Category: Side Dishes
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Black Eyed Peas and Collard Greens
This has become our New Year tradition even though we’re not from the South (at least not in recent generations). I’ve made this using a ham bone, ham hocks, and salt pork so don’t despair if you don’t have a ham bone lying around. Last night, in fact, I made it with about 4 ounces…
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Potato Pancakes
Potato pancakes are a favorite of my girls. We like to serve these with both applesauce and sour cream on the side. I usually heat up a bit of beef sausage or kielbasa to go with the potato pancakes. If you make extra, flash freeze them, then put them in a freezer bag. You can…
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Salt Potatoes
In addition to the raspberries for the raspberry tart, I picked up a bag of small different colored potatoes, including Yukon Gold, some red potato, and a purplish one. I cooked a handful of them in this method that Madison recommends, basically boiling them in heavily salted water, then tossing with a bit of butter…
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Coleslaw with Red and Green Peppers
Here’s a delicious non-mayonnaise based slaw. The original recipe called for the addition of 1/4 cup diced jalapeno but that’s a bit spicy for my tastes so I left it out. I served this with barbecued hamburgers and it was fantastic!
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Bean Salad with Corn and Lime Dressing
This was mostly from Mom’s Updated Recipe Box: 300 Family Favorites Made Quick and Healthy, one of my all-time favorites. I was missing a few things and it STILL came out great, but I remember from earlier renditions that the missing ingredients (more red pepper, cilantro), added much so am including them here. Just know…