Dinner party side dishes recipes

Sweet Potato Casserole

Tri-Color Vegetable Risotto

Mitch's Smoky Spicy BBQ sauce

My BBQ sauce is spicy and sweet, has a smoked flavour and is great with pulled pork, pulled beef or pulled chicken sandwiches. You can serve it…

pan gravy (beef)

I think this is outstanding with any beef roast, including tri-tip.

Quinoa with Fresh Corn and Mint

This is a great quinoa dish to serve alongside fish or chicken. I have grown to love quinoa, and it is perfect for this dish. But this would also…

Sweet Potatoes (Yams) with Cranberries and Granny Apples

A family favorite side to holiday dinners. This colorful dish has just the right balance of tart and sweet.

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…

Buttered Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts get a bad rap. Opponents of the vegetable swear it tastes like metal. Or worse, like feet. But when coated with the right…

Scalloped Potatoes ~ Microwave Quick!

Scalloped potatoes cooked in 12 minutes? Compare that to the hour-and-a-half baking time most scalloped potato…

Glazed Carrots

I made these carrots to be a sweet, vegetable side to go with the Caribbean Pork we made tonight. I wanted something that would be sweet like…

Plum Chutney

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…

Baked Farro or Pearl Barley with Asparagus

We served this recipe with a Moroccan Lamb Shank last night. It was a delicious accompaniment. We had Farro…

Low Fat Noodle Pudding Casserole You’ll Love for Hanukkah or Anytime

delicious. If you celebrate Hanukkah it’s a wonderful side dish casserole.…

Red Potatoes Roasted with Onions & Thyme

This is a tasty side dish to the Pork Tenderloin with Spinach and Mushroom that I entered.