Blog Archives for tag side dish

New Potatoes with Peas & Pesto

Any small potato will work just fine for this scrumptious side dish.  Simply quartered potatoes boiled until tender and tossed… Continue reading »

Roasted Beet Caprese

We all know and love a traditional caprese salad: slices of ripe tomato, rounds of fresh mozzarella cheese and sweet… Continue reading »

‘Persian Sweet Rice’

This may just look like ordinary  yellow rice, but don’t be fooled by its simple façade!  This rice is actually… Continue reading »

Roasted Parsnips with Rosemary & Orange Sauce

The natural buttery taste of parsnips is enhanced when you roast them in a hot oven.  They become tender, but… Continue reading »

Potatoes with Saffron-Garlic Oil

An infused oil is a great way to liven up what would ordinarily be a hum-drum side dish.  Take these… Continue reading »

Orzo with Summer Squash & Roasted Garlic-Turmeric Butter

This flavorful golden-hued side dish looks simple, but it has layers of unseen flavor.  Al dente orzo pasta is tossed… Continue reading »

Roasted Tomato & Asparagus-Topped Pearled Cous Cous with Burrata

Ingredients like burrata cheese and truffle oil elevate what alone would be a simple dish into something superb.  Burrata cheese… Continue reading »

‘Kale & Preserved Lemon Cous Cous’

This is the first of many recipes I can’t wait to try from a new cookbook by Peter Gordon.  A… Continue reading »

Feta Cheese with Cucumber & Tomato Salad

With our cucumbers and tomatoes at their peak in the garden, I decided to use some of them for this… Continue reading »

Gnocchi with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Fennel & Cherry Tomatoes

I love keeping a package of store-bought gnocchi in the pantry.  Such an easy side dish solution for just about… Continue reading »