Side Dish Recipes

Homemade Creamed Corn

This is the perfect side dish with a bbq or picnic! Sweet Summer corn is the best, and this recipe is absolutely delish! The kids will love it too!!! 8 ears corn, husks and silk removed 1 tablespoon butter 1 small onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup) 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon sugar Coarse salt [...]

Broccoli with Garlic and Parmesan

I especially love this recipe because it is so easy to prepare but it has fresh, good quality ingredients packed with with lots of flavor! This is easy, quick, tasty and delicious! It’s a perfect side dish for pork, beef, chicken and seafood! 1 head broccoli, cut up 3-4 cloves garlic, chopped olive oil 1/2 lemon, juice [...]

Summer Vegetable Gratin

This dish is made with fresh summer vegetables and fresh parmesan cheese and it is healthy and delicious! One of my favorite things to do over the summer is visit the farmer’s market with my sweetie, and load up on summer sqush, zucchini and tomatoes. This dish gives you the perfect excuse! 4 cloves garlic, [...]

Parmesan Roasted Asparagus

Crisp asparagus and sharp parmesan make an easy, simple, yet elegant, side dish! This goes fantastic with grilled steaks, seafood or baked chicken! It’s a perfect side dish for a special occasion steak dinner with someone special You can make this dish many ways… roasted in the oven, grilled, or sauteed on the stove with [...]

Greek Pasta Salad

This Greek Pasta Salad is perfect for a picnic or barbeque! The flavors of the oregano, lemon, garlic and feta are so yummy mixed with pasta! Serve this hot, at room temperature or cold! Enjoy!!! 1/2 lb pasta shells 4 tbsp olive oil 1 medium eggplant, cut into 1-inch pieces 1/2 tsp salt 2 cloves [...]

Chorizo Sausage Patties

I had this sausage dish at the Tasting Room in NYC a couple years ago and also a similar sausage recipe at A Hundred Acres in NYC (one of my FAVORITE brunch spots!). It will be the BEST sausage you’ve ever had! Serve this with cheesy scrambled eggs, or make this as a Sausage Eggs [...]

Honey Glazed Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta

When paired with sweet honey and salty pancetta, this brussels sprouts recipe will be so tasty that everyone will eat their veggies!! Boiling the Brussels sprouts in the same pan before sautéing ensures they’ll be nice and tender with a concentrated caramelized crust. 2 cups water 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, stems trimmed and heads cut [...]

Grilled Eggplant with Ricotta Salata

Here is another recipe from the Entertaining Recipes, Grilling Made Simple e-Cookbook! (Available soon!!) Grilled Eggplant with Ricotta Salata is a great grilled appetizer! It is a great addition to your grilled meats. 2 tablespoon(s) extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoon(s) fresh oregano leaves 2 (about 1 1/2 pounds each) eggplants, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch- [...]

Carmelized Onions

Carmelized onions are soooo delicious. They are an elegant side dish for dinner parties and they go well with pork, beef, and most roasts. I make them often for formal dinners or barbeques. The best part, is that they stay delicious, even at room temperature, so you don’t have to worry about keeping them hot. [...]

Homemade Pesto

When I was in Italy, I think I had pesto on everything I ate. From pizza to gnocchi to trofie and focaccia. I just love it. I was introduced to pesto young, and loved it from the start. I would have never imagined making delicious pesto from scratch. This is delicious and so easy to [...]

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