July 8, 2017
This post is sponsored by Reese Specialty Foods but the opinions expressed here are my own. Roasted Hearts of Palm and Artichoke is a delicious and healthy vegan side dish that is bursting with flavor! We are always looking for new and healthy side dishes that are easy to prepare. I am so happy with the way this Roasted Hearts…
June 22, 2017
Italian Roasted Broccoli features broccoli tossed in Italian dressing, roasted to perfection and then topped with Parmesan cheese crumbles. So simple and delicious! I am so excited to announce that my 16 year old daughter will now eat broccoli! She has never liked it, but now she will eat it every way I make it (so far). Even this Italian…
June 12, 2017
Carrots, creamy butter and sweet honey are all you need to make these delicious and healthy Honey Glazed Baby Carrots. A vegetable side dish even the kids will love! These Honey Glazed Baby Carrots couldn’t be any easier! We basically love just about every vegetable at our house. I mean, they are so versatile and good for us. We make them…
May 1, 2017
Super Easy Pan Fried Fresh Brussels Sprouts: a healthy and quick side dish! This is another one of those super simple dishes that I love so much to make. So, my kids won’t touch Brussels sprouts with a ten foot pole, but they are one of Lee’s favorite vegetables (really!). So these Super Easy Pan Fried Fresh Brussels Sprouts make him and me…
February 28, 2017
Italian Style Salad features Romaine salad mix, Roma tomatoes, red onion, pepperoncini, Parmesan cheese, and croutons. It is so simple and so flavorful! I really like salad, and we usually just eat an iceberg blend. But every now and again I like to mix ip up a bit. If I really want to dress up the salad I am serving as an…
February 14, 2017
Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes: Layers of thinly sliced potatoes with a creamy, gooey, cheesy sauce poured over them and then they are baked to perfection. So delicious! You may be thinking, another potato recipe?! Yep. I just love ’em. Throw in some cheese and I am in love. These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are one of my favorites. Oh, who am I…
January 26, 2017
Super Easy Pan Fried Fresh Green Beans is an easy, healthy, and tasty side dish! My favorite side dishes to make are like this Super Easy Pan Fried Fresh Green Beans. This dish only requires a few ingredients, is inexpensive, is healthy, and is quick and easy. I love it when that happens! These green beans differ from the canned type…
January 24, 2017
Italian Herbs and Cheese Spaghetti Squash is delicious and easy to prepare. It makes the perfect side dish, but could also be served as the main course. We are always looking for new side dishes and I keep seeing recipes for spaghetti squash. So, I got on the internet to find a recipe I could adapt to fit our taste…
January 18, 2017
Refreshing Winter Fruit Salad is easy, healthy, and delicious! We love eating fruit all winter long, and this Refreshing Winter Fruit Salad is one of our favorite ways to eat it. This fruit salad also stores well, so we can prepare it and have it ready in the fridge whenever we want a sweet, yet healthy snack. I call it…
December 18, 2016
Jalapeno Potato Poppers have everything a jalapeno popper has, but in a potato! I love potatoes! They are yummy no matter how they are prepared. So when I was coming up with an idea for an appetizer for Sunday Supper I decided to to make Jalapeno Potato Poppers. It seemed like a good idea to put all of the ingredients…
December 3, 2016
Roasted Spaghetti Squash & Apples makes a healthy dessert or side dish! This Spaghetti Squash & Apples recipe is so easy and only requires 6 ingredients. It makes a great side dish and an even better healthy dessert. Apple, brown sugar, and cinnamon give it just the right amount of sweetness. We really love dessert at our house. When we…
November 9, 2016
Mashed Sweet Potatoes are healthful and tasty! This recipe for Mashed Sweet Potatoes is super easy, and steaming them keeps their nutritional value. I just love potatoes of all kinds, sweet potatoes included. We used to only eat sweet potatoes over the holidays. When we started eating healthier I began making them to replace regular potatoes some of the time.…
November 6, 2016
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes are perfect any time of the year! These Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes only require 5 ingredients, that’s it! We love the taste of sweet potatoes and this version is simple and delicious. One of our favorite Thanksgiving dishes is sweet potatoes with butter, brown sugar, and miniature marshmallows on top. I have never used a recipe,…
October 18, 2016
Macaroni & Cheese Salad is a great side dish for lunch or dinner. This Macaroni & Cheese Salad is really easy to make! It is great with a lot of different main dishes and even sandwiches. This would also be good to take to a potluck or family gathering. I usually make it as a side dish to go with…
October 16, 2016
Parmesan Roasted Green Beans are simple and delicious! This recipe for Parmesan Roasted Green Beans is a great way to “dress up” plain ol’ green beans. I like them cooked until they almost look burnt. They become so tender. This kind of green bean looks so fancy, as opposed to the canned variety. Not that I don’t eat the canned…
September 14, 2016
Ina Garten’s Baked Sweet Potato Fries are easy, fast, and flavorful! These sweet potato fries are super simple and quick. Two of my favorite things! The brown sugar adds to their sweetness, while the salt and pepper give them a savory flavor. Baking these at a high temperature helps them to brown, leaving the delicious carmelization. The brown sugar also aids…
September 7, 2016
This Orange Sticky Rice is cirtus-y, sticky and delicious! It is a great side dish to go with chicken or fish. I did a little research and learned that some sticky rice is made by using glutinous or sushi rice, and some recipes are made with regular ol’ long grain rice. This recipe is made with long grain rice, and…
August 29, 2016
Another great “tater” recipe from my kitchen to yours! These Fried Potatoes are totally worth the time it takes to cook them. And, like most of my recipes, simple. Adding a little onion and garlic powder as well as salt and pepper give them great flavor. Control how these Fried Potatoes turn out by adjusting the time that they cook. Cook them…
August 22, 2016
Making Homemade Macaroni & Cheese is easy! Homemade Macaroni & Cheese is actually pretty simple. Monterrey Jack cheese and paprika make this version a little different than what you might be used to. It is easier than you think to make this yummy comfort food. While the boxed variety of this dish is good if you are short on time, or…
August 19, 2016
My recipe for Light Potato Salad combines creamy red potatoes with sweet red onion, crunchy sweet pickles, crisp celery, light mayo, plain yogurt to make it lighter, and a little Dijon mustard to give it a little zip. It is so delicious! I love potatoes in any way, and I chose to use mayo with olive oil and nonfat yogurt…
August 17, 2016
These Potato Wedges are crispy on the outside, fluffy on the inside, with just the right amount of spices to give them great flavor. I am a meat and potatoes kinda girl and so I prepare potatoes in just about every way possible. When I was a young cook we ate them mashed probably two or three nights a week.…
August 12, 2016
These Creamed Peas are not the peas you refused to eat as a kid. No, these are creamy and sweet and delicious! Getting my kids to eat their peas was very easy once I started making them this way. Gone were the days of them whining and saying, “I don’t like peas”. I have even had people that normally don’t like…
July 13, 2016
This recipe for Burnt Brussels Sprouts & Apples is very flavorful. Roasting the Brussels sprouts until they are “burnt” gives them a depth of flavor that can only be accomplished by cooking them until they are very, very brown. The apples give them a nice contrasting sweetness. Not all of them burn, just the smaller pieces and the leaves that…
July 4, 2016
This side dish of Fried Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, & Beets combines three root vegetables that I love! And really, what’s not to love? Frying the red potatoes and sweet potatoes give them a crispy outside and soft inside. The fiber and vitamins are certainly an added bonus. In this dish I was able to use the fresh sage that has been growing…
June 24, 2016
Fruit Salad is so flavorful and refreshing! The pineapple and apples are tart but sweet, the grapes and bananas have a nice mellow flavor, the coconut offers a little texture, and the warmed honey with just a dash of cinnamon make this salad the perfect healthy side salad that will round out any meal, or make a great snack. I especially like…