Smart & Easy, And Delicious Recipes For Every Day!
Complete your meal with flair! Our Sides & Salads category offers vibrant vegetable dishes, satisfying grain and pasta salads, and fresh green salads that can stand alone or perfectly accompany any main course. Find inspiration to add flavor, texture, and nutrition to your table.
Imagine a side dish so vibrant and stunning it steals the show on your holiday table. That, my friends, is the absolute magic of this Okinawan Sweet Potato Mash, a dish with a breathtaking, deep purple hue that is completely natural. This is, without a doubt, the most beautiful and uniquely delicious mashed potato dish…
Imagine sweet, tender corn on the cob, but transformed into a fun, dippable, and utterly irresistible appetizer. That, my friends, is the show-stopping magic of grilled corn ribs, and today we’re drenching them in one of three incredible infused butters. These are, without a doubt, the most creative and delicious way to serve corn all…
Imagine a platter of glistening, jewel-toned beet slices arranged like delicate petals, scattered with vibrant pomegranate seeds and crunchy pistachios. That, my friends, is the breathtaking beauty of a perfect beet carpaccio, and today, we’re making a version that is as easy as it is elegant. This is, without a doubt, the most stunning and…
Imagine a side dish so simple, yet so elegant, it instantly elevates any meal it accompanies. Picture vibrant, crisp-tender green beans, glistening in a buttery shallot sauce, brightened with a squeeze of fresh lemon, and crowned with a generous shower of golden, crunchy, toasted almonds. That, my friends, is the timeless, sophisticated magic of classic…
Imagine a sauce so luxuriously creamy, so richly savory, and so deeply satisfying that it can transform a simple bowl of pasta into a five-star Italian masterpiece. That, my friends, is the sublime magic of a true, homemade Alfredo sauce, and today, we’re making the absolute best version—from scratch, in just 15 minutes. This is,…
Imagine the most addictively crunchy, wildly delicious salad you’ve ever had—the kind of salad that people crowd around at a barbecue, the one that disappears in minutes. That, my friends, is the legendary, nostalgic magic of this Crispy Noodle Salad. It’s an iconic Australian staple, born from the back of a noodle packet, and it…
Imagine a side dish so simple, so elegant, and so universally beloved that it effortlessly elevates any meal. That, my friends, is the timeless magic of these Baby Potatoes with Butter & Fresh Herbs. It’s a classic dish you’d find in a fine dining restaurant—perfectly tender potatoes, glistening with melted butter, and generously flecked with…
Imagine a salad so vibrant, so bursting with flavor and texture, that it becomes the unexpected star of your holiday table. That, my friends, is the absolute magic of this Holiday Honeycrisp Salad. It’s a stunning, festive bowl filled with crisp apple slices, crunchy toasted pecans, chewy dried cranberries, and zippy blue cheese, all tossed…
Imagine a salad that’s not just a side dish, but a vibrant celebration of texture and flavor in every single bite. That, my friends, is the simple brilliance of this Pomegranate-Bulgur Salad. It’s a stunning mosaic of chewy bulgur, fresh herbs, sweet golden raisins, and brilliant, jewel-like pomegranate seeds, all tossed in a light and…
Imagine the absolute perfect baked potato: a skin so shatteringly crisp and salty it’s like a gourmet potato chip, giving way to an interior that is impossibly fluffy, steamy, and cloud-like. For years, I thought this level of perfection required an hour or more in a hot oven. That, my friends, was before I discovered…