Cheesy Alexia Fries & Giveaway

The picture above is my favorite way to eat French fries – grilled chicken, smothered in melted cheese and a dollop or two of sour cream for good measure. I had the opportunity dive deep into the world of fries with Alexia Foods “Reinvent a Classic” contest over the summer. For an entire month, my [...]

Grill Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

There’s something wonderfully satisfying about discovering new things in familiar areas. I found myself visiting my family in northern Michigan this week. It is an area I know all too well as it was where I spent all of my childhood. I decided to make a quick stop at a local bakery for a piece [...]

French Fry Testing – The Final Submission

Click Here to View Slideshow in Flickr A voice in the back of my head told me it’s time to put my pencil down. The testing was now over. For nearly four weeks, I have been experimenting and testing new fry flavors for the Alexia Foods “Reinvent a Classic” challenge. Boy, it sure was a [...]

French Fry Testing – All About Spices

When I agreed to work with Alexia Foods on the “Reinvent a Classic” challenge, I never would have imagined the sheer volume of potatoes I needed to consume over a three week period. I tested them fried and baked. I tried them in crinkle, shoe string, wedged and waffle shapes. I’ve even tried flavor ideas [...]

French Fry Testing – Week 2

The best way to receive nearly immediate feedback when I test recipes is to throw a dinner party. This weekend was no exception. I was toying with three main flavor ideas for the Alexia Foods “Reinvent a Classic” challenge and desperately needed critiques before I moved forward. So I turned to my friends Jimmy and [...]

French Fry Testing: Week 1

While I’m no stranger to the crispy and golden world of fries, I honestly had never tried Alexia Foods natural fries until I was invited to participate in their “Reinventing a Classic” challenge. My first week focused on taste testing as many varieties of their fry products as I could handle. This approach is allowing [...]

Reinventing a Classic with Alexia Foods

No matter how they are sliced or seasoned, fries have always been a favorite food group in my life. I remember surviving many late night study sessions with a heaping pile of chili cheese fries shared among friends and washed down with a milkshake. Even as my tastes have matured, my desires have shifted towards [...]

Homemade Baked Potato Chips

I’ve been making baked potato chips for years. But I never considered posting the recipe to CulinaryCory.com because I thought it might be a little too simple for your reading enjoyment. So I decided to ask my Facebook followers what they thought about the idea. Much to my surprise I almost immediately started receiving enthusiastic [...]

Classic Potato Salad: My Way

You are almost always guaranteed to run into a bowl of goop claiming to be potato salad at any community pot luck party, family reunion, or summer barbeque across the country.  This statement was confirmed when I was thumbing through my extensive collection of small town “old lady” fundraiser cookbooks.  I glanced though the index [...]

Slow Cooked Au Gratin Potatoes

This recipe was featured in Cooking Club of America’s e-newsletter called Food Now! The article was called Slow Cooker Recipes for Cool Fall Nights I was sitting on the couch eating a bowl of these au gratin potatoes while Brent was flipping though a list of recorded shows on our DVR.  I commented that his [...]

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