Category: sides

Easy Guacamole

I put this on everything! Seriously! This Easy Guacamole, comes together in a snap, and tastes good on taco’s fajitas, chicken, even steak! I sometimes have it with eggs, and it is soooo good! Whenever company comes over, and I need a quick appetizer, I make this, because I always have avocados, and…

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Chimichurri Sauce

  Well I finally figured out what to do with all of the flat leaf parsley that has been growing in my garden. It is really the only herb that survived. I think because it has been so hot here in the San Fernando valley, and I am not sure if I am…

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NY Style Push Cart Hot Dog Onion Sauce

Until my teens, the place that I spent most of my time, was in the Big Apple! New York city was home, and I knew my way around the city pretty well. My sister and I walked everywhere, and took the train a lot. Wherever we walked, there was sure to be a…

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Cream Cheese Vegetable Dip

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #LetsCheese #CollectiveBias #AD   Summer is here, and we are always chilling outside these days. It is so beautiful out here, and family and friends are always stopping by. I have been entertaining a lot, and…

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Parmesan Roasted Vegetables

I’ve got a quick Easter side dish for you today. With Easter coming up next week, things can get a little crazy around here, because in my big fat Serbian-American family, every holiday surrounds a lot of food, family, and fun. Did you you ever see that movie about the big fat Greek…

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Creamed Peas and Carrots Recipe

 Remember when I told you that we will be trying to fry our turkey this year, well, we did not have enough oil in the fryer as we thought, so out bird ended up steaming all the way through. It was not to pleasant looking. But we are not giving up! We are…

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Lobster Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

This Thanksgiving, I made the most delicious Lobster Macaroni and Cheese Recipe. The last time We tried this, was at a fancy restaurant for my sons 18th birthday. My kids have been asking for it ever since. so for Thanksgiving, I figured I’d give it a go! It is really rich and creamy,…

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Cast Iron Sweet Southern Cornbread

  Warm cornbread on a cool fall morning, is a breakfast that will have you feeling warm and toasty! I love to eat cornbread with honey butter. Nothing tastes better. The soft crumbling cornbread, with a hot cup of coffee is the way I start most chilly mornings. I have to admit that…

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28 Mashed Potato Recipes

Last week, I put together a list of 25 Thanksgiving Turkey Recipes, that I think, are absolutely wonderful! And this year, I am going to be deep frying a turkey, so that will be fun. The sides though, are always my favorite part of any meal. Mashed potatoes are undoubtedly the most important…

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Baconized Sautéed Mushrooms and Zucchini

  I don’t know what happened. I can’t explain it. One day we literally had 90 degree weather on October 31st, and now it’s freezing! Last week we had the fans and air conditioning going, and today we had to have the heater on. Wild weather I’m telling you.   The good news…

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