Archive for the 'side dishes' Category

Parmesan-Roasted Potatoes

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

I’m always on the lookout for new side dishes to inject into my boring little repertoire, and when there are potatoes involved, I’m guaranteed to perk up. When these Parmesan Roasted Potatoes popped up from Meg Kat, I knew I’d be giving them a shot, and boy did I. They were amazing! Easy to prepare, [...]

Yellow Rice with Black Beans & Corn

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Let me start off by saying that I wasn’t going to blog this recipe. I started with a boxed item and really just threw some other stuff in to spruce it up – it feels like cheating! But my sister, who is probably the only family member to read this blog, insisted that I blog [...]

Pioneer Woman's Mac & Cheese

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Macaroni and cheese is one of my favorite foods and I grew up eating it at least once a week. We ate the stuff from the blue box, though not the powdered-cheese kind, only ever the cheesy-sauce kind. To this day you can still find at least one blue box in my pantry at all [...]

Pull-Apart Garlic Knots

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Pull-Apart Garlic Knots Inspired by: Angie’s Pangies 1 can buttermilk biscuits, each cut into 8 pieces 6 Tablespoons of butter 2 Tablespoons Tastefully Simple Garlic Garlic 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon salt 1. Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat. Add seasonings. 2. Place biscuit pieces in an 8″-round cake pan. Pour [...]

Beach Bread

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

This is a great variation in a garlic bread and easy to make.  Awesome – will definitely do it again! Beach Bread from Delicious Melicious Makes about 8 appetizer servings 1 large loaf French bread 1 tablespoon butter or margarine 1/3 cup blue cheese dressing (or three-cheese ranch dressing) 1 large tomato, diced or 1 [...]