Side Dish
What Happens When Cranberry Sauce and Ambrosia Salad Have a Love Affair? This While I do love ambrosia salad, it can get to be a little….expected. Almost every holiday, my aunt makes her 'famous' ambrosia salad and of course everyone gobbles it up (because when you get to eat dessert for dinner, who can resist). [...]
Delicious Green Bean Fries Are the Perfect Way to Sneak In Some Veggies Have you ever wanted just one specific thing from a restaurant, but not been willing to go out and get it? It’s not an entrée that’s worth sitting down for, and you really don’t even want to leave your house – you [...]
With This Recipe You’ll Actually Want To Eat Your Veggies Please tell me I’m not the only one out there who finds it way to easy to get lost in a bag of chips and dip. I mean it starts out innocent enough—you grab a handful, put them on a small plate with just a [...]
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Tuesday? Any Occasion Is The Right Occasion For This Tasty Dish A few years ago I was in my last semester of law school and was severly lacking in social interaction. I spent almost all of my free time at either at my part time job waiting tables at a local restaurant or [...]
Irresistible Cheese Dip with a Seafood Kick Will Please Any Crowd I love football season for one reason and one reason only: the food! Gathering everyone around the family room with a ton of finger foods and appetizers is one of the best ways to enjoy a night (and avoid cooking dinner!) in my opinion. [...]
Crispy Potatoes Get a Kick from Onions and Peppers Have you ever woken up in need of a seriously comforting breakfast? Maybe it’s a hangover, maybe you didn’t sleep well, or maybe you just have a hankering for something crispy and delicious. The first thing my brain always thinks of is breakfast potatoes. I used [...]
It’s Easier Than Ever to Get Crunchy Blooming Onions Right in Your Own Kitchen Even if you don’t particularly like onions, you probably love blooming onions just as much as the next guy. Crispy, crunchy, salty, delicious blooming onions are a restaurant favorite that are always a must any time I go to a steakhouse [...]
Bacon and Ranch Transform a Cheese Ball into a Savory New Dish If you haven’t had a cheeseball in your lifetime yet, what rock have you been hiding under? This is a classic appetizer that is served at every type of holiday, special event, and party that I can think of. But everyone has had [...]
You’ll Never Need Another Recipe For Asparagus Again! My husband and I go to this stak restaurant for date night all the time and get their grilled asparagus – there’s something so sophisticated and regal about that veggie. We were at my mom’s for family dinner last week and she skipped her usual steamed broccoli [...]
Vampires Beware! You Can Taste the Garlic in This I’m usually not a fan of mushrooms because they are just rubbery and don’t really have a taste. My husband and I were at my in-laws last week and the guys were busy outside checking out the new grill. My mother in law pulled out some [...]