Mexican restaurant-style rice is a perfect side dish for all your Mexican-inspired meals and it comes together so quickly using the Instant Pot or other electric pressure cooker. You know how when you go to your favorite Mexican restaurant and, no matter what you actually order, the meal always seems to include a side of flavorful, red-hued ...
Brussel Sprouts with Pickled Cranberries and Pecans
A perfect Thanksgiving side dish: roasted Brussel sprouts drizzled with a touch of honey and tossed with pickled cranberries and toasted pecans. After I posted the recipe for pickled cranberries last week, I received a few comments along the lines of: "That's nice, but what am I supposed to do with pickled cranberries?" I mean, I did give ...
Parmesan Mashed Potatoes
Today’s post for classic mashed potatoes enhanced with real Parmesan cheese is sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano. I am proud to be a 2017 Parmigiano Reggiano Brand Ambassador. Real Parmigiano Reggiano, imported from Italy, is the only parmesan for me! Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without mashed potatoes. That's a given. But what kind of ...
Edamame Succotash
Sweet, crunchy succotash made with late-summer corn and a new twist: edamame instead of lima beans! It's "my supper dish/My succotash wish." Sing it, baby! Summer corn is a short-lived, seasonal treat. So while it lasts, I make the most of it. I never buy fewer than a dozen ears at the farmers market. At $5 a dozen, there is truly no reason ...
Thanksgiving Sides: Parmesan Fennel Gratin
Turkey is fine and everything, but what really excites me about Thanksgiving is the opportunity to make all kinds of vegetable side dishes. While dishes like green bean casserole (never eaten it) and sweet potatoes with marshmallows on them (not this one either) are Thanksgiving traditions for many (not me), I know plenty of families who look to ...
Rosh Hashanah Recipes: Carrot Tzimmes
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year holiday begins at sundown on September 13. One of my favorite holidays to cook for, Rosh Hashanah is a joyous occasion and the holiday meals are festive. Traditional Rosh Hashanah foods are often sweet to express our wish for a sweet new year or round to symbolize the circle of life in which one year ends and ...
Sweet Potato Fries with Spinach and Mint Yogurt Sauce
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #SpringIntoFlavor #CollectiveBias Sweet potato fries with wilted spinach and yogurt-mint sauce. Sounds like a restaurant dish, doesn't it? But you can whip up this perfect spring side dish in your kitchen in under thirty minutes. The ...
Duck Fat Roasted Root Vegetables
When I was growing up, my mother typically made dinners that had a protein, a starch and a vegetable. Dinner was always followed by a green salad. I realized recently that I almost never cook like that. Most of my dinners tend to be one-pot meals, like soups, stews, braises and casseroles. Perhaps I will serve bread or salad on the side. But I ...