Category: Side Dish

Roasted Asparagus and Corn Salad

This is a perfect comforting yet refreshing summer salad.  I like it at room temperature or just a little warm. Roasted (or Grilled) Corn and Asparagus Tip Salad Ingredients: Salad: -2 fresh green chili peppers -2 to 3 bunches (~2 lbs.) fresh asparagus (I only used the tips ~1 to 1 ½ inches) -4 to 6 ears of…

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Sausage Cheese "Stuffed Bakers" or "Classic Hasselbacks"

“Hasselback potatoes are a type of potato dish, not a variety of potato, as is sometimes mistakenly believed. The name is derived from the restaurant where they were first introduced in the 1940s, Hasselbacken in Stockholm, Sweden which opened in that city in 1748 and where they are called hasselbackspotatis. Hasselback potatoes are a simple…

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Israeli Couscous Caprese

This came together in my mind and then into this bowl the other day.  I had never tried Israeli couscous before this dish.  It has a great texture.  I cooked it according to the package directions and then stirred in an obvious mixture of classic flavors.  It would be a perfect side dish for any occasion.  Great in…

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Wheat Berry & Bean Salad

When Ben and I are on these weight loss and healthy eating streaks; I end up not eating meat very much meat.  It is not because I don’t want to.  We just do our own thing during these stints of dieting.  So when I am faced with cooking for myself I just want something quick…

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Eggplant Fiesta?

            I can’t figure eggplant out.  Was it simply created by the Supreme Being, as a meat substitute, only to appease vegetarians and vegans? Or was it invented so that dieters had something they could eat in limitless quantities.  It has a crazy texture, bordering on slimy, depending on how…

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