Category: Side Dishes
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Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
This Brussels Sprouts with Bacon is such a simple idea but really quite good. This is another recipe from Vegetables Every Day. I’ve heard a lot of people say they don’t like Brussels sprouts but when I ask it seems they haven’t actually tried them! They just heard other people say things. We’ve always liked…
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Ginger, Lemon and Turmeric Rice
This goes great with Indian food, which is why it’s shown with the salmon tikka, salmon rubbed with tandoori paste and then quickly cooked in a skillet. The recipe is from Jamie’s Food Revolution: Rediscover How to Cook Simple, Delicious, Affordable Meals (affiliate link), one of my favorite cookbooks. When I cook Indian food, it’s…
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Grandma Alice’s Nippy Potato Salad
This potato salad recipe originally came from my Grandma, although I’ve modified it a bit. I like a potato salad with some crunch and flavor so I use a lot more pickles and celery than she did. And more onion. And celery. So if you don’t like a crunchy potato salad you can scale those…
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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing from Simply Salads
I’m posting this recipe for buttermilk ranch dressing from Simply Salads cookbook for my youngest. This is her most often-requested recipe. She especially likes it as part of a barbecue chicken salad from the same book. The salad has a black bean and corn salsa, avocados and lettuce and is topped with grilled chicken breasts…
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Easiest Blue Cheese Dressing with Three Ingredients
First the recipe. I spotted this three ingredient blue cheese recipe in The Food Lab right after I’d gone through the cheese drawer and noted that I had two things of blue cheese. I had also just bought buttermilk so voila! It tasted great! It’s definitely the easiest blue cheese dressing I’ve made. I went…