Sides

These are the green beans of your spicy dreams! Boy, are these delicious with just the right amount of crunch, spice and creaminess from the cheese. These are so simple…

Who doesn’t love Chipotle’s cilantro lime rice with cilantro? Ever since they opened one near me, I’ve been hooked on their bowls and I always pick the cilantro lime rice.…

This salsa is so, so good and healthy! I love the combination of flavors and textures against the citrusy tang from the lime juice, not to mention all the vibrant…

I grew up eating a poor man’s version of a Niçoise Salad – meaning a boiled potato, an egg, a can of green beans and a can of tuna with…

Have you every enjoyed roasted radishes? Roasting radishes produces the same result as roasting garlic. That intense, piquant flavor mellows and transforms into a delicious, mild root vegetable. This dish…

If you’re looking for a special rice for the holidays, this wild rice pilaf is a perfect accompaniment to roasted duck, Cornish hen, roasted chicken or Thanksgiving turkey. This is…

Haricots Verts Amandine is a classic French side dish that’s absolutely delicious. What’s not to love about thin green beans, cooked in garlic, butter, lemon and topped with toasted almond…

We all love carrots. They are delicious raw, roasted, sautéed, boiled, steamed and we eat them in just about anything from soups to sushi. It’s no surprise they make the…

No matter how fancy you try to make mac and cheese, the best is always the simple and original version. This tried and true Southern classic recipe is the best…

This hash brown casserole is my copycat version of Cracker Barrel’s famous cheesy and creamy hash brown potato casserole. If you don’t have a Cracker Barrel near you, I’m sorry.…

Stuffings or Dressing? Growing up we always called it stuffing. Most likely because we grew up eating Stove Top Stuffing and then moved on to Pepperidge Farm Classic Herb Stuffing,…

Who doesn’t love sweet potato casserole? We serve it as a vegetable side, but let’s be honest, it’s rich and sweet like dessert. I’ve been perfecting my sweet potato recipe…

Panzanella is a simple yet delicious Tuscan bread salad that is also popular in other parts of Italy. It is believed the name came from “pane” for bread and “zanella”…

This is my copycat recipe of an amazing Sweet Corn Tamale Cake from Tijuana Taxi Cab Company, a local Tex-Mex restaurant here in south Florida. These cakes are perfectly balanced…

Houston’s Ding’s Coleslaw is an important layer in their Ding’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich, but it’s a delicious and crisp coleslaw salad that is perfect on any sandwich or served as…

This is a great skillet side that you can take from breakfast to dinner! I love to serve these with Classic Eggs Benedict or with a nice steak or roasted…

Had this delicious side at a company Thanksgiving luncheon a few years back and I loved it. Probably because it wasn’t the usual creamed vegetable and it had a beautiful…

This Classic Cranberry Sauce is my go to recipe. It’s simple and uncomplicated is always best since you don’t want so many flavors competing over the Thanksgiving meal. Place all…

Unlike mayonnaise based potato salads, this vinegar dressed potato salad is tangy, bright and absolutely delicious. The secret is tossing the warm potatoes in the dressing – it really absorbs…

I love roasting vegetables and these Brussels sprouts are over the top delicious. The perfect side to any main course. Start by dicing about 5 slices of bacon and cooking…

If there’s something I’ve learned from The Barefoot Contessa, is that you don’t have to cook everything when entertaining. I like to take that advice a step further and say,…

This is the best mashed potato recipe and technique. The results are creamy, rich and fluffy mashed potatoes. Just perfect. You can easily adapt it and to make garlic mashed…

This isn’t even a recipe, it’s more like a method. Over 30 (cough) years ago, a coworker brought a delicious pasta salad to an office potluck. The basic recipe was…

Nothing beats fresh and this Pico de Gallo is the best I’ve had anywhere. Ripe plum tomatoes, crisp red onion, lots of cilantro and fresh squeezed lime juice with the…

There’s nothing like fresh guacamole to eat with … anything! I love this on anything Mexican, with chips and even on toast with a fried egg on top! It’s even…

This is a quick and easy recipe that’s light and refreshing. I love to serve it with seafood and roasted pork – think luau. Basically, tropical fruits are refreshing and…

There’s nothing like fresh, sweet corn. Although I love corn on the cob with some herb butter, I can’t rave enough about this Mexican Street Corn. Typically the cob is…

Gratin dauphinois is a French dish of thin raw potato slices baked in cream with cheese. It was created in 1788 in the Dauphine region in France. Sounds fancy, right? Anything…

Bugs Bunny isn’t the only one that loves carrots. This vegetable is inexpensive, delicious and versatile. You can serve them as a side dish or transform them into other dishes…

A hint of sweet and spicy makes this the perfect coleslaw to complement your BBQ menu or fish fry! I love how the country mustard specks look throughout the slaw.…