Polly’s Mom’s Yam and Cranberry Casserole (Recipe)
This special holiday side dish is easy but oh so yummy!
Side Dish
Recent Food Around Here (Photos and Recipe Links)
I’ve been too busy lately for recipe creation, but we’ve been eating these yummy standbys lately that you might want to make yourself!
Fennel Apple Slaw Recipe
Simple, yummy, and light, this side dish is always welcome, and a nice change of pace from the usual. Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for next time.
Grapefruit Salad with Dried Fruit (Recipe)
This delightfully different salad is light and bright– perfect for winter!
Celeriac, Cauliflower, Parsnip, and Bean Mash (Recipe)
Looking for a less carb dense option to mashed potatoes that still tastes great but has that same lovely texture? Here it is, complete with some protein from beans.
Acorn Squash and Cabbage Salad with Curry Dressing (Recipe)
Looking to get out of a rut and try something different? Give this fresh, interesting winter salad a try.
Maple Mustard Cabbage (Recipe)
This is a very welcome vegetable side dish, both for the maker and the eaters, let alone the pocketbook.
Warm Potato Salad with Leeks and Radishes (No-Mayo Recipe)
This potato salad with a mustard vinaigrette is much better than mayo laden ones. Served warm on cold days, instead of cold on hot ones, this is in no way your traditional potato salad! Give it a try and you’ll see what I mean.
Grain Free Banana Muffin Recipe
These are delicious and are great for those limiting grain or sugar.
Cauliflower and Acorn Squash Risotto Recipe
This recipe is not difficult to make, nor particularly involved time-wise, and it is lighter and more flavorful than traditional risottos made with rice.
Cider Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Cranberries (Recipe)
This tastes like fall or Thanksgiving, but is a wonderful winter side dish even for February. We are really enjoying it!
Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe for Thanksgiving
If you have any gluten free people (or vegans or vegetarians) at your Thanksgiving table, they will appreciate this alternative to a bready stuffing.
Colcannon Recipe
Cohannon is a traditional Irish peasant dish. Usually made with potatoes, I have substituted celery root; it is good either way.
Simply Delicious Beet Greens (Recipe)
Now is a perfect time to eat the succulently delicious beet greens, which are such a treat. They my favorite cooked green– soft and sweet.
Asian Sesame Sauce for Spiralized Carrots
These frozen spiralized carrot “noodles” are available at Trader Joes at low cost and this is the perfect sauce to put on them.
Broccoli with Pralined Pistachios and Tahini Dressing (Recipe)
My husband likes steamed broccoli but I think it needs a little help. This dish we both liked, and you might was well.
Balsamic Roasted Mushrooms (Recipe)
Roasting mushrooms in balsamic lends a depth of flavor that allows them to be the star of the recipe instead of only a backup player. And thankfully here the texture is not rubbery but succulent instead.