Holiday main dishes are even more wonderful when paired with equally great side dishes. Here are a few delicious suggestions. …
Thanksgiving Sides
Burger Salad
A small portion makes a great starter course while a more hefty serving is a filling main course. Serve burger salad either …
Caponata
This holiday season, surprise family and friends by serving caponata (Sicilian eggplant salad similar to the French …
Sam’s Mac and Cheese With Gouda, Provolone and Mozzarella
Involve your kids in holiday cooking by using fancy pasta shapes for this delectable mac and cheese with gouda, provolone and …
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Crispy and Creamy Green Beans Casserole
How can a dish be crispy and creamy at the same time? Green beans sauteed in butter are mixed with cream and milk, and topped …
Brown Sugar Glazed Baked Sweet Potatoes
A traditional Thanksgiving side dish, these brown sugar glazed baked sweet potatoes are just as good any time of the year …
Herbed Creamed Corn With Parmesan
Made with freshly shredded sweet corn. Thyme, sage, butter, onion and Parmesan give this herbed creamed corn its wonderful …
Honey Balsamic Mushrooms, Green Beans and Chick Peas
I cooked this honey balsamic mushrooms, green beans and chick peas for breakfast over two weeks ago but I dilly-dallied about …
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Steam-fried Mushrooms and Green Beans
Have you heard of the cooking technique called steam-frying? I know, it sounds like an oxymoron considering that no two …
Green Beans and Cauliflower With Spiced Butter
Cauliflower is one of our favorite vegetables. We've cooked cauliflower with other vegetables and we've also cooked it as the …
The Ultimate Guide to Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
What's fried chicken without mashed potatoes, eh? The crispy texture of the chicken has to be complemented by something soft …
3-cheese Mini Corn Muffins
Based on the corn muffins a la Kenny Rogers in the archive, these mini muffins are made tastier with the addition of three …
Bacon-topped Smashed Potatoes
When Sam asked me to make smashed potatoes, I thought she was referring to the salad. You know, like mashed potatoes but with …
Mashed potatoes and squash with chopped spinach
I've made mashed potatoes and squash before but not like this.This is Chilean charquicán meets Irish champ (poundies) …
