Side dishes, Winter Recetas

Anyone Can Pickle! Cherries, Sweet, Spicy and Fast!

I've always been interested in pickles, preserving and canning. I guess it's my inner squirrel speaking. The…

Loaded Mashed Potatoes

Green Beans, Red Potatoes and Pasta

A comfort food dish of pasta, fresh green beans and red potatoes with a light sauce. ©2007-2014 Netta…

Aloo Gobi-Cauliflower and Potatoes-Indian Style

Winter and Aloo Gobi go hand in hand! This wholesome vegetable dish with rotis or paranthas...yum!and then…

Mashed Potatoes and Cabbage (Colcannon)

A perfect way to boost nutrition in mashed potatoes, this is a favorite Irish side dish but can certainly…

Tuscan inspired skillet potatoes, brussels sprouts and cranberry beans

Scalloped Corn and Tomatoes

Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. put out a cookbook to sell their new electric range and oven in the 1930s. This is one of the…

Beet Leaves Fry

I have not seen a lot of recipes for Beets (Beet root) leaves. My mother used to cook this dish and I love this. Beet leaves are quite tasty and…

Burdock Root from the Farmers Market at Union Square

My friend Keiko, from Tokyo, introduced me to burdock root, a slender brown root vegetable that is common in…

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…

Mouth-Watering Claypot Nyonya Assam Prawns, A Must-Try Asian Cuisine!

Tamarind Prawn or Assam Prawn ( 亚参虾 ) is a spicy, sourish and extremely…

Cabbage Stir Fried with Kadalai Paruppu/Chana Dal And Cumin Seeds

Unless you enjoy pairing this dish with something else, it's lovely with…

Ranch Style Baked Beans

String Bean Creole

Very tasty side dish. Easy to put together, and delicious!