Side Dish Recipes

Rustic Paprika Potatoes Recipe

February 19, 2011
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My grandparents lived the simple hard peasant life. Woke up at the crack of dawn 7 days a week, worked the land till the sun went down and then tended to their family. Fed their animals and got a meal on the table for their kids. Simple meals of course, like bread and oil, polenta [...]

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Mushroom Quinoa Recipe

February 2, 2011
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I felt so lucky on a day like today when the country is covered in a blanket of white snow to be able to go for a walk under trees covered in white flowers. I still had to bundle up in my fluffy jacket but my heart goes out to the rest of you caught [...]

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Fruity Peach and Mango Salsa Recipe

November 2, 2010
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” Salsa ” the king of Spanish and Mexican cuisine, fast and easy to prepare, loaded with flavor and just perfect for a lazy Sunday. I love lazy Sundays, sometimes that means staying in bed until noon and sometimes it means walking around the lake with my dog after a quick stop at the Coffee [...]

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How To Make Perfect Rice Every Time

October 20, 2010
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Do you like your rice fluffy or sticky ? I like mine fluffy so I start by rinsing it in a few changes of cold water and drain it very well. This will wash off a lot of the starches to give you that perfectly fluffy result but you will lose some of the nutrients [...]

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Blood Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe

October 18, 2010
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As little kids walking to the fields with our grandpa, we would pass by dozens of cranberry bushes on the side of the road. We always stuffed our pockets with them and have cranberry fights along the way. As I matured I stopped using cranberries to hit my brother and started using them in muffins [...]

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Sauteed Mushrooms In White Wine

September 19, 2010
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For the past month we’ve been making burgers over the weekend. Turkey burgers to be more specific, not necessarily my favorite until just recently. I was only in charge of the toppings and the sides, so that’s all I’m going to take credit for and share with you here. By default, I make my Heirloom [...]

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Rustic Potato and Egg Salad Recipe

September 14, 2010
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This rustic salad served warm or cold, is one of those easy and super delicious meals you can make with staple ingredients that you probably have in your pantry at all times. Eggs, potatoes and onions, dressed with a light extra virgin olive oil and seasoned with sea salt, makes for a wonderful vegetarian lunch [...]

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Chicken Parmigiana & Fettuccine Alfredo

September 12, 2010
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It has become a tradition at my house on Christmas Eve to have Chicken Parmigiana and Fettuccine Alfredo for dinner.  That same day I make a fresh batch of egg noodle fettuccine from scratch that really adds some kind of old world charm to the entire day. There’s about 3 minutes of silence after we [...]

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Barbeque Pulled Pork Sandwiches & Coleslaw Recipe

September 12, 2010
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  When someone sends you a bottle of Organic Cripple Creek BBQ sauce, you need to barbeque something.  I tried to be creative and planned out a spicy appetizer made with chicken tenderloin and wrapped in pancetta, baked to perfection and brushed with the barbeque sauce then served over fresh pineapple slices. The oven broke [...]

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Potato Salad A La Rousse

September 12, 2010
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When I was a kid I got to sleep in every Saturday, but when I got up there was always something waiting for me in the kitchen. Simmered potatoes and carrots that needed to be peeled and diced for the A La Rousse salad or Salata de Beouf. I didn’t even complain about making a [...]

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