Drizzle olive oil on pan and divide butter and place in 4 or 5 spots on the pan.  Place the pan in the oven just long enough to melt the butter. Sprinkle 1 tsp of the the kosher salt and granulated garlic in the oil. Cut the yellow potatoes in half and place them cut side down in the heated butter/oil. Cut the red potatoes into quarters and place them cut side down in the butter/oil. Spray the top of the potatoes with cooking spray or olive oil. Place in the oven for 50 minutes. Remove from the pan and sprinkle with the remaining 1 tsp of kosher salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!





Thursday, October 3, 2013

German Chocolate Cheesecake Squares


This recipe kicked off the "Krystal Keith in the Kitchen" blog series that will be featured every Tuesday on Blog.GACTV.com . You can read the story behind this recipe in the full post here. Just in case you missed it, here is the recipe:

1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 stick butter
8 oz cream cheese
14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
8 oz pkg sweet cooking chocolate, melted
3 eggs
1 Tbsp vanilla
coconut pecan frosting

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine crumbs, sugar and butter and press into the bottom of a 15x10 jelly roll pan (same as a baking sheet that is 1" deep). In a large bowl beat cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually beat in condensed milk until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, except topping mix, and pour into pan. Bake for 20 minutes. Top with coconut pecan canned topping (see recipe below).

Coconut Pecan Frosting:
Feel free to opt for canned coconut pecan topping but here is a recipe for you to make it yourself.
1 cup coconut, shredded
1 cup pecans, chopped
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1 stick butter

Combine all ingredients, except nuts, in a sauce pan, heat ingredients until it thickens. Stir in pecans and use as a topping.

Enjoy! XOXO~

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Get Your Redneck On Fan Photos

A few weeks ago I asked you guys to submit your own photos showing you while you're getting your redneck on and boy did we have some submissions! I beam with pride at all the redneck-ed-ness that there is out there in the good ole U.S. of A. Here are a few of my favorites along with a few captions from yours truly:


The family that shoots together stays together....(and I love that mom's gun is pink!)

This little ornery thing....I think his face says it all! (and I thought he was flipping me the bird twice over when I first saw this)

INTRUDER BEWARE: (not of his shooting...just of him...he is full of mischief)
And the well runs dry... 
This is my kind of fishin' trip! Just a little reward after reelin' in the big catch.


This is my duck huntin' family. Y'all go down to Stutgart, AR ya hear?! 

 Love Love Love this pic! Only a good redneck knows when the morel mushrooms are in season...you get 2 weeks in the Spring and 2 weeks in the Fall. Fry those puppies up!

 Again, here is a pic that needs no caption other than "Get Your Redneck On" and they totally did!

Thank you guys so much for your submissions! I love seeing that me and my family aren't the only rednecks around. Y'all keep 'em coming....and I'll keep getting giggles out of it.

Get Your Redneck On!
XOXO~