Buttered Corn Buttered corn is one of the easiest side dishes you can make. This buttered corn is savory and sweet. You’ll enjoy it next to a variety of dishes, such as a Rib Eye Steak or some Chicken Enchiladas Rojas. It would also go great with BBQ, such as BBQ Ribs in the Oven,…
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Mamaliga Recipe
Mamaliga Recipe Mamaliga is the Romanian version of comfort food. It is essentially a corn meal mush, that often has other ingredients added to it for flavor. This mamaliga recipe has butter, a variety of cheeses, and cream added to give it richness and creaminess. Originally a peasant food item, you now see it in…
Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry
Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry This Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry recipe is for those of you who love spinach, and especially spinach artichoke dip. These Spinach Artichoke Puff Pastry cups are filled with a combination of four kinds of cheese, plus spinach and artichoke hearts. The outside of these spinach puffs is flaky and crispy, and…
Easy Caprese Salad
Easy Caprese Salad Occasionally, when my husband and I go to an Italian restaurant, we’ll start with an appetizer or two. One of our favorites is actually a very simple but delicious salad called a Caprese Salad. This is the perfect salad to accompany a Spring or Summer meal. The Caprese Salad, also know as…
Smoked Sausage Cornbread
Smoked Sausage Cornbread This Smoked Sausage Cornbread is the Cornbread you’ll want to serve next to your BBQ dishes this summer. Serve this cornbread next to dishes such as my BBQ Ribs in the Oven or my Oven Baked BBQ Chicken. Both made with my Homemade BBQ Sauce. This cornbread would also make a hearty…
Fluffy White Rice with Flavor
White Fluffy Rice with Flavor How many time have you tried the white rice at restaurant or dinner event and thought it was bland? It tastes like rice boiled in water, because it basically was rice boiled in water. Boring! This fluffy white rice is full of delicious flavor from the chicken stock, butter, onions,…
Easy Classic Chicken Salad Recipe
Easy Classic Chicken Salad Recipe This Easy Classic Chicken Salad Recipe is so easy to make and so versatile. It is the base for so many recipes, including Classic Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches, or a hardy Chicken Salad Sandwich on Croissant. On its own, and served with celery sticks or in lettuce wraps, it is completely…
Classic Potato Salad
Classic Potato Salad Whenever we used to have a family barbecue, my mom used to make this delicious Classic Potato Salad that used to disappear so fast, people would have to rush to get some before it was all gone. How to make the best potato salad: The Potatoes I start with Yukon Gold Potatoes…
Oyster Rice
Oyster Rice Most people either love or hate oysters. I personally love them. I like Oyster Chowder, Fried Oysters, Raw Oysters, Oysters Rockefeller, Grilled Oysters, and so on. You get the idea. I developed a liking for oysters at a young age. My family used to vacation in by the beach in Cambria, CA. My…
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes These creamy garlic mashed potatoes are my go-to potatoes for meat dishes such as my Chicken Marsala. Yukon Gold Potatoes The Yukon Gold is probably (and by probably, I mean definitely) my favorite potato. The Yukon Gold Potatoes have a beautiful, buttery, creamy texture. Adding butter and cream to this potato…
Cauliflower Casserole
Cauliflower Casserole Now, Keto Friendly or low-carb doesn’t have to mean boring, does it? This Cauliflower Casserole certainly isn’t. This dish is high in protein because of the eggs and cheese. This makes it a great choice for someone who doesn’t eat much meat. It is also a very satisfying and filling side dish, or…
Lime Jello Fluff Salad
Lime Jello Fluff Salad Are you looking for a good retro dessert? Maybe you need a side dish or dessert to take to a Christmas party? This Lime Jello Fluff Salad might be exactly what you are looking for. My mom used to make this beautiful pastel green jello salad on Christmas and other special…