Tag: Sides

  • Beets and Goat Cheese Salad

    Combine the lettuce, apples, and pecans in a large salad bowl. Dress with the olive oil, balsamic, salt and pepper. Dish out portions and add goat cheese crumbles, then beets on top of each portion. Enjoy! Note: You can mix all ingredients together, but everything will turn pink and it’s a little funny looking, but…

  • Corn Salsa

    This is simple salsa that you can pull together quickly to brighten up any taco or burrito. You can microwave the corn if you are starting with frozen, just to get it thawed. Then mix all of the ingredients and adjust the seasonings to your liking. If you have time to chill the salsa for…

  • Cole Slaw

    This a traditional creamy cole slaw. Perfect accompaniment for pulled pork, fried chicken, or barbeque. Clean and shred veggies and put into a large container with a lid. Add the white vinegar and sugar to a small jar and shake to dissolve the sugar. Taste the mixture to make sure the sweet/acid balance is to…

  • Whipped Candied Sweet Potatoes

    This was my Grandma D’s staple on the holiday dinner table. Boil the butter, brown sugar, liquid and salt together to form a syrup. Put the drained potatoes in a large bowl and mix with the syrup with a hand mixer on low. Put the mixture into a buttered baking dish and cover with mini…

  • Homemade Cornbread

    Ingredients: I love making cornbread in my cast iron skillet. I heat the skillet up in the oven, melt the butter in the pan and add it to the bowl of ingredients so the skillet is well greased, then you pour the batter in the hot skillet. Only takes about 20 minutes to cook at…