Mashed Potatoes with Dill and Sour Cream are floury, smooth potatoes combined with fresh, vibrant dill and tangy sour cream. They have the beloved flavor of sour cream and onion chips, and I didn’t even mean to do that! These mashed potatoes are so good that you won’t even ask for gravy. You’ll love serving this side…
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Braised Cabbage with Bacon
Braised Cabbage with Bacon is a side dish of flavorful, tender green cabbage made even tastier with crisp, thick-cut bacon. This recipe tastes like it was braised all day, but it takes less than an hour to prepare. It’s the perfect recipe to serve with your favorite entrees or even on its own. What is…
Kale with Tahini Lemon Dressing
Kale with Tahini Lemon Dressing is a vegan side dish loaded with creamy yet vibrant flavors. Serve this as an accompaniment to your proteins for a complete meal. It also serves well on its own as a salad. I developed this recipe years ago when we moved from Alexandria, VA, to Fort Hood, TX. The…
Jamaican-Inspired Rice and Peas
If you’re in the market for a filling vegan side dish, you can stop searching now that you’ve found this Jamaican-Inspired Rice and Peas recipe. This filling, one-pot dish is great, even if you couldn’t care less about veganism. It’s made with fresh ingredients and only one that is processed. Be sure to pin this…
Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut Pecan Topping
This Sweet Potato Casserole with Coconut Pecan Topping might change the way you do sweet potato casserole this year. Thanks to the addition of coconut milk and coconut flakes in and on the casserole, it has a nutty, tropical vibe. My pumpkin pie spice blend adds a hint of spice to the creaminess, as well. This is…
Slow Cooker Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey
If babysitting a pot on the stove is not your idea of a good time, these Slow Cooker Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey are going to need to pay you a visit. Instead of minding a huge stockpot for hours on Sunday or during the holidays, these greens putter away all by their lonesome in…
Country-Style Potato Salad with Eggs
There’s an unspoken rule at every BBQ/cookout/picnic/family reunion I’ve been to. That rule is this: you must know who made the potato salad before you eat it. If your potato salad doesn’t have a super-flavorful pickle relish dressing and fluffy potatoes, then you need this recipe. With this Country-Style Potato Salad, you’ll not only be…
Puerto Rican Potato Salad (Ensalada de Papa)
Prepare to be scandalized. This Puerto Rican Potato Salad is creamy, loaded with spices and aromatics, and *gasp* a sweet element! No, Messy Boots, it’s not raisins. Stay with me. This flavor-packed side dish has crossed the sea from Puerto Rico to the mainland, and for a good reason. We know what we’re doing when…
Creole Red Beans and Rice with Andouille Sausage
If you’ve never made a batch of Creole Red Beans and Rice from scratch, you are missing out on so much. Canned beans can’t hold a candle to the texture and flavor of beans made from their fresh or dried state. The snap of a bean when you bite it, the spices and herbs that penetrate…
Black Eyed Peas: A Savory Southern Favorite
I’m participating in the 2021 Black History Virtual Potluck. A collaborative menu of recipes contributed by 40+black bloggers from around the globe in honor of Black History Month. See a sampling of some of the amazing participant recipes down below.I grew up eating Black Eyed Peas and white rice every year on New Year’s Day….
