Category: Side Dishes

  • Savoy Cabbage “Relish Salad”

    Savoy Cabbage “Relish Salad”

    The Supper Book is definitely going on my wish list! I have been reading a copy I borrowed from the library and tried my first recipes from it last night. I’ve made sautéed apples for years, peeling, coring, and slicing apples, then cooking in a bit of butter until soft and sprinkling brown sugar on…

  • Creamed Spinach

    Creamed Spinach

    I bought a big bag of fresh spinach the other day because I love spinach salads but there is a LOT of spinach in a bag! So I just made the most wonderful cream of spinach, to use some more of it up.

  • Avocado, Orange, and Sunflower Seed Salad

    Avocado, Orange, and Sunflower Seed Salad

    I love salads but get uninspired sometimes. But a couple of good friends of mine are always coming up with the most amazing combinations of things. When they came for dinner over the weekend, they brought a salad with: mixed greens mandarin orange sections chunks of avocado roasted sunflower seeds Topped with a delicious vinaigrette.…

  • Chinese Chicken Salad for One

    Chinese Chicken Salad for One

    I was alone for dinner last night and got a craving for a Chinese Chicken Salad. Scoured some cookbooks and couldn’t find anything that sounded right, though. The dressing was the crucial part for me and all I could find was one that had mayonnaise in it! Not at all what I think of for…

  • Eggplant Two Ways: Grilled and Parmesan

    Eggplant Two Ways: Grilled and Parmesan

    I love eggplants for some reason, both the look of them in my garden or on the counter and the taste. They were on sale a couple of days ago so I bought two. I grilled some slices over the barbecue for dinner one night, just slicing, brushing with oil and chopped garlic, and grilling…