A seasonal blend of sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, zucchini, red peppers, and carrots is tossed with fresh herbs, feta cheese, and tangy garlic balsamic dressing. Prep time: 10 minutes. Cook time: 5 minutes.
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This is my FAVORITE potato salad. Red skin potatoes that are tender, but firm, with cooked green beans and deliciously roasted sweet cubanelle peppers, coated in a tangy yogurt and mustard dressing - yummm. You don't need mayonnaise to make a really great potato salad, just some plain fat free yogurt, mustard, vinegar, and tasty seasonings. Give this one a try!
This Greek-Inspired Pasta Salad is a great summer side dish, packed with whole grains, crunchy veggies, tangy feta cheese, and a light dressing. This dish is best served cold, so let it chill in the refrigerator for a few hours to allow the flavors to develop before serving!
Balsamic Roasted Asparagus is a super easy side dish that you can enjoy with any meal. Roasting enhances the natural sweetness of the asparagus, and the balsamic vinegar provides a nice tang.
Right here is a pile of perfectly made home fries. I'm not exaggerating when I say this was THE BEST dish of roasted potatoes I've ever had, and that's a big statement. The bacon had the perfect chewy-crunch, and the potatoes were crispy, tender, and seasoned just right. Serve these up with eggs and big cup of coffee for breakfast, or as a side to any dinner. You'll love, love, love these.
This eggplant rollatini is a delicious and healthy vegetarian recipe that's perfect to serve as a side, party appetizer, or main dish. Instead of breading and frying the eggplant, I flavored it with herbs, stuffed it with a blend of part skim ricotta and parmesan cheeses, and baked it in the oven. To top it off, I added sautéed onion, garlic, and fresh parsley to the prepared marinara sauce to give it that homemade look and taste.
This is the most delicious green bean casserole, perfect for serving at holiday get-togethers. What really takes this dish over the top is the homemade French fried onion topping. If you ask me, there's a time and a place for canned French fried onions: never, and on the shelf. These onions are baked in the oven, so crunchy, and so full of flavor, which makes them much tastier and healthier than the store-bought version.
This classic Thanksgiving sweet potato casserole recipe is made with mashed sweet potatoes and a fluffy marshmallow topping. I’ve lightened up the holiday staple by using just a small amount of brown sugar to add a touch of sweetness to the potatoes. After all, the marshmallows are going to provide enough sweetness so that the potatoes themselves don’t need to be candied. There’s no substitute for marshmallows though, so load them on!
There’s nothing quite like homemade cranberry sauce – the texture of the popped cranberries, the tartness of the fruit combined with the tanginess of the citrus and sweetness of the sugar in perfect harmony, and how cranberry sauce and roast turkey tastes like they were made for each other. It's one of my favorite parts of the Thanksgiving feast, and so easy to make. I prepare the cranberry sauce a few days ahead for a few reasons. One, it tastes best when it has been chilled overnight; two, it keeps well in the fridge for a few days; and three, it helps to get a few sides prepared before Thanksgiving Day so that I can spend most of the holiday with my company instead of in the kitchen. Last year I made this recipe with walnuts, which added more texture and a bit of a nutty flavor to the sauce. This year I decided to leave out the walnuts, and the result was just as delicious.
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