Posts Tagged ‘side dish’

Fruit salad… in a slow cooker? Yes, you read that right — and it is one of my all-time favorite fruit salad recipes!

It’s so simple and uses mostly non-perishable canned fruits, so you can always keep the ingredients on hand for a last-minute side dish.

Last week, I snatched up a huge bag of Michigan apples on the discount produce rack… and while many were still good for eating, a few were quite bruised and mushy.

So instead of baking bread or a pie, I decided to make a very small batch of homemade applesauce… in the microwave. After cooking the apples for 8 minutes, the sauce was ready, and my kitchen smelled fabulous!

If you’re in the mood for caramel apples but don’t necessarily feel like going through all the work and making a sticky mess out of your kitchen; take 10 minutes to make this delicious, light, fluffy Caramel Apple Salad instead.

It’s so good, you could even use it as a dessert!

Ever since Dave and I tied the knot {almost 6 years ago} I’ve struggled with making REALLY good fried potatoes. I even resorted to using frozen potatoes in times of desperation.

I can still remember the first time I attempted to make fried potatoes… I set off the smoke alarm Well, after almost 6 years of trial and error, I’ve finally figured out how to make really good fried potatoes.

Here’s how I do it…

If I had to pick just ONE side dish for a summer BBQ, I would pick baked beans without hesitation. I LOVE baked beans! And even though I’ll eat almost any baked beans, there is really nothing like the taste of making them from scratch — except for the fact that I never have the time to make them from scratch! So over the years, I’ve come up with a very simple recipe for “Semi-Homemade” Baked Beans — and they honestly [...]

BBQ’s are one of my favorite things about spring and summer. I absolutely LOVE eating outside {even with the bugs} and now that we have our farmhouse, I can see us hosting many, many BBQ’s over the next several years! Now, obviously the main part of hosting a BBQ is the meat; but what about everything else? In my opinion, it’s usually the side dished that can make or break your party. So if you’re struggling to come up with [...]

Although Thanksgiving has come and gone — our big Christmas dinner is still coming up in a few weeks and stuffing is a family favorite at this meal {or pretty much any other meal for that matter!} And THIS is my all-time favorite stuffing! Photo Credit: The Food Network {b/c I can’t take this good of pictures!} I actually got the recipe from my dad who is an excellent cook. However I’ve adapted it a little for my own preference. [...]

Looking for another simple, delicious way to use up your fresh garden produce? Me too! Last week, I made an excellent vegetable stir-fry. This week, I tried Greek Orzo; it was a big hit. I served it with grilled chicken and cheesy garlic bread (so I didn’t even have to turn the oven on!) Ingredients 3 T. olive oil 1/2 c. lemon juice 1/2 c. olives, chopped 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced 1 red bell pepper, chopped 1 red [...]