Side Dishes

I don’t know what it is about tomatoes, basil and mozzarella that makes me so hungry. Perhaps it’s because those three ingredients are (in my opinion) the most pure on earth. Can you get any better? Nice ripe tomato slices, fresh basil from the back yard garden and some soft and wonderfully salty mozzarella cheese […]

Every time I make risotto, I think I’m making something elegant and sophisticated. That’s probably because I’ve seen Gordon Ramsay prepare this dish a thousand times. He’s an awesome chef and if this is one of his favorites, it must be something special. The truth of the matter is that risotto is just rice. Now […]

Laura and I visited the grocery store yesterday to pick up ingredients for the four new recipes I picked out for this go round. I have today’s recipe, which is a very nice tomato salsa, a breakfast pizza and two salads. I think they’re all good looking dishes and they’re all quite summery. With last […]

A very exciting event occurred a few evenings ago. As I was driving down the road, I saw a sign in front of one of the neighbor’s houses that read, “Fiddleheads – $3.” Translated, this means that someone was selling the coiled bases of the ostrich fern for $3 per pound. I bought three pounds. […]

I’ve been waiting to prepare these incredible sauerkraut pies since Easter. For some reason or another, I just never got around to it. Until yesterday, that is. Yesterday, I decided to buckle down and make these little pieces of heaven. If I had to guess, I would say the biggest obstacle for me was the […]

I have a really nice side dish for you today. It’s a simple recipe that’s fairly straightforward to read though. I found this one on another food blogger’s website that I’ll tell you about below. The owners of this site have really been stepping things up and I decided to check out what they’re doing […]

Let’s see, I think there’s a holiday coming up, but I just can’t remember which one it is. Hmmm…oh yeah, it’s St. Paddy’s Day! Or, Saint Patrick’s Day for all of you who like to keep things official. Now, you know as well as I do that St. Paddy’s day requires certain food to be […]

Here’s a good recipe for you. I wasn’t going to post this one because I didn’t think I would get around to it. Then, as I was getting ready for dinner yesterday, I said, “What the heck.” It’s a really fast dip to put together and I’m so happy I did. It’s perfect for carrots […]

If you enjoy eating hummus, I have a pretty cool twist on the whole idea for you. Have you ever heard of pumpkin hummus? I haven’t and to be honest, I was somewhat skeptical of how the pumpkin version would compare to the more traditional chickpea one. Well, as it turns out, the pumpkin hummus […]

For this recipe cycle, I chose a few sides and appetizers that I wouldn’t normally go for. I saw the recipes and I thought they’d be interesting to prepare, just to mix things up. Believe it or not, I’m already looking forward to next Thanksgiving and I think this and the next post will help […]