Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower is a delicious, healthy and savory side dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or as a Thanksgiving or holiday side dish. Roasting gives vegetables such an earthy, savory flavor unlike any other cooking method. As a kid, I would not eat cauliflower. It was not until I was an…
Side Dishes
Find your favorite side dishes, such as green bean casserole, broccoli salad, and sweet potato casserole and many more.
Rustic Spanish Potato Omelette Recipe
This delicious Rustic Spanish Potato Omelette recipe, based on the Tortilla Espanola dish served in Spain, is super easy and can be served hot or cold for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, or as a “tapas” or appetizer. I love trying foods from different parts of the world. I may not get to travel there but I can eat their food! (Isn’t that the best part?) This Rustic Spanish Potato Omelette Recipe, or Tortilla Espanola as it is known, is one of the most popular “Tapas” or appetizers in Spain. […]
Pea and Parsley Pesto Pasta
Pea and Parsley Pesto Pasta (say that 3 times fast!) is delicious, quick and easy to make, and budget friendly. It is perfect for a weeknight meal. You likely will have all the ingredients in your pantry or freezer. Last week I was going through Yahoo! Food looking for recipe ideas for dinner, when I came across this recipe and gorgeous photo under the heading “Cook This Tonight.” […]
Bacon Jalapeño Popper Cheesy Bread
Bacon Jalapeño Popper Cheesy Bread makes a great appetizer with its cheesy, spicy, salty bread. It is sure to be a hit at any party or tailgating event. What makes it even better is that is has been lightened up by using turkey bacon.
Corn and Zucchini Salsa
Corn and Zucchini Salsa is a perfect summer recipe to use up those tomatoes, zucchinis and corn. It is delicious on everything, especially salads, chicken, or fajita tacos.
Toasted Cream Cheese Feta Bruschetta
While I’m busy working and traveling, I have some fabulous guest bloggers sharing their best recipes with you. Today, Jen with Carlsbad Cravings, is sharing her Toasted Cream Cheese Feta Bruschetta today, just one example of her delicious, unique recipes and absolutely drop dead gorgeous photography! In addition, her writing and personal story are so…
Texas Barbecue Loaded Baked Potato Salad
Texas Barbecue Loaded Baked Potato Salad is a creamy potato salad dressed up like a Texas style loaded baked potato topped with barbecue sauce similar to what you would find in one of our local Texas barbecue restaurants. When I was a child, I would always add a touch of barbecue sauce to my potato…
Bang Bang Chicken with Quinoa
Bang Bang Chicken with Quinoa is a quick and easy stir fry with a Bang Bang sauce, like that of Bonefish Grill, with Sriracha, Sweet Thai Chili Sauce, mayonnaise and other ingredients served over gluten-free quinoa. My blogging friend, Shelby, is on vacation this week, and she graciously allowed me to write a guest post…
Bacon Pasta Salad Primavera
Bacon Pasta Salad Primavera is an easy summer pasta salad with only 5 ingredients but plenty of bacon and a variety of Italian spring vegetables like you see in a pasta primavera dish. This Bacon Pasta Salad Primavera is best made ahead of time. This makes it perfect for Memorial Day or July 4th or…
Jalapeno Popper Pasta Salad
Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is my contribution to a Summer Salad Recipe Round up with several fantastic bloggers to celebrate May as Salad month. This Jalapeño Popper Pasta Salad is perfect for a barbecue, picnic, or pot luck…..spicy, creamy, crispy, and crunchy. This pasta salad includes jalapeños, and bacon just as in a jalapeño popper…
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes
Oven Roasted Garlic Herb Parmesan Potatoes…..just the name alone makes me hungry. Imagine buttery potatoes coated with olive oil, garlic, herbs de provence, and freshly grated parmesan cheese. MMMMM! I love potatoes pretty much any way you can fix them….mashed, baked, fried, but roasting especially brings out such a wonderful, earthy flavor to the potatoes,…
Fresh Mango Pico de Gallo Salsa
Fresh Mango Pico de Gallo Salsa is another variation of my Pico De Gallo Salsa made with a fresh mango, tomatoes, onion, minced garlic, fresh cilantro, a jalapeño, and lime juice. The first sentence that describes what makes up Fresh Mango Pico de Gallo Salsa is basically also the recipe. The most important ingredient in this…
Pico de Gallo Salsa
Pico de Gallo Salsa is a delicious, colorful, spicy, healthy Mexican or Tex-Mex appetizer dip that is perfect for the upcoming Cinco de Mayo or graduation celebrations! It will keep everyone happy since it fits into a vegan, gluten free, low carb, low fat, or Paleo diet plan. I LOVE Tex-Mex food. To me it…
Grandma Lois’ Spring Pea Salad
Grandma Lois’ Spring Pea Salad is my Mother-in-Law’s recipe that she has brought to every holiday gathering for years. It is a tradition. It would not be a holiday in our house without Lois or her pea salad. She gave me the recipe to share with you. I love it, not only because it is…
Mexican Quinoa
Mexican Quinoa is a healthy, high protein, gluten-free alternative to your favorite Spanish rice or Mexican rice dish, but it tastes just as delicious.
Creole Green Beans
Creole Green Beans are savory and spicy and delicious with bacon, onions, tomatoes, chilies, and cajun seasoning and make a perfect Cajun Side Dish for Mardi Gras or any time. Creole Green Beans make a perfect side dish to any Mardi Gras celebration meal. Since there is likely a 100% chance I won’t be making…
Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits
Today, my friends, was an historic day in the Flavor Mosaic household! Yes. I say truly historic! For the first time EVER in my ENTIRE life I made HOMEMADE Buttermilk Biscuits! Yes. Yours truly made them FROM SCRATCH! None of that store bought biscuit mix required here. AND……(drum roll please)……….they turned out PERFECTLY BEAUTIFUL, and…
Hasselback Potatoes
These Hasselback Potatoes make an easy, delicious and gourmet side dish whenever you want to impress that special someone, or honored guests, or just to have a healthy dinner. These potatoes get their name from Hasselbacken, the Stockholm, Sweden restaurant where it was first created. Basically these are dressed up baked potatoes. And the best…
Glazed Carrots
During the holidays, fresh vegetables, including carrots, are not always the favorite in our family. However, carrots will probably be the one of the most popular vegetables. These glazed carrots will usually get a thumbs up from the non-vegetable eating crowd, even the kids. Even better, this glazed carrot recipe is so quick and easy…
Oven Roasted Asparagus
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…
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…