Category: Sides

Roasted Vegetable Parmesan

Roasted Vegetable Parmesan. Here’s one dish where my total lack of food styling is probably not helpful in convincing you to rush out and make this recipe. However, if I show you the layers and

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Potato & Fennel Au Gratin

Potato & Fennel Au Gratin.  The folks at Google really need to get on with making some sort of smell-0-vision for the internet so you can get the full cheesy, creamy, potato-y glory in this

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Chorizo & Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates

Chorizo & Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates. Behold the appetizer to end all appetizers! These little nuggets of goodness have it all going on — the sweet, the spicy, the creamy… Easy to make and even

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Glazed Carrots

Glazed Carrots might be the perfect, quick, last minute side dish that you need for Thanksgiving. These are easy and simple to make but so tasty. One of the great things about making these for

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Braised Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta

Brussels Sprouts tend to be an all or nothing, love or hate kind of vegetable. I’m willing to bet that if you fall into the nothing/hate category, these Braised Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta will turn

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Risotto Milanese

Risotto Milanese – The answer to boring, humdrum side dishes! I usually make risotto as a main course, adding spring vegetables, seafood, or even bacon, but this Risotto Milanese is perfect as a side dish. The Milanese in

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Bacon Fried Rice

Bacon Fried Rice! Brace yourself. This is a good one. And I’m not just talking about my (fairly lame) attempt at fancy food styling with the green onions and chopsticks either. I’m talking BACON! This

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Marinated Cactus Salad

Marinated Cactus Salad! Admit it. You read the title of this post and thought, “Well, it’s finally happened. She’s gone completely nuts.” That’s okay. I was skeptical at first but then I quickly became something

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Scalloped Corn

Scalloped Corn – so creamy and delicious. I was not prepared to love it as much as I did. I like corn on the cob and in recipes like Corn Chowder.  I even like canned cream

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Zucchini Fritters

It is a miracle that there is a photo of these Zucchini Fritters. These were so ridiculously good, we were shoving them in our faces as fast as I could cook them. Even if you

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Zucchini Recipes!

It’s Zucchini Season! Sort of like bikini season but with more squash and less horror. Those of you with gardens and CSA boxes are probably scoffing at my photo of only 3 zucchinis when you

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Zucchini & Almond Sauté

You know what’s coming, don’t you? Zucchini Season! You either love it or dread it. Garrison Keillor jokes that summer is the only time that Minnesotans lock their doors. Not out of fear of theft

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Southwestern Quinoa

Southwestern Quinoa with black beans, roasted corn, tomatoes, caramelized onions…too many good things to list them all! I’m a big fan of quinoa as both a  cold salad and as a warm side dish. By now

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