Sometimes simply fresh vegetables with fresh ingredients taste the best. And when preparing a holiday meal, simple, quick and easy are what I need when surrounded by chaos. This Oven Roasted Asparagus recipe from AllRecipes.com is perfect for a busy holiday dinner. It is a quick and easy, yet elegant, healthy, gourmet side dish, sure to please…
Side Dishes
Find your favorite side dishes, such as green bean casserole, broccoli salad, and sweet potato casserole and many more.
Creamy Corn, Peas and Pasta
Creamy Corn, Peas and Pasta is a delicious, versatile pasta dish that can be used as a side dish or a vegetarian main dish. Add some chicken and you have a great hot lunch, or serve cold for a fantastic pasta salad. I made this for a quick and easy lunch using pantry ingredients. This…
Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta
This Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta tastes amazing! The pasta is covered with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto and sprinkled with bacon, parmesan cheese, black pepper, and parsley. Quick, easy, and delicious. Why You’ll Love This Recipe! Simple, fast, easy, yet flavorful pasta dishes are always popular, especially for a quick lunch or easy weeknight meal. With only…
Balsamic Bacon Green Beans
Balsamic Bacon Green Beans is a new Thanksgiving tradition for our family. Who doesn’t have green bean casseroles on their Thanksgiving table? It’s tradition, right? It’s right up there with, Mom, apple pie, and Tom Turkey for Thanksgiving. We had it every year for Thanksgiving when I was a kid, and up until two years…
Orange Guajillo Glazed Sweet Potatoes
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! For us Yanks, Thanksgiving is only a month away. Do you know what you will serve? Are you looking for a new twist on a traditional Thanksgiving side dish? If so, then keep reading. These Orange Guajillo Glazed Sweet Potatoes will add a little spice and citrusy sweetness to your traditional…
Slow Cooker Chicken Marrakesh
Adapted from AllRecipes.com, this delicious, healthy, easy, budget-friendly, one-dish meal is one of our favorites and is perfect for the start of fall. What really makes this dish is the spice combination of onion, garlic, cumin, turmeric, salt, black pepper, parsley, and cinnamon. With chicken, onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and garbanzo beans, it is similar…
Creamy Tomatillo Jalapeno Ranch Dip
To say Texas has lots of Tex-Mex restaurants would be a huge understatement. We have one on almost every corner. Each one has its own specialty. One of the more popular chains in Texas and other Southeastern states is Chuy’s. They have many wonderful dishes, but what makes people keep coming back is their creamy…
Oatmeal Pancakes
These easy, healthy Oatmeal Pancakes use a blender for mixing the pancake batter. Enjoy these delicious, fluffy pancakes made with whole grain rolled oats, and top with your favorite pancake toppings! Whether served for a leisurely weekend breakfast or when you need some quick pancakes for an easy weekday breakfast, the whole family is certain…
It’s Greek to Me Broccoli Slaw
If you follow this blog, you know that I love slaw, like Crack Slaw, and especially this Greek Broccoli Slaw! I love the colors and the flavors! It is fantastic with chicken, barbecue, picnics, and just about everything else. However, I don’t love mayonnaise in slaw. Don’t get me wrong. It tastes great. However,…
Black Bean and Feta Cheese Ugly Dip
Adapted from AllRecipes.com, this easy, versatile Black Bean and Feta Cheese Ugly Dip is great as a side to a Mexican dinner, or on top of a salad, or as a cold appetizer dip. It is easy to change it up to your taste. If you change the black beans to garbanzo beans, it becomes…
Herdez Mexican Cornbread
After making the Creamy Tomatillo Verde Avocado Salsa in my first post, now I have to use the rest of the Herdez Tomatillo Verde Mexican Cooking Sauce because it tastes so good, it would be a shame to waste. So I decided to make the Herdez Mexican Cornbread by Paula on Allrecipes.com. It has…
Antipasto Pasta Salad for Summer
It was a scorcher outside. While I sat in traffic for an hour on my way home from work, the car dashboard said it was 104 degrees. No relief in sight until about October. Too bad I can’t afford to move to Alaska during the summer. Oh, but I digress. At least I knew…
Herdez Creamy Tomatillo Verde Avocado Salsa
When I saw Valerie (From Valerie’s Kitchen) post this creamy salsa recipe I knew I had to try it. Her recipes are always excellent; and I love the new Herdez Mexican Cooking sauces, especially the Tomatillo Verde sauce used in this recipe. I expected this recipe would be good. However, when I tasted the salsa,…