Category: Side Dishes
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Twice Baked Potatoes
These are a bit more work but you can do it all ahead of time. That makes for a good dinner party recipe in my book! These also freeze well. After you’ve filled the shells and topped with cheese, flash freeze them, then bag so you can just pull out however many you need for…
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Pureed Parsnips
In my continuing quest to experiment with more seasonal vegetables, I picked up some parsnips and turnips at the market this weekend. I have used both in winter vegetable soups. I typically use turnips in my Cornish pasties and have roasted both with various other vegetables fairly often but had not cooked them on their…
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Stir Fried Asparagus with Sesame Seeds
We all love asparagus. And while I normally don’t buy things I can grow, my asparagus patch is not large enough yet to support our desire. I actually planted it in what turned out to be a bad spot (because it shades another part of the vegetable garden at its peak) so I’m trying to…
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Roasted Beets and Simmered Beet Greens
I don’t recall ever cooking beets before, but I do love to eat pickled beets! Still, when the doctor suggested I add some beets to the diet to increase our iron intake, I was all game to try something new. I found the easiest, most delicious way to cook them! Wash them and cut the…
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Fried Rice with Chicken
The other night I had made some absolutely fantastic teriyaki chicken and sauteed vegetables. I purposefully made extra and tonight made some fried rice. It was the best fried rice yet. I’ve made fried rice before with a variety of meats and vegetables, using everything from pork to chicken to beef. I suspect this batch’s…