salad, side dish, sides

BLT Pasta Salad

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BLT Pasta Salad  Ready for a BLT pasta salad?! When it comes to the new year, I’m always brainstorming new ways to incorporate salads into my weekly meal plans. My family loves to have salad on the side of each meal and this one has become a new favorite! I envision this salad with a yummy BBQ meal or even as the main course! When you add pasta (bowtie is my fave!) to any salad, it definitely makes it more filling! Plus, if you’re not into the pasta addition – it is extremely easy to remove or substitute! BLT, Bacon …

side dish, sides

The Ultimate List of Sides

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The Ultimate List of Sides Every great meal has to have delicious sides to complement it! This is a list of amazing side dishes to make at your next family dinner. Side dishes are my absolute favorite thing to add to my meals. They make all of the yummy flavors from the dish pop and bring everything together. Sometimes I end up enjoying a bunch of different sides better than the main course! You can never go wrong with knowing how to make a variety of foods and these are always a good option to bring over to a potluck. …

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Cream Corn Recipe

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Cream Corn Recipe – Done Right! Creamy corn made right on the stovetop in less than 20 minutes. It is the perfect side dish for any holiday and will make any corn lover very happy! This cream corn side dish was originally created when I was serving pulled pork for dinner. Usually I like serving my baked beans, homemade Mac and cheese, potato salad or cornbread but I only had about 20 minutes before everything was ready. So, I decided to whip up this stove top creamed corn. And trust me when I say it did not disappoint! This is …

rice, side dish, sides

The perfect White Rice Recipe

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The perfect White Rice Recipe Are you looking for the perfect white rice recipe with flavor? or How to jazz up normal white rice? here it is!   Here are the steps for white rice Bring all to a boil then add the 2 cups of rice. Put lid on and cook for 20 minutes on low. Leave on the burner, but turn the heat off for another 10 minutes.   The Perfect White Rice ingredients 4 cups water 1 1/2 Tablespoons chicken bouillon 2 Tablespoons dry parsley 2 Tablespoons dried onion 1/4 cup butter 2 cups uncooked rice   …

side dish, sides, vegetable

Roasted Maple Brussel Sprouts, Bacon and Squash

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Roasted Maple Brussel Sprouts, Bacon and Squash Looking for the yummiest roasted Brussel sprout recipe? This Maple Brussel sprouts with bacon, squash, and pecans is AMAZING! Like out of this world good! This roasted Brussel sprouts with bacon recipe is my favorite one out there! You will love it!       Here are the easy steps for these roasted Brussel sprouts Line cookie sheet with foil. Then drizzle some olive oil down. Trim and slice the Brussel sprouts in half and then place on cookie sheet. Layer the cubes squash and then sprinkle on the pecan halves. Grab some …

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Wedge Salad

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Wedge Salad Wedge Salads have always been a favorite of mine to order at restaraunts. After ordering them weekend after weekend on date night I decided one night to whip up my own. I did not realize how simple and potentially cheap and fast wedge salads were to make! They are a type of salad that can be customized very easily and made within minutes. Wedge Salads are really a personal preference (mine and my husbands are completely different) But here is what my husband and I put on our wedge salads Wedge Salad Head of Iceberg Lettuce toppings: tomatoes, diced …

bacon, BBQ, side dish, sides, summertime, vegetable

Yummy, but Easy Potato Salad

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            I spend a lot of time cooking with my mom. She owns a catering company and also does gift baskets and different treats for professional offices around Arizona. I am her right hand person and I love it. One of the benefits to working along side my mom is that I get to spend a lot of time with her and her friends and neighbors that stop by through out the day! A few years back she had a neighbor named Kjersten that I absolutely love. She would come over and hang out with …

Cuban Black Beans
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Cuban Black Beans

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  My oldest son, who is now 6, has always loved black beans ever since he was a baby! He will not eat pinto or pork in beans. He just loves black beans. Whenever I make them he always asks for a big plate of them and nothing else. Then he goes back for seconds! These beans were no exception. They are very very easy and have a lot of flavor. You can spice these up by adding more cayenne pepper or if you need them family friendly try just a pinch of cayenne pepper to give them flavor!   …

Coconut Rice
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Coconut Rice

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  After I did my meal planning for the week I went to the grocery store. It was then when I realized that I had 3 recipes with coconut in them on the list. I must have been on some coconut kick when I sat down to meal plan. But since both the husband and I are coconut fans I don’t think he minded it either! We don’t have rice very much in our house. We are more of a pasta family. So I rarely venture out and try new rice recipes. I made this and served it up the …

bread, sides

Mom’s Knotted Bread Rolls

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Knotted Bread Rolls Recipe Enjoy these buttery bread rolls at your next dinner! Super easy and fun to make! My mom taught me to love cooking from a young age. I remember always having hot meals on the table almost every night! I remember her spending countless hours in the kitchen and slowly teaching all 4 of us girls how to cook. Not until after I was married did I realize the joys of cooking. Not everyone experiences those joys of cooking. But luckily I am one of them and it all started with these knotted bread rolls! Every Sunday …