Showing posts with the label sides

Farro salad with beets, veggies, nuts, and a creamy green herb dressing

I love making versions of this farro salad. Lately I’ve been putting beets in it (red or gold) but you could leave them out if beets aren’t your thing! It’s full of veggies, nuts …

Classic Baked Mac n Cheese

Classic Baked Mac n Cheese. This makes a BIG batch so it’s perfect for sharing with a neighbor or freezing half for later. My fav pasta shape for this is cavatappi, a curly tube, …

Roast Delicata Squash with Crispy Sage and Marcona Almonds

Roast Delicata Squash with Crispy SageHere’s a fall and winter side dish that will make (almost?) everyone happy and isn’t loaded with cream and butter (a few sides on the lighter…

Greek Salad

I forgot how much I love a good Greek salad! It’s simple, healthy and so delicious. Did you know a traditional Greek salad (horiatiki) doesn’t have lettuce??It’s just tomatoes, be…

Grilled Corn Salad with Peaches and Arugula

This grilled corn salad with peaches, arugula, tomatoes, hatch chili and lime is about as summery as salad gets.... Ingredients:5 ears corn, shuckedone hatch chili or jalapeño…

Thai Cabbage Slaw with Peanuts

I'm obsessed with this easy, bright, Thai dressed, no mayo or oil slaw. 
Ingredients:
1/2 head red cabbage, sliced thinly with a knife or mandolin 1 carrot, peeled and julienned …

Miso Glazed Japanese Eggplant

This is the easiest recipe around for miso glazed Japanese eggplant. You only need about 5 ingredients (more if you want to go a little crazy with the garnish) and 20 minutes. Sim…

Farro with butternut and delicata squash, hazelnuts, spicy pickled raisins and pepitas

This is great fall and winter side dish or meal in itself. The spicy pickled raisins add a nice punch but you could leave them out or add them unpickled and the finished dish wil…

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Feta

Roasted brussels sprouts have been a favorite side dish of mine for ages. This recipe calls for feta, but sometimes I substitute goats cheese.  Ricotta would be tasty as well....…