Sides

Baked cheesy rice with three types of cheese and moist brown rice makes a perfect side dish.

When we lived in New Jersey, our dear friend and neighbor would make us Corn Souffle for Christmas Eve. I have been looking for her recipe for years and finally found it. It’s also called Sweet Corn Spoonbread in the south. Being from the west coast, I just know that it tastes amazing! If you …

I have a double whammy, hubs is Irish and loves a bargain! So when 70 pounds of potatoes go on sale for $7.00, he can’t resist buying a couple of bags. Even with hundreds of potatoes growing in my garden! Yes, he is a meat and potato kind of guy. Potatoes go with everything! So …

This is my favorite summer side salad, I am actually very happy to have it as a meal! It is so delicious with fresh picked Broccoli, crispy Hardwood Bacon, Crispy Gala Apples, Chopped Hazelnuts, Slivered Almonds, Cabot White Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Zippy Red Onion and Dried Cranberries. It’s like a Cobb salad but instead of …

If you need a biscuit in a snap, these are my go-to recipe, I have been making them for many years and they are difficult to mess up! No kneading or rolling, just drop the dough by the spoonful into a greased or buttered pan. When I prepare a Slow Roasted Pot Roast or Soup …

A simple and delicious side dish. Only a couple of ingredients that you may have in your pantry are needed to make a Baked Buttercup Squash.

I love everything about summer, especially seeing what is growing my vegetable garden. My kale, basil, and tomatoes are explosive. We have had huge thundershowers, so I haven’t had to water much lately. My zucchini and squash blossoms are just coming out.

One of my first jobs was working in an Israeli Restaurant in the Valley. I learned a lot that summer. Not only did I waitress, but I cooked and learned how to prepare so many amazing Israeli dishes. This was a Mom and Pop restaurant and Mom and Pop didn’t speak very much English. So …

Growing up, biscuits were a staple at my Grandparent’s breakfast table. Hot flaky buttery biscuits, smothered in peppery sausage gravy.  How can you resist a simple buttery biscuit? Until now, my biscuits have not been adorned with other ingredients. Joy the Baker has brought my biscuit world to a higher level. The Cheddar Chive Jalapeno …