Posted in beans, gluten free, good as leftovers, rice, side dish, vegetables on Jun 20th, 2010
Side dishes aren’t my strong suit. I often find myself googling dorky things like “what to serve with Jamaican jerk chicken?” Rice and peas kept coming up, and I kept bypassing it. Who wants green peas mixed with plain white rice? It turns out, of course, that rice and peas is nothing of the sort. [...]
Posted in citrus, grilling, side dish, spring, vegetables on May 12th, 2010
When it comes to groceries, I’m not particularly thrifty. I don’t know if my old grocery store (the much-missed Wegman’s) even had sales, and if they did, it wasn’t on anything I was buying. I see more sales at my new grocery store; I don’t plan my shopping around them, but I can’t always resist [...]
Posted in good as leftovers, salad, side dish, summer, vegetables on Apr 21st, 2010
“Here, taste this”, I requested, bringing Dave a cornichon. He obliged, then made a face. “Euck, it’s a pickle.” I sighed. Brined food is Dave’s single food hangup, but the cornichons had seemed relatively mild to me. I was hoping he wouldn’t mind them. I went back into the kitchen to finish the salad, snacking [...]
Posted in cheese, gluten free, pie, potatoes, side dish, vegetables, vegetarian on Apr 14th, 2010
I have a hard time figuring out where I fit on the healthy eating spectrum. Some things are obvious. I eat a lot of fresh fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins: good. I also eat dessert often, although not necessarily a lot of it: still, bad. But everything in between, I’m not so sure. For example, [...]
Posted in cheese, healthy, salad, side dish, summer, vegetables on Mar 27th, 2010
Here are two common pairings that seem impractical to me – bread served with pasta and fries served with burgers. Of course they’re tasty combinations – who doesn’t love more carbs? – but do they make nutritional sense? Granted, a leafy green salad would be too refined, and roasted or steamed vegetables don’t go with [...]
Posted in dinner party, freezer friendly, gluten free, potatoes, side dish on Dec 20th, 2009
Trust me, you don’t need a recipe for twice-baked potatoes. You know what makes twice-baked potatoes so good? Fat. The more butter and sour cream you add, the better your potatoes will be. The less you add, the better you’ll feel about eating those potatoes. Decide what your goals are – if you want indulgence, [...]
Posted in dinner party, favorites, side dish, vegetables on Dec 18th, 2009
You know what I hate? Those “hide the vegetables in brownies” cookbooks. I admit that I don’t have kids, so maybe I just have no clue and that really is the only way to get them to eat something healthy. But, for now, my theory is that if you prepare vegetables well, there will be [...]
Posted in gluten free, side dish on Nov 30th, 2009
The hardest part of blogging for me is the writing. The cooking I do naturally and the photography, even if it frustrates me sometimes, I’m always confident that I can do at least passably. But sitting down and trying to come up with something creative to say is a challenge for me more often than [...]
Posted in gluten free, potatoes, side dish, vegetables on Nov 21st, 2009
Isn’t that turnip the cutest little thing? Like an old crazed bald man, with just a few errant hairs. In truth, when I was planning this dish, I had to call a friend to give me some root vegetable knowledge. Which is the one that looks like a white carrot? (A parsnip, it turns out.) [...]
Posted in cheese, fall, gluten free, rice, side dish, vegetables on Oct 17th, 2009
Everyone’s goal for their food blog is different. Are you keeping a log of recipes you make for your own sake – to store them somewhere, or to track your progress as a cook? Do you only publish recipes that you recommend others make? Do you have a blog just to cook along with various [...]
