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Green bean bundles on the baking sheet after cooking
Bacon & Brown Sugar Green Bean Bundles Veggie Sides
March 14, 2024

Bacon & Brown Sugar Green Bean Bundles

These bacon and brown sugar green bean bundles are an easy and delicious vegetable side dish for any holiday meal or special occasion.  So simple to prepare! These require such little monitoring that you can go about cooking the rest of your meal. Bacon & Brown Sugar Green Bean Bundle Ingredients For this recipe, you will only need 4 simple ingredients.  This recipe is for 6 people, so if you…
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fresh green beans in a wood bowl, 1 yellow onion, and a salt grinder
Green Beans with Caramelized Onions Veggie Sides
February 29, 2024

Green Beans with Caramelized Onions

If you like green beans, you will love them using this recipe!  It is a simple 4 ingredient recipe with flavorful, caramelized onions that make this dish worthy of holiday meals but easy enough for a weeknight. The Ingredients Head to your favorite produce section (or farmer's market if possible!) for one pound of green beans and a small yellow onion. If you can find French green beans, they are…
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Cooked rice with the cilantro and lime added in
Cilantro Lime Rice Starchy Sides
February 8, 2024

Cilantro Lime Rice

Tired of boring, tasteless rice? This cilantro lime rice adds an extra zing to any taco or fajita bowl.  It is also a great side dish to add something new to your weeknight rotation and definitely a side dish worthy of guests as well! With only a few extra steps than typical rice preparation, this recipe adds bold flavor that is more than worth it. Cilantro Lime Rice Ingredients This…
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Creamy cauliflower soup prepared in a bowl and topped with bacon and croutons
Creamy Cauliflower Soup RecipesVeggie Sides
November 5, 2023

Creamy Cauliflower Soup

One of our favorite end of summer, early fall recipes is this creamy cauliflower soup.  It is an attempt at replicating a delicious soup we had in Belize at a unique jungle resort, after our brother's wedding years ago.  Although we never got any chef's secrets while there, we think we came pretty close with the recipe we outline here. The Ingredients The base of this soup is of course,…
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Cucumber salad prepared in a blue bowl with salad dressing on the side
Cucumber Medley Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette RecipesSaladsVeggie Sides
October 17, 2023

Cucumber Medley Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette

Try this cucumber medley salad with lemon garlic vinaigrette, as it is a great complement to any main dish.  An easy, fresh tasting side that is different than your typical side salad.  I love using this salad with any grilled meat, including chicken, fish, or steak. Cucumber Medley Salad Ingredients For this salad, you will need cucumber, Roma tomatoes, red onion, avocado, and feta cheese.  The dressing ingredients include fresh garlic,…
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A grilled tritip with red center being sliced on a wooden cutting board
Grilled Tri-tip MainsOn the Grill
October 6, 2023

Grilled Tri-tip

This grilled Tri-tip is full of flavor and a definite crowd pleaser. Perfect for entertaining and easily paired with a variety of sides for a delicious meal.  We tend to make this most when we have out of town guests or a Sunday night family dinner, as it is a sizable piece of meat. Tri-Tip Dry Rub and Marinade Ingredients This recipe calls for a large cut of beef called…
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Harvest Salad prepared in a bowl
Harvest Salad SaladsVeggie Sides
October 3, 2023

Harvest Salad

We love this harvest salad for the start of fall, for the blend of crunchy saltiness from roasted pumpkin seeds and bacon along with the sweetness of chopped apples and dried cranberries. This is a beautiful and delicious salad to take to the neighbor's house for dinner or to serve along with a side of protein for a weeknight meal at home. The Ingredients Select your favorite mixed greens for…
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Simple italian salad prepared in a white bowl
Simple Italian Salad SaladsVeggie Sides
October 3, 2023

Simple Italian Salad

This Simple Italian Salad is easy and special all at once. Serve with your favorite pasta dish or when you order out for pizza! Tossed with a homemade vinaigrette, the flavor is a perfect complement to any main dish, and especially if you are cooking Italian style. The Simple Italian Salad Ingredients For the dressing: To make it really simple, use a favorite bottled Italian Vinaigrette.  Or...try this honey dijon…
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Prepared pesto over bowtie pasta, sprinkled with parmesan cheese in a white pasta bowl
Sun-dried Tomato Pesto over Pasta MainsStarchy SidesVeggie Sides
September 25, 2023

Sun-dried Tomato Pesto over Pasta

We love this fun, flavorful sun-dried tomato pesto over bowtie pasta.  This dish is light yet full of unexpected bold flavor and rich texture.  Pairs well with any preferred protein for a delicious, anytime meal.  What's unique and delicious about this dish is that all of the flavors come from the chopped vegetable ingredients, garlic, and fresh basil.  No spices needed! The Ingredients For this dish, shop for fresh ingredients…
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steak sandwich ingredients laid out on a wood board: grilled flank steak, toasted buns, an avocado cut in half, and a small bowl of pesto aioli
A & W Flank Steak Sandwich MainsOn the Grill
August 31, 2023

A & W Flank Steak Sandwich

Do you ever have a great memory that makes a recipe special? This one is it for us.  This steak sandwich came about on a trip to visit our brother in Chile.  He and my sister in-law (A & W) made this delicious sandwich using the cut of steak local to there, which I likened to either a flank or skirt steak.  It turns out, in Chile, the cut of…
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