Category: Side Dishes

  • Potatoes Romanoff – Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

    Potatoes Romanoff – Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

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  • Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes

    Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes

    Periodically, potatoes go on sale around here for as cheap as .89 for a 10 pound bag. I’ve heard they get cheaper elsewhere but that’s about the lowest I’ve ever seen them here. Cooking with bulk ingredients like potatoes can be challenge. With some flexible ideas about how and when to serve them so they’re…

  • Rice Cooker Red Beans and Coconut Rice

    Rice Cooker Red Beans and Coconut Rice

    For a change, I made these Rice Cooker Red Beans and Coconut Rice rather than making it on the stove.  I was making a shrimp dish that had coconut milk in it as well so I measured out what I needed for the shrimp, then used the rest of the can in the rice dish,…

  • Israeli Salad | Arabic Salad | Fattoush Salad

    Israeli Salad | Arabic Salad | Fattoush Salad

    I got the idea from this from Jerusalem: A Cookbook. Their version includes buttermilk, which they say is not traditional but sounds good to me, as I love buttermilk based dishes. Alas, I had no buttermilk so made do with a more traditional rendition, using lemon juice, olive oil and parsley.  Some recipes call for…

  • Country Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayonnaise)

    Country Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayonnaise)

    Yesterday my youngest came home from college for a quick visit. She hadn’t seen all the home improvements and it was fun to share them with her. She requested her favorite dinner: pulled pork. I also made coleslaw because they seem to go hand in hand to me. I opted for this tangy version with…