Side Dishes

Oven Crispy French Fries with Paprika-Parmesan Salt

Oven Crispy French Fries with Paprika-Parmesan Salt

French Fries are awesome. Most people love them. When I found Emeril Lagasse’s Oven Crispy French Fries with Paprika Parmesan Salt, I was so excited. I knew it would be something a little different than “Ore Ida” and a dish my family would enjoy. Here’s […]

Coconut Jasmine Rice

Coconut Jasmine Rice

Ok, I know a lot of people are not big coconut fans, but you really have to try this. I don’t love coconut but I’ll tolerate a Samoa Girl Scout cookie and I love Thai curries with coconut milk in them. Well, this is right […]

Roasted Red Potatoes with Rosemary Garlic

Roasted Red Potatoes with Rosemary Garlic

I had a bag or red potatoes in my pantry and was trying to figure out something new to do with them. Ever since we came across Melissa’s recipe, that has been my “go to” way to prepare roasted red potatoes. Anyway, I came across […]

Sauteed Rainbow Swiss Chard – The Last of the Winter Garden

Sauteed Rainbow Swiss Chard – The Last of the Winter Garden

The last of the winter garden! These beautiful rainbow swiss chard plants grew all winter this year since it was so mild. What do you do with Swiss chard? Well, these are like a lot of nice leafy greens and I cook them all (fresh spinach, kale, […]

Chi Chi’s Sweet Corn Cake

Chi Chi’s Sweet Corn Cake

Do you remember Chi Chi’s Mexican Restaurant? I had shredded beef tacos for the first time there and they had the BEST fried ice cream. Imagine how excited I was to find “Chi Chi’s” label on a Sweet Corn Cake package as I was going […]

Easy Sauteed Broccolini with Lemon and Garlic

Easy Sauteed Broccolini with Lemon and Garlic

Broccolini! What a fun word to say. While at the grocery store after my 4 year old’s ballet class, I was not feeling inspired about what to cook for dinner. I asked her what vegetable she wanted and she said broccolini. Well, it must be […]