American dinner party side dishes recipes

mashed potatoes

These are special, and go well with the pan gravy recipe I am posting. Using Yukon Gold potatoes, you can either leave all the skins on, or, as I…

Caramelized Onions: Savory Garlic And Bourbon Onion Jam

Caramelized onions are a tasty addition to many meals but caramelized onions turned into onion jam is just…

Scalloped Corn and Tomatoes

Westinghouse and Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. put out a cookbook to sell their new electric range and oven in the 1930s. This is one of the…

Fried Roma Tomatoes

Sweet Potato Casserole

Mix Bean Salad

This one will fit in your new food plate and your wallet perfectly. The healthiest salad of all..A great way to add fiber in your diet.

Artichokes with Sour Cream Curry Soy Dip

This recipe is adapted from The Spice Islands Cook Book published in 1961. My Mom had the book and relied on…

Cheesy Potatoes

This is so easy to make but it will give that WOW factor to your dinner. I used potato chips for the topping, but most recipes call for corn…

Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes with Caramelized Onion and Sage

If you've been searching for a new sweet potato recipe to serve, look no further! These twice baked sweet…

Squash Caserole

This recipe is very close to Boston Market's squash casserole. We have always loved this side at the restaurant, but they only have it during the…

Roasted Beets

Think you don't like beets? Once you've roasted your own fresh beets, you'll never settle for the can again. You don't peel them until they are…

Boulangere Potatoes

A nice non-dairy twist on scalloped potatoes.

Sassy Sugar Snap Peas n' Broccoli Saute

Fast, flavoricious, and figure friendly! Great side dish or satisying vegetarian meal!

Aunt Donna's Frozen Cranberry Salad

Donna Elmer gave me this recipe years ago after serving it at Christmas. Absolutely delicious!

Hudson's Nutmeg Scalloped Potatoes

"Cooking Fearlessly" Hudson's on the Bend Restaurant