Side Dish

Simple Rice Pilaf

April 23, 2012

Truth be told, I wish every recipe I post could be as awe-inspiring as this or this or this. But quite simply, sometimes, while the every day side dishes of the world (like this rice pilaf) aren’t drool-worthy or even comment-worthy, they sure find their place in dinnertime rotations and are even more essential than [...]

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Butternut Squash Risotto

March 26, 2012

Whether all would agree or not, I kind of like to think I have a practical, homemade approach to cooking. I’m not whipping out filet mignon every night, but I keep our weekly dinners semi-creative with menu plans and the occasional splurge on ingredients and have found that quite honestly, pork and chicken can be [...]

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Orange Cashew Rice {With Baked Tilapia}

March 5, 2012

Thanks to an unfailing grocery budget, I don’t splurge on seafood very often. So you’d think that when I did, the seafood, tilapia in this case, would be the star of the show. And while it is extremely delicious – baked simply with lime zest and butter – it was the out-of-this-world orange cashew rice [...]

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Vegetable Sauté with Simple Cream Sauce

November 22, 2011

No reason to expound eloquently on this simple vegetable medley except to say: a) it has the serious potential to expand your side-dish collection and/or b) would make a perfect last-minute addition to your Thanksgiving table. Taking literally minutes to prepare, the crisp, fresh vegetables get a fabulous boost from a no-fuss cream sauce. Love [...]

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Herb Focaccia Bread

September 30, 2011
Herb Focaccia

Focaccia is a delicious, flat oven-baked bread that is perfect for yeast aficionados and even more perfect for those who are a leetle scared of yeast and don’t know where to start. A very non-fussy bread dough is whipped together, kneaded for a bit, and then spread into a large baking sheet by none other [...]

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Loaded Baked Potato Salad

September 16, 2011

I hate to admit this, I really do. It’s like picking a favorite child. But in the interest of personal blog honesty, I have to state here and now that this Loaded Baked Potato Salad? Well, it totally won out as the favorite summer recipe. I know! A simple baked potato salad? Who would have [...]

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