European side dishes recipes

Easy Risotto & Gourmet Mushrooms

Risotto scares too many cooks. It's really a simple dish, though not commonly served at the American dinner…

Bean Gratin

This delicious and healthy recipe can be made with any variety of white bean, dried or canned. I used dried cannellini beans. Great Northern beans…

Italian Seasoned Carrots

This recipe was a creation like so many of you that run out of certain ingredients and choose 'not' to run to the grocery store. These carrots are…

Dante's Risotto

Mashed Neeps / Turnips

A Sauerkraut like no other!

Although Sauerkraut is a very German dish, this preparation is certainly out of the norm; however, it is guaranteed to delight all guests, even…

Quickly pickled beetroot

Healthy, quick and easy pickled beetroot.

Baked Polenta with Butter and Parmigiano Cheese

Hasselback potatoes

A Swedish version of baked potato: crisp outside, nice and soft inside.

Peas & Pancetta

Sweet peas have arrived at the farmers market, spring is here! Peas & pancetta - one of my favorite dishes that I only eat in Spring when the peas…

Quick polenta

Fast Polenta

Caesar Asparagus, Low in Calories, Big on Deliciousness

I’ve never been so excited about a vegetable dish before but this one is worth raving about. It’s just like the…

Lemony Pesto

This is a basic pesto recipe, but a added juice of one lemon & chopped walnuts instead of pine nuts because they are a lot less expensive. The lemon…

Couscous Aux Legumes (Couscous and Vegetables)