My husband doesn’t always believe a side dish is necessary. He is happy to feed the kids a piece of chicken and count the condiments as a side dish. I am a little more traditional. Side dishes really compliment and complete a meal. Fresh vegetables, rice, potatoes, make the sides shine.
It may not be the most beautiful dish, but trust me. When people taste this Gouda in puff pastry, they immediately ask for the recipe – it’s just so good. You are going to have to trust me here. It might look monochromatic and boring. But when the flaky, creaminess hits your tongue, you’ll be […]
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Your favorite party appetizer gets a new cooking technique. Try this roasted shrimp cocktail recipe for extra flavor, then dip it into a spicy cocktail sauce. When I think of shrimp cocktail, I immediately think of my grandmother. Every summer, my mom makes my grandmother a meal of chilled seafood – shrimp cocktail, crab cocktail,
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This Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe with Horseradish and Chive will be a guaranteed hit. Nothing beats horseradish and potatoes mixed together! If you are having a barbecue or a get-together, these twice-baked potatoes are perfect to make earlier in the day and reheat when it is time for dinner. These are perfection next to a steak.
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I am not even going to bother with chit-chat. Let’s just talk about these baked chili cheese fries with bacon and ranch. They are insane. Beyond what I could have ever expected in a French fry. Heaven in a cast-iron skillet. Amazing. These might even edge out my love for these babies. Of all of
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Now on to my creamed onions. This Thanksgiving side dish comes from my grandmother, and I have not made it in years. I am kicking myself for that. I took one bite and was brought back to my mother’s dining room table in my childhood home. I know that it is a little early for
I like to have some easy and fast dinners up my sleeve and this oven-baked risotto with Caprese is on my list of go-to dinners. People ask me all the time if I really cook dinner all the time. I like to have some easy and fast dinners up my sleeve and this oven-baked risotto
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This Vidalia onion with blue cheese is the perfect thing to serve with a grilled steak and asparagus. In fact, it was the first meal that I served here in our new home in Kansas. When I was in college, I worked at a restaurant called the Hatteras. They had amazing food, and I think
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There are very few things worse than taking a big bite of rice and having it crunch. Not good at all. This method starts by sauteing shallots and toasting the rice on the stove. There are a few things that I have a hard time making. One is brownies from a mix. The second is
