Category: Side Dishes
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Green Bean Potato Salad
Now that it feels like summer, I find myself craving potato salad. Potato salad is such a great side dish for a simple summer meal or picnic. This potato salad is a little different from your typical potato salad, since it also includes green beans. If you have started or are planning on starting a…
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Street Corn Salad
I’m so glad May will be here soon–the weather is warming up, flowering trees are in full bloom, and more and more plants and flowers are springing up! And this time of year I start craving more summery kinds of foods–foods that are easy to make with minimal or no cooking involved. Like salads, for…
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Cowboy Baked Beans
Even though it’s spring, we’re still having some chilly days. We’re having summer-like days too. Last weekend we actually got a light amount of snow and the temperature was
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Buffalo Ranch Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli
If you’re looking for a veggie side dish that has a flavorful punch to it, then this Buffalo Ranch Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli recipe may be just what you’re looking for!
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Cheesy Corn Casserole
Not long ago, I posted a yummy “comfort food”-type side dish called Easy Corn Casserole. It’s really good and very easy to make. Being a cheese-lover, I thought I’d try making another version with some sharp cheddar cheese and a little chopped green onion added in–and I loved the result! So I just had to…
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Easy Corn Casserole
It’s not often that you find a recipe that is wonderful comfort food, inexpensive, and easy to make–like this Easy Corn Casserole. Friends have told me about this recipe and I also did a search in the web comparing recipes, and most of them have these ingredients in common: a can of corn, a can…
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Red Beet Hummus
Beets were never on my list of favorite foods as a kid, but I’ve grown to like them. And I especially like that they are so healthy and good for you. I make recipes with beets every so often–probably not as often as I should–and I had the perfect opportunity to make a beet recipe when I received…
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Cinnamon-Glazed Carrots
I’ve never been very crazy about raw carrots. But I do like them cooked or roasted. So when I found this recipe for Cinnamon-Glazed Carrots in my review copy of No Excuses Detox, I knew I wanted to make them! As the subtitle says, this book includes 100 recipes to help you eat healthy every day. Written…
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Cheesy Mixed Vegetable Casserole
I actually first made this casserole during the holiday season—I went to a special Christmas lunch where one of the items they served was a vegetable casserole side dish. It was really, really good. One of my co-workers decided to try making one herself and she talked about how good it was!
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Popcorn Cauliflower Nuggets
This recipe had me at the word “popcorn,” being the popcorn-lover that I am. But it actually doesn’t have anything to do with popcorn; it’s a roasted cauliflower recipe, flavored with some spices that really give it some punch–chili powder, cumin, and paprika. I found this recipe in The Quick Six Fix, a cookbook by Stuart…
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Homemade Applesauce (Sweetened with Honey or Maple Syrup)
I’ve had homemade applesauce before, but this is the first time I’ve made my own. And let me tell you, it’s so much better than store-bought! It’s not as convenient as buying it, but I think it’s worth the extra effort to make homemade applesauce if you have the time. It’s really easy to make your own—the…
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Aunt Bee’s Sour Cream and Cheese Potatoes
I love potatoes…especially cheesy potatoes! When I found this recipe at Recipe Lion, I knew I had to try it out! You can’t have too many cheesy potato recipes and this one, with lots of cheddar cheese and sour cream mixed in, sounded very cheesy and creamy! 🙂
NancyC 