Cajun Ragu de Patat Potato Stew

A simple, old‑fashioned Cajun potato stew made with tender red or yellow potatoes, sweet onions, and smoky sausage simmered down into a rich, buttery gravy.

Cajun Ragu de Patat Potato Stew

If you grew up anywhere near South Louisiana, you already know that a pot of potatoes, onions, and smoky sausage simmering away on the stove is just about the definition of comfort.

This Cajun Ragu de Patat Potato Stew is one of those deeply humble, deeply flavorful dishes that doesn’t need anything fancy to shine - just butter, onions, good sausage, and time for one of the most highly favored comfort dishes.

Poor Man's Meal of Hot Dogs with Potatoes and Onions

A skillet mix of fried potatoes, onions and sliced hot dogs, born out of ingenuity and necessity during the 1930s Great Depression era and known as a Poor Man's Meal, because of the low cost, easy prep and ingredient availability. This dish continues to carry comfort that never goes out of style.

Poor Man's Meal - Hot Dogs with Potatoes and Onions

There are those days where you know you need to eat, but you just don't really feel like cooking or even know what it is that you want!

Enter one of my favorites. Fried potatoes. 

I can certainly make a meal of those alone, or really any other potato central dish to be honest - set a pot of those smothered potatoes in front of me and I'm a happy gal - but if you want to get in a little protein too, it's excellent with some sliced smoked sausage or hot dogs tossed in and I make it regularly because I love it!

This sheet pan mix of roasted potatoes with loads of vegetables and smoked sausage is an easy meal that's packed with flavor.

Roasted Potatoes with Sausage and Vegetables

You may remember a near viral recipe for a simple sheet pan roasted potatoes with onions and sweet peppers flashing across social media platforms the past year or so.

I'm old enough to remember when people just made these kinds of things with little to no fanfare, but hey, if social media can drum up some interest in cooking, well, anything... I'm happy about it!

Food, after all, isn't just about nourishment, although some would have you think so.