Category Archives: Side Dish

Butternut Squash Risotto – Take Two

I’m posting this one again. It’s been three years since the original post! This is such a delicious meal for these cold, blustery days. I hope you enjoy! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~* Click here to view recipe. Years ago, so many many years … Continue reading

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Tangy Noodle Salad – Redux

Hey people. I feel compelled to repost this one (it’s been almost 10 years!). I keep a double batch of the dressing here on my pantry shelf (no refrigeration needed) and make this whenever I need a side salad or … Continue reading

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Very Lemony Couscous

Click here to view recipe. Oftentimes, when I prepare dinner for myself or for others, I struggle with what to serve as a starch or side dish.  Rice?  I make that a lot in different forms.  Pasta?  Of course, but … Continue reading

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Cauliflower Onion Kugel

Click here to view recipe. Kugel is a common Ashkenazi Jewish side dish and usually refers to a baked pudding or casserole, most commonly made with egg noodles or potatoes.  The noodle kugel I make most often is sweet and … Continue reading

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Baked Greek Gigante Beans

Click here to view recipe. Years ago, I can’t recall exactly when, there was a good Greek restaurant called Plaka near my home. The owner of said restaurant was part of a large Greek family who all worked at the … Continue reading

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Pressure Cooker Butternut Squash Risotto

Click here to view recipe. Years ago, so many many years ago that now it seems like a lifetime, my sister Susan and I went to Tuscany together. Our kids were all still young and living at home, but we … Continue reading

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Toasted Israeli Couscous with Spicy Eggplant

Click here to view recipe. I recently found this recipe by Adeena Sussman and decided to try my hand with it since I had a large eggplant sitting in my kitchen – just waiting for a home.  The original recipe … Continue reading

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BEST Pressure Cooker or Instapot Pinto Beans

Click here to view recipe. I love beans, as a side dish and as a main course.  I am not in love with beans out of a can and try my best to start from dried. That said, I do … Continue reading

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Easiest Potato Kugel

Click here to view recipe. I had to get over myself to post this recipe!  By now you know that I rarely use anything that is processed in any way – pre-grated, canned, packaged…not usually my style.  BUT my sister … Continue reading

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Best Ever Brussels Sprouts

Click here to view recipe. Most people have a love/ hate relationship with Brussels sprouts.  Personally, I have a “thing” for these tiny cabbage-like morsels. I love them, and I can eat them day after day after day.  A few … Continue reading

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