Side Dishes

Cornbread Pudding

June 11, 2012

By now, you’ve figured out that I enjoy sharing recipes (duh)!  What I am about to share with you today is my most frequently requested recipe.  Virtually every single person who has ever tasted it for the first time asks me for the recipe.  I must admit that I enjoy watching their faces as they [...]

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Pesto Spaghetti Squash

June 4, 2012

Last week, two of my colleagues came in to work and said that they each had, coincidentally, made spaghetti squash the night before.  Both of them talked enthusiastically about how really good it was, and it didn’t take long before several of us were talking about making it for a group lunch at work.

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Brussels Sprouts

January 17, 2012

While the girls were home on break, I decided to roast some Brussels sprouts as a side veggie to go with our steaks for dinner.  When my daughter Amy saw me take the Brussels sprouts out of the fridge, she told me she had found a really good recipe and had made them while at [...]

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Sweet Potatoes with Baked Apples

December 20, 2011

This sweet potato side dish has graced our Thanksgiving table every year since I found it in a newspaper a long while ago.  I remember that the person who submitted it said that there would be “open anarchy in the family if this dish were not on the table at Thanksgiving.”  Once I tasted it, [...]

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Cranberry Relish

November 23, 2011

Does it drive you as crazy as it does me to hand chop cranberries?  Those lively little berries have a mind of their own and just pop all over the counter as you attempt to cut them.  This recipe for cranberry relish is a win-win all around as far as I’m concerned.  Not only is [...]

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JoAnn’s Broccoli Casserole

November 20, 2011

The last time my daughter Amy was home from school, she and her boyfriend Blake made this delicious broccoli casserole for Roger and me to try.  Blake’s grandmother, JoAnn, has been making the casserole for over 30 years and passed the recipe along to Blake’s mom who made it for her family.  Now Blake is [...]

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Fried Green Tomatoes

November 4, 2011

Last weekend, Roger and I went up to Madison, Wisconsin, to celebrate my birthday and to visit Sara, our badger daughter.  Our other daughter, Amy, had come up Friday night from the University of Illinois to spend Halloween weekend with her sister.  The girls planned a take-off of the movie, The Black Swan, and were [...]

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Orzo Pasta Salad with Sun Dried Tomatoes and Feta

September 3, 2011

Whenever there is a barbeque or pot luck looming, I have several wonderful go-to side dishes.  This delicious orzo pasta salad is one of them.  I first sampled it some years ago when my sister Tina made it; and, I, of course, didn’t leave her house without the recipe!  Following suit, whenever I have made [...]

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Fresh Tomato Salsa

August 16, 2011

This fresh tomato salsa is simply addictive.  Chopped tomatoes, onion, garlic, cilantro and lime come together to make a delicious savory experience for your taste buds.  The recipe makes a large batch, but it will go quickly as an appetizer served with tortilla chips.  I always try to set some aside to use with a [...]

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Cilantro Lime Rice

August 15, 2011

I am a big fan of Chipotle’s burrito bowl with carnitas.  I’ve come up with a recipe for each of the main components that I always choose to make up my bowl, and this cilantro lime rice is one of them.  It’s quite simple and goes together well with the carnitas, fresh tomato salsa, fresh [...]

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