Side dishes, European, Dinner Party Recetas

Lemon & Garlic Green Beans

It is rare to have a side dish which everyone keeps reaching for instead of the main dish. That's especially true if its a fairly simple green…

Roasted Bell Peppers Salad - Salada de pimentos assados

This is a traditional Portuguese salad you will find in most restaurants, especially during the summer. It is…

Linguine with Fresh Tomatoes

Since we can have great tomatoes year around, we can always enjoy their fresh flavor this way. Remember: Never store your fresh tomatoes in the…

Roasted Eggplant

This is a dish you can serve as a side,bubbling hot,over pasta or cold with pita bread. You can either leave skin on or peel. You can also do on…

Easy Risotto & Gourmet Mushrooms

Risotto scares too many cooks. It's really a simple dish, though not commonly served at the American dinner…

Caesar Asparagus, Low in Calories, Big on Deliciousness

I’ve never been so excited about a vegetable dish before but this one is worth raving about. It’s just like the…

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti is the Italian term for "lengths of cord" or long strand of pasta, is one of the very popular variety of pasta worldwide, very much…

Sauteed Zucchini in Homemade Tomato Sauce

I love homemade tomato sauce, it's so much better than jarred sauce. As a summer side dish I add sauteed…

Homemade Marinara Sauce - Basic Pizza/Pasta Sauce

Before leaving for vacations I did deep cleansing of fridge so now it's time to refill all those empty jars of…

Simple to Make, Very Versatile and Deliciously Skinny, Roasted Ratatouille

Rata­touille is a sim­ple and healthy veg­etable dish usu­ally loaded with…

Homemade Basil Pesto

If you love Italian food, you have to love the magic sauce that can take even the most mundane pasta to the level of a sublime dish. Every Italian…

Roasted balsamic & rosemary parsnips

This is one of my favourite vegetarian side dishes. I so love parsnips. In Belgium, they are very…

Parmesan-Coated Sweet Potato Fries

These are oh so delicious, and super kid friendly !! My grandson still calls them "Nonnie's Cool French Fries"

Alfredo Potato Finger Fries