Category Archives: Side Dish

Jojos (Baked Potato Wedges)

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. Chicken burgers, fish burgers, veggie burgers, lamb burgers, sloppy joes…all these foods taste great with baked potato wedges, or Jojos on the side.  I am a huge potato lover, and Jojos are in my wheelhouse … Continue reading →

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Baby Bok Choy My Way

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Marilyn

Click here to view recipe. When I am home in Seattle, I make a trip across town to the Ballard Market every Sunday. This farmers market runs year-round and is a great place to see produce, dogs, and people of … Continue reading →

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Butternut Squash Risotto – Take Two

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Marilyn

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

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Marilyn

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

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Marilyn

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

Posted on February 2, 2022 by Marilyn

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

Posted on August 18, 2021 by Marilyn

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

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Marilyn

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

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Marilyn

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

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Marilyn

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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