Side Dishes

Side dishes enhance the main course and really round out your meals. They might not be the star of the show, but these tasty dishes are just as memorable!

Ethnic Dishes, Side Dishes

Fried Rice

Have you ever pulled some meat out of the freezer for dinner but can’t decide what to serve with it? While that meat is thawing out, cook up a pot of white rice (you’ll need 4 cups for this recipe). I usually under cook my rice by about 2 minutes as it’s going to be […]

Salads, Side Dishes

Turkey Salad

Thirty five years ago, I cleaned houses on the side to supplement my income. One of the ladies I worked for often offered me a sandwich for lunch. One of the dishes she made that was so memorable was turkey salad. She shared the recipe and I’ve made it many times throughout the years. Sadly, […]

Side Dishes

Rice Pilaf

Recently I baked some chicken for dinner and realized I didn’t have any potatoes for a side dish. I quickly ran to my computer in search of a quick and easy side dish recipe with ingredients that I had in my pantry. This dish was flavorful, moist and tender. The only change I made was […]

Side Dishes

Coconut Oil Island Rice

I’m always clipping recipes out of magazines or newspapers and I place them in a shoe box labeled “Recipes to try”. Well, today I went through some of those recipes in search of a dish to go with my oven fried chicken and I came across this recipe. Since I had all of the ingredients […]

Side Dishes

Macaroni & Cheese

Who doesn’t LOVE macaroni & cheese? Aah…that would be me. I think that stems back to 50 years ago, when my first child was born. He arrived 13 weeks early and with the mounting hospital bills, we ate macaroni & cheese every night, because quite frankly, that’s all we could afford. Back then mac & […]

Side Dishes

Sweet Onion Pie

Years ago I purchased a big bag of Vidalia onions from the Shriner’s (a fundraiser) and they handed me a leaflet with recipes. One recipe, for onion pie, caught my eye, but I never got around to trying it. Recently I came across the recipe and decided to try it. It was AMAZING! I tweaked […]

Salads, Side Dishes

American Potato Salad

What could possibly be more American than a side of creamy potato salad? Mom used to make a HUGE bowl of this for our summertime family reunions and there were never any leftovers. My uncles would mosey over to the bowl and fill their plates like it was their last meal. Of course Mom was […]

Salads, Side Dishes

Kale, Quinoa & Avocado Salad

A friend and co-worker of mine brought this delicious salad to work for our pot-luck luncheon. The combination of quinoa ,kale and corn in itself is delish, but adding pecans, beans and creamy avocado with a refreshingly light dressing, transforms it into a spectacular dish. Everyone , including myself, asked for the recipe. So, here […]