Food & Recipes, holidays, Side dishes, Veggies |
Everyone makes mashed potatoes holiday meals, and I wanted an alternative side dish. Parsnips are perfect. Stop thinking about it. Just go buy the mascarpone cheese. The addition of the sweet potatoes is nice because of the added sweetness and fluffy texture. Whipped...
Featured, Food & Recipes, Salad, School Lunches, Side dishes, Veggies |
Couscous is a wonderful traditional Middle Eastern grain made from semolina that is versatile and tasty not to mention easy to cook. It is my go to choice for so many applications that I had to share a few ideas about cooking couscous with everyone. I am using the...
Food & Recipes, Side dishes, Veggies |
These black beans are a modification of an awesome one pot chicken meal that Emeril Lagasse has in his cookbook: Sizzling Skillets and Other One-Pot Wonders, chicken and black beans with chorizo. I loved the black beans that are the base of the chicken dish but I...
Food & Recipes, Side dishes, Veggies |
This recipe is a variation on a green bean recipe that my great grandmother would make with fresh green beans, home cured ham hock and homemade ketchup. I have never had great grandma’s version but for years my mother has been trying to recreate this wonderful side...