Cool Peanut Sesame Noodles, highly additive and flavorful rendition of Chinese cold noodles tossed in fresh toasted sesame and peanut butter sauce, with added crunchy vegetables. Cold sesame noodles are a favorite of mine that I forget to make very often. In fact, I hadn’t made them in years until a few weeks ago. With the …
German potato salad like my mother-in-law made, with bacon, hardboiled egg and a warm dressing made with pickle juice. I didn’t know my mother-in-law but from what I hear I really missed out. My sister-in-law, Paula, has called her a saint on more than one occasion. My husband says she was always happy and had …
Calico beans are a perfect side dish for hamburgers, hot dogs, BBQ’s and potlucks, revved up baked beans with ground beef and bacon, brown sugar and three kinds of canned beans.
My grandmother’s Spinach Rockefeller recipe ~ spinach, bread crumbs, Parmesan, butter and seasonings, cooked and then baked in a casserole. Brown, crispy topping over creamy spinach, perfect with beef or lamb for the holidays.
Cheesy Potatoes hash brown casserole, a Midwest favorite for the holidays or a crowd. Easy, cheesy and topped with corn flakes.
This simple and delicious corn casserole is a little bit cornbread and a little bit creamed corn soufflé. It’s easy and a hands down favorite side dish for the holidays and family gatherings!
Old-fashioned Bread Stuffing with Sausage, just like my dad’s ~ almost. Easy, made from scratch bread stuffing with sausage, cooked outside the turkey in a casserole. The best side on the holiday table!
Insalata Caprese, the quintessential Italian summer salad of fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomatoes, over mixed greens with a fresh basil vinaigrette.
Grilled Corn Salad with seasonal sweet corn and farm-fresh vegetables in a delicious honey-lime dressing. We’ve been grilling a lot of corn this summer for dinner. Just tossing the ears of corn on the grill, not even shucking them first. Meathead cooks them until they are charred and almost black all over. The husks and …
Asian ramen noodle salad, crunchy chopped napa cabbage with toasted ramen noodles and nuts in a sweet soy dressing. The best version of that slaw recipe with the ramen noodles you’ll ever have ~ fresh, flavorful and a hit at gatherings. Do you guys remember (or still make) Oriental cole slaw? I don’t think that’s PC …
