Side dishes recipes added by professional chefs

Mexican Rice Pilaf

Generally, Mexican cooks make this rice with fresh tomatoes, but ever the corner-cutter, I use petite diced, drained.

zucchini tops

Garbage Courtesy: Prune by Gabrielle Hamilton

Asparagus with Lemon Sauce

This fulfilled my need to go beyond that same old, same old steamed asparagus. The lip-smacking sauce is just lemony-perfect. Inspired by…

Pair of Prime Rib Accompaniments

1.) Onion Pudding 2.) Hilde’s Sugar-Glazed Pearl Onions While Prime Rib has been served in just about…

Sauteed Zucchini with Peppers

A basic and quick zucchini side dish - and interesting variation from zucchini-tomato sautees. This dish can go the route you want it. If I want a…

Sweet Zucchini Pickles

Too many zucchini - what to do? A recipe by Chuck Allen (Palm Springs) caught my eye. Expectations are high from this retired chef, so he takes this…

Easy Risotto & Gourmet Mushrooms

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

Incredible, Skinny Roasted Garlic Mashers

This recipe is it! These are one of my favorite ways to make mashed potatoes. And for garlic lovers, a dream…

Garlic & Herb Home-style Mashed Potatoes

Skin-on home-style mashed potatoes with garlic & herbs.

corn fritters

courtesy julia moskins cook fight ny times

sri lankan chickpea curry

Chef Bala Thangarajah’s chickpea curry is so popular in the St. Joseph’s Health Centre cafeteria, people revolt if it’s not on the menu once a week.…

Chow-Chow Relish

Fall's green tomatoes are a perfect base for a batch of chow-chow. This pickled relish or condiment is lip-smacking good on hotdogs, hamburgers,…

Green Garlic Aioli

Fantastic aioli for meats; I use it for my Pan Roasted New York Steak recipe. It makes that dish go from great to something special.

Eggplant Szechuan-style

Year of the Rooster ! A most Happy and Prosperous and Fortunate New Year to all my Chinese friends! Many years ago - too many - I got a recipe…

Hot Pepper Jelly