Side Dishes
Baked Tomatoes, Beans and Garlic
This easy dish can be served as an appetizer or as a meal. Serve with a crusty bread, either sliced or torn. I use a Staub ceramic baking dish (10.5 x 7.5 inches).
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Crab Risotto
This is a great side dish, which we sometimes serve alongside beef. I like to make alarger batch with fresh crab and freeze for a quick side dish, appetizer or light meal. We’ve been vacuum packing our frozen foods so that everything has a longer self-life in the freezer.
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Deviled Eggs
We color a large batch of Easter eggs each year. After the festivities, I like to make some into deviled eggs. You can eat only so many plain hard boiled eggs! This is my favorite recipe.
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Cuban Black Beans and Rice
I love Cuban rice and beans, and it makes a yummy side dish to many Latin inspired meals. Isometimes add one seeded and diced jalapeño pepper to give this dish a little extra kick.
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Date Walnut Soda Bread
This is an easy soda bread that’s great with honey butter. You can try different variations by substituting figs (1/2 cup chopped) for the dates. For a whole wheat variation, substitute 1 to 1.5 cups of whole wheat flour for a portion of the all-purpose flour.
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Hummus
We prefer homemade hummus over store bought and it’s really easy to prepare. You may adjust the amount of garlic and lemon to your taste. I prefer Joyva Sesame Tahini, which is also recommend by America’s Test Kitchen. We use the KitchenAid 3.5 cup food chopper. This small food processor is just the right size…
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Pork and Potato Empanadas
These Mexican inspired empanadas go great with a variety of Mexican style dips. We served with an avocado dip and chipotle aioli. You can also use leftover mashed potatoes and/or Chorizo out of the casings (instead of the meat mixture/spices) to make the process a bit easier.
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Pot Stickers
I usually don’t buy many kitchen gadgets, but I read a lot of great reviews about the Philips Pasta Maker, and so finally decided to give it a try. It’s a bit pricey, but we like home made pasta and the manual machines are too time intensive. It takes a couple of tries to get…
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Salsa Guacamole
For a change of taste, I love this style of guacamole. It’s a chunky version with Roma tomatoes, which subdues but enhances the avocado flavor. Goes great with fiesta night or just a healthy anytime snack served with your favorite corn chips.
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Green Beans and Bacon
This recipe has become a holiday favorite in our house. Since the main dishes are time consuming, it’s nice to have an easy and delicious vegetable recipe.
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