Tag Archives: side dishes

Julia’s Cranberry Sauce

I have a sweet little surprise waiting for my family tonight. Let’s say a little “Thanksgiving Preview”… I present to you Julia Child’s cranberry sauce. I found this recipe over 25 years ago in an issue of Parade Magazine. It has become a family favorite over the years. Thanksgiving is always celebrated at my sister’s […]

Lil’ Taters

It’s Sunday night and admittedly don’t have any revolutionary recipes to offer. I just want to marvel at the taters I bought today at the grocers. It was a bag of lil’ taters….tri-colored taters! Blue. Red. Yellow. Little. Tender. I had to have them. I took them home and boiled them until they were smashable  […]

Tomato Tarts

I was having a ‘Martha Stewart’ day yesterday. Literally. After a week of playing with my girlfriends while Hubby was gone topped by the holiday, I did very little kitchen time. I couldn’t wait to get back to normal and start cooking and blogging again. While I was looking for a side dish to go […]

Sour Cream Potato Salad

I’m not a big fan of traditional potato salad. You know what I’m talking about – the egg-y, mustard-y, mayonaisse-y kind. Not that I don’t like eggs, mustard or mayonaisse – just not on my taters! For years, I’ve tried different variations of potato salad and never found one I liked so I made up […]

Root Beer Baked Beans

Hello Summer! What took you so long? I hope all of you are outside grilling or cooking in the kitchen for a barbeque! This weekend I made my favorite baked beans recipe for a neighborhood weenie roast. Or well, I thought it was my favorite recipe until I ran across a baked bean recipe from The Pioneer Woman. […]

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

I have a new pan! Okay, okay – I can already hear you… You call that a new pan? I have my grandmother’s pan…and my great, great grandmother’s pan…. Well so did I and I never appreciated it before. In fact, about three moves ago – I tossed it out. Yes, I was the fool. After […]

Sweet and Sour Cabbage

This is a family recipe. Easy to make and makes a colorful dish to pork chops…in my favorite color – PURPLE! Get yourself a nice little purple head of cabbage. You’ll need 4 cups of chopped cabbage. In a skillet, heat 1 tbsp. vegetable oil; 2 tbsp. vinegar (I use white, red or cider depending on […]