Category: Side Dishes
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Chicken Salad Sandwich: Simple is Good
Sometimes the simplest dinners are so good! I had barbecued some chicken leg quarters the other night, after marinating them in the best chicken marinade. We had one leg quarter left over. Last night for dinner I turned it into chicken salad for some great sandwiches. Pull the skin off the chicken and pull the…
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Sausage, Fried Potatoes, and Fried Apples (and Onions)
I had bought some beef smoked sausage a while back when it was on sale and threw it in the freezer so I pulled it out for dinner tonight as time was lacking and children were hungry! I usually serve sausage like this or kielbasa with fried potatoes and sauteed apples. I had some older…
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Leeks and Bacon with Simple Salmon
This was from Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals, a book I’m finding some good ideas in, although I nearly always change something. Still, the inspiration is worthwhile! Last night I made a leek and bacon side dish to go with some…
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Cucumber and Sprout Salad
I have done this with just cucumbers and onions before but added the sprouts last night and really enjoyed the extra crunch! You could make this spicy by adding 2 Thai chilies, seeded and minced but I left that out! You don’t have to seed the cucumber of course. But if you want to, just…
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Lentil and Potato Curry
I made this for my dad’s 84th birthday as a side dish for those of us eating salmon and a main dish for those of us not. It comes from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food. Everyone loved it, vegetarians and meat eaters. I should have doubled the recipe I…