Side dishes recipes costing less than $2.5 per serving

Tzatziki Sauce

This is a great traditional greek sauce. Serve it on flatbread with fava beans, kebab, falafel, or anything else you can think of. It's super…

Cumin Rice

This rice is a delicious mix of cumin and cinnamon. It provides a nice, slightly sweet flavor, that is a perfect complement to any middle eastern…

Grilled Asparagus

Festive Pasta Salad

This pasta salad is colorful and zesty! Serve warm or at room temperature.

Sweet Potato Pie

Very secret recipe that my neighbor gave me and I've given to everyone I know. Oops!

Indian Stuffed Okra (Bhindi Masala)

The reason most folks don't have Okra in their first string of recipes is they don't know the right spices to…

Sweet Potato Casserole

AMAZING dish for Thanksgiving -or just fall. Not your boring sweet potato casserole -not too sweet, and not too plain.

Garlic Rice

This is a very simple side dish that goes really well with any sort of grilled fish or meat. My wife is asian american and we eat rice 4-5 nights a…

Deep Fried Brussels Sprouts

This dish will go with just about any main - pasta, meat, small plates. Whatever you're in the mood for.

Spinach Basil Orzo

Can you believe I *just* discovered Orzo about 2 months ago? I'm officially a huge fan and this is one of the many recipes I've come up with using a…

Cumin and Cream Corn

This is a simple side dish that goes well with pretty much anything; I've cooked it with chicken and served with a side salad. My kids love it!

Sauce Diable

Serve with my Roasted Loch Duart Salmon with Chanterelle Mushrooms

macaroni and cheese

A delicious, easy to cook meal.

panch ratna raita

This is a yogurt based side salad that prevents heart burns for those of us who really love our spices.

Tomato Rice Pilaf

This originated as a Lebanese dish that my mom always used to make, I tweaked it a bit adding tomatoes and mint and leaving out the meat that it…