Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing and Croutons Do you all have a favorite salad? I love salad and have tons of salad recipes I make repeatedly, but I’m always looking for a new one. If you have a great one you are willing to share, message me! Caesar is one of my favorites. Nutritionally itContinueContinue reading “Caesar Salad with Homemade Dressing and Croutons”
Category Archives: Side Dish
Quick Vietnamese Cucumber and Roasted Peanut Salad
Cucumber and Roasted Peanut Salad Does anyone else struggle with getting enough fruit and veggies into their family’s diet? My kids love fruit, and I love vegetables, but it still feels like are never eating as many as you are supposed to. In the interest of time I often fall back on basics like steamedContinueContinue reading “Quick Vietnamese Cucumber and Roasted Peanut Salad”
Balsamic Braised Short Ribs + Mashed Potatoes
Balsamic Short Ribs These fantastic balsamic braised short ribs are another one of my family’s favorite meals. The subtle sweetness of the balsamic vinegar creates a uniquely delicious gravy when slow cooked along with the short ribs, red wine and beef broth. I pretty much always serve these over some creamy mashed potatoes because theContinueContinue reading “Balsamic Braised Short Ribs + Mashed Potatoes”
Tuna Salad with or without Mayo
Tuna salad on crackers I feel like people usually either love tuna salad or hate it. I’m definitely in the love camp. I will take a tuna salad sandwich any day over a deli meat one. Standard tuna salad is pretty simple, and I really like the basic recipe. However, I also like to makeContinueContinue reading “Tuna Salad with or without Mayo”
Cornmeal Fried Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Garlic Cream Gravy
Cornmeal fried pork chops My family likes all kinds of food, but they really love meat and potatoes. 🙂 The happiest faces I get at dinner time are usually when we are having some variation of meat and potatoes or meat and noodles. Cornmeal fried pork chops with mashed potatoes and roasted garlic gravy fitsContinueContinue reading “Cornmeal Fried Pork Chops with Mashed Potatoes and Roasted Garlic Cream Gravy”
Tortellini Antipasto Salad
Tortellini antipasto salad There are several reasons this tortellini antipasto salad recipe is amazing and you should try it. It is really filling and satisfying so it works as both a lunch and a side dish or snack. It keeps for a long time in the fridge, so you can make a batch and eatContinueContinue reading “Tortellini Antipasto Salad”
Hot Buttered Pretzels + Creamy Cucumber Salad
My kids are addicted to these hot buttered pretzels from King Arthur Flour. They are soft and buttery, and kind of roll like. The pretzels are not dipped in lye like the soft pretzels you get at theme parks or the movies (although I do want to try that soon). They are quick and easyContinueContinue reading “Hot Buttered Pretzels + Creamy Cucumber Salad”
The Best Bbq Sauce + Pimento Cheese Potato Salad + Caramel Iced Boba Coffee
My husband is making ribs today, lucky us 🙂 I’m off the hook for the main dish today, so I’m going to share my very favorite homemade bbq sauce recipe with you. Plus I tried this bacon pimento cheese potato salad recipe from closetcooking, and I really liked it so I hope you will too.ContinueContinue reading “The Best Bbq Sauce + Pimento Cheese Potato Salad + Caramel Iced Boba Coffee”
Sauerbraten, Spätzle and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage
This is one of our all time favorite meals. It doesn’t really get more perfect than the combo of tender, meaty beef and flavorful gravy, creamy spätzle, and the hit of sweet and sour from the cabbage. This is a dish that has variations by region and person, and I have never tried another version,ContinueContinue reading “Sauerbraten, Spätzle and Sweet and Sour Red Cabbage”
Caldo Verde
Caldo Verde is a Portuguese soup made from chorizo, potato and collard greens or kale, in a chicken or vegetable broth seasoned with onion, garlic, olive oil and vinegar. The chorizo here is Spanish style chorizo, more like salami, not the tasty chorizo used in tacos. When you lightly brown it first, it imparts soContinueContinue reading “Caldo Verde”