Fresh Zucchini Noodles with Pesto and Bacon make a light summer meal with the bold flavors of bacon and pasta. With only 4 ingredients, it cooks up in minutes! You’ll love the combination of pesto and bacon flavors! Zucchini noodles, or Zoodles as they are sometimes called, make a wonderful pasta substitute, and are also…
Vegetables
Find your recipes made with your favorite vegetables, such as Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Green Beans, and Carrots.
Maque Choux (A Cajun Corn Side Dish)
Maque Choux is a creamy, spicy Cajun side dish made of corn, onions, red and green bell peppers, garlic, heavy cream, and Cajun spices. Maque Choux is the second recipe in our Mardi Gras Menu for those of you who, like me, can’t make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. However, this Cajun side…
Instant Pot Corn On The Cob
Instant Pot Corn On The Cob is the easiest way to cook sweet summer corn on the cob. You may never boil or microwave corn on the cob again. I love my Instant Pot as you can tell from all my Instant Pot Recipes! It is great for summer vegetables like corn, as you see…
Fried Cabbage With Bacon
Fried Cabbage With Bacon, with tender cabbage and savory bacon, makes a quick and easy, super flavorful Southern side dish for any meal, especially for St. Patrick’s Day. Why You’ll Love This Fried Cabbage With Bacon Recipe While this is a perfect side dish for St Patrick’s Day, I serve Fried Cabbage With Bacon all year…
Instant Pot Acorn Squash
Instant Pot Acorn Squash, with only 5 ingredients, cooks in less than 25 minutes and makes a comforting sweetened Fall side dish that is perfect for Thanksgiving. Acorn squash is a wonderfully delicious winter squash, and when prepared with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon, even the kids will like it. If you can’t get kids…
Mexican Cabbage Slaw
Mexican Cabbage Slaw, also called Fish Taco Slaw, is a cool, tangy cabbage slaw with a Mexican-spiced apple cider vinaigrette that can be served as a side dish or on top of fish tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, or salads. How Is Mexican Cabbage Slaw Different Than Cole Slaw? This is definitely not your ordinary KFC coleslaw….
Instant Pot Ham Green Beans And Potatoes
Instant Pot Ham Green Beans And Potatoes is a classic Southern side dish or one-pot meal, often slow cooked in a crockpot with a ham hock, but this short cut method uses chopped ham in an Instant Pot pressure cooker. It is a great way to use leftover ham from Easter or Thanksgiving. Ham Green Beans…
Cucumber Tomato Salad (with a Mexican Twist)
This Cucumber Tomato Salad with sliced cucumbers, fresh tomatoes, sliced red onions, in a red wine vinaigrette, includes a Mexican twist with the addition of crumbled cotija cheese, Mexican oregano, and chopped cilantro. It makes a truly delicious and refreshing summer salad! Why Is Cucumber Tomato Salad So Popular? In the summertime with barbecues and the hot…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic
These Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon and Balsamic will turn brussels sprouts haters into brussels sprouts lovers! Why? Because roasting the brussels sprouts with Bacon, onion, and a Balsamic Glaze adds incredible nutty, smoky flavor! I confess. For many years I was one of them. You know. One of THOSE people. One of THOSE brussels sprouts haters. So…
Southern Squash Casserole
Southern Squash Casserole is a comforting side dish casserole, often served during the holidays, with tender, cooked yellow squash, onions, sour cream and cheddar cheese topped with crushed buttery crackers. Growing up this Southern Squash Casserole was the only way I would eat squash. We only had it on holidays or church potluck dinners. If…
Ramen Noodle Salad (with Broccoli Slaw)
This Ramen Noodle Salad is a make ahead cole slaw, made with broccoli slaw and ramen noodles, that is perfect for a side dish for a potluck, bbq, or picnic. We recently moved from Houston to San Antonio, Texas. And after this move, we have decided that we never ever want to move again! Ever! And as far as…
Stir Fry Zucchini Noodles
Stir Fry Zucchini Noodles, or zoodles, make a quick and easy low carb side dish that does not require a Spiralizer and is loaded with Asian-inspired flavor.
Apple Pomegranate Side Salad with Lime Garlic Vinaigrette
This easy and delicious Apple Pomegranate Side Salad with Lime Garlic Vinaigrette is a perfect side dish to complement your meal.
I love bold flavors, especially with the changing of the seasons, I love the big bold flavors of the Fall season. Yet since this is one of the busiest seasons I don’t always have time to fix a complete meal from scratch.
Fresh From Florida Produce
Right now the stores are full of Fresh From Florida produce, such as blueberries, tomatoes, sweet corn, watermelon, and fresh from Florida Seafood, which is great for outdoor picnics and barbecues this time of year.
Asiago Bruschetta Roasted Asparagus
Asiago Bruschetta Roasted Asparagus, with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and asiago cheese, makes a healthy gourmet side dish that can be on the table in 15 minutes and is perfect for brunch, or a weeknight or holiday dinner. Asiago Bruschetta Roasted Asparagus is actually my recipe to share with our family. I would love to make…
Lemon Asparagus Asiago Brown Rice
Lemon Asparagus Asiago Brown Rice glams up gluten free whole grain brown rice to make a delicious, elegant yet easy side dish for a quick weeknight meal or an impressive gourmet meal.
Maple Chipotle Barbecue Cauliflower
Maple Chipotle Barbecue Cauliflower transforms everyday cauliflower into a deliciously sweet, spicy and smoky appetizer or side dish that is certain to convert the most avid cauliflower hater into a cauliflower lover!
Green Bean Potato Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto
This easy gluten-free Green Bean Potato Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto makes an outstanding side dish to take to a summer picnic or potluck because it has no mayo and only 5 ingredients. This Green Bean Potato Salad with Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto recipe features: A delicious Gluten-Free side dish Gourmet ingredients, such as Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Only…
Cajun Honey Jalapeño Slaw
Cajun Honey Jalapeño Slaw is a light and refreshing vinegar-based cole slaw, with no mayonnaise, but sweetened with honey, and spiced with cajun seasoning, worcestershire, and hot sauce. Makes a great side dish for a barbecue, picnic, or pot luck. With the warmer weather, we are eating more barbecue and having picnics, and this Cajun…
Ricotta Rice Tomatoes Florentine
Weeknight dinners at our house are thrown together so quickly that Minute® Rice is a pantry staple because it is both quick and easy and gluten-free. So when I was asked if I would partner with them to create a recipe (this healthy Ricotta Rice Tomatoes Florentine recipe) and include a giveaway an awesome KitchenAid Stand Mixer, I naturally…
Homemade Green Bean Casserole
This Homemade Green Bean Casserole, a traditional green bean casserole that is made from scratch with fresh green beans and a homemade mushroom sauce and topped with french fried onions, will be a hit with your family and friends on Thanksgiving. Click here to receive FREE recipes in your inbox! I have been told by…
Oven Roasted Green Beans
Oven Roasted Green Beans are so quick and easy they hardly qualify as a recipe. Yet they are so delicious your whole family will love them. As we get older we are trying to eat healthier, especially at the holidays to avoid those extra 7 pounds each year. These Oven Roasted Green Beans offer a…
Why I Use Frozen
Since I work full time and blog part time full-time, and do my best to take care of my husband and an elderly parent, it can sometimes get ridiculously busy, especially on weeknights.
Yes. I love to cook, but I also like to sleep occasionally. However, I want my family and I to eat healthier, but since I usually go to the grocery store only once a week, I don’t always get to use up the fresh produce before it goes bad. Yet I still want to incorporate fruits and vegetables into my family’s diet, and not just skip them altogether.
Garlic Parmesan Oven Roasted Cauliflower
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…
