Goodness, I love a little garden. I started a small vegetable garden last year that ended with mixed results. For instance, all six of my zucchini plants succumbed to squash bugs last year. I just couldn't keep up with those absolutely vile creatures. But, all of my chard plants produced a bunch of foliage throughout… Continue reading Mustard Greens with Smoked Turkey
Category: Sides
Marinated Chopped Veggie Salad
I've been on a salad kick lately. We're not even in the hottest part of the summer, but I want cool meals for EVERY meal. I made two mega salads to get me through the week, but honestly, it will probably be enough to feed an army. This salad is one that you should bring… Continue reading Marinated Chopped Veggie Salad
Italian Linguine Pasta Salad
When you read as many cookbooks as I do, a lot of things start to repeat themselves. In old church cookbooks you can expect to see pasta, jello, and fruit salads in the "salad" section. These cookbooks generally lack leafy green salads. You'll find a veritable feast of casseroles in the "main dishes" section, too.… Continue reading Italian Linguine Pasta Salad
Twice Baked Potato Casserole
Happy Easter, y'all! My Easter holidays have been much more subdued these last few years. Although we keep it low-key, I try to stick to some classics for the day: pork, deviled eggs, and potatoes. I make some variations of each of those ingredients. Sometimes it's a pork roast, sometimes a pork shoulder. The deviled… Continue reading Twice Baked Potato Casserole
French Onion Potatoes
One of the first things to grow in early spring is wild onions and garlic. Wild onions are a delicacy among the tribes in Oklahoma, and their fresh leek-like taste goes great in scrambled eggs. I've got quite a bit of wild onion and garlic growing in my backyard. I haven't been brave enough to… Continue reading French Onion Potatoes
Sweet Skillet Unbaked Beans
Baked beans may seem like a benign summer side dish, but the recipe's roots go back a long way. Baked beans are known to have been prepared as part of Native American cuisine. Once English colonists settled in America, they adopted and adapted the recipe. The version you eat out of a can of beans… Continue reading Sweet Skillet Unbaked Beans
Redneck Risotto
One of the first dishes I ever made was risotto. Intimidating recipe, I know. Risotto is not known for being an easy recipe to make. It takes time, a LOT of time, to get the right consistency. It also takes a lot of patience. Unlike regular rice where you add all the liquid at once,… Continue reading Redneck Risotto
Barbecue Oven-Roasted Potato Salad
I've been testing out potato salad recipes lately trying to find one that I like. My family potato salad, which I posted years ago, is increasingly challenging to make. Not because it's a hard recipe, but because there's an ingredient that is almost impossible to find in the grocery store: green onion dip mix. If… Continue reading Barbecue Oven-Roasted Potato Salad
Honey Mustard Roasted Carrots
Carrots have really fallen out of favor amongst home cooks in recent years. It could be because of how sweet they are, or because a lot of people don't like them. Whatever the reason, carrots aren't typically served as sides in American dinners in 2023. It's a crying shame, honestly. Carrots are so versatile and… Continue reading Honey Mustard Roasted Carrots
Fully Loaded Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
Love it or hate it, green bean casserole is a polarizing side dish. I'm in the "love it" camp. I love everything about it: the creamy mushroom soup, the salty canned green beans, the crispy French-fried onions. I get why green bean casserole gets a bad rap, though. It is a bunch of less-than-stellar ingredients… Continue reading Fully Loaded Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
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