Learn to blanch tender green Brussels sprouts then sauté them for some caramelized flavor. Top with sweet and tangy dried apricots and chopped pistachios for a delightful veggie side, any time of year. This quick Brussels sprouts side dish can be prepped ahead if you need a make-ahead side dish ...
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Roast Parsnips With Sage Butter
Roast Parsnips with Sage Butter are a sophisticated, warm side dish that will diversify your meal. The recipe is easy to make, flavorful and comforting. Roast Parsnips with Sage Butter bring a rich flavor to your table, while requiring minimal work to prepare. They serve as the perfect ...
Fluffy Mashed Potatoes | Tara Teaspoon
Fluffy mashed potatoes melt in your mouth, and with just four ingredients, are as easy to make as they are delicious! Like little clouds on your plate. That's what the perfect mashed potatoes taste like. Then drizzle them with gravy and oh-my-goodness it's heaven. These creamy, fluffy mashed ...
4 Amazing Mashed Potato Mix Ins
Four amazing mashed potato mix ins that will blow your mind! Start with the basic recipe and create flavorful side dishes with just a few ingredients. A dish of smooth, fluffy mashed potatoes on the table usually means there is a feast to be had. It's one of those sides that hints at gravy or ...
Mozzarella Sticks Turkey Snack Hack
This mozzarella sticks turkey snack hack has all the kids gobbling up tasty veggies and cheese. A cute way to celebrate the season! • • • Turkey time for all! I love a fun way to eat afternoon snacks and this one is all about the holiday. Kids will love to see this as their after school snack or ...
Dinner Rolls with Savory Seed Topping
Dinner rolls with savory seed topping are a perfect accompaniment to any delicious dinner. They're easy to make and even easier to devour. I don't even remember where I was, but I know I was with my cute mother. We were eating dinner together at a restaurant here in NYC and they brought out some ...
Baked Sweet Potato Cubes With Cinnamon Meringue
Baked sweet potato cubes with cinnamon meringue is my decadent improvement on a Thanksgiving classic side dish. I replaced the typical marshmallow topping with a fluffy, smooth, spiced meringue. Side dishes at Thanksgiving are the best! As a kid I would meticulously spoon gravy into the crafted ...
Black Bottom Chocolate Cream Pie
Chocolate and Vanilla Cream Pie is the best of both worlds. No need to battle it out, this black bottom cream pie is for the entire crowd. It's pie season! It's really always pie season in my book. And that usually brings out all the pie opinions from Thanksgiving to spring and into summer. This ...
Roasted Grape and Pecan Stuffing
Roasted Grape and Pecan Stuffing is a savory, classic side with the juicy burst of caramelized grapes. A fun variation on a favorite. Cooking grapes brings out their flavor and juiciness. Roasted, they are perfect for a savory stuffing. I often add a little touch of tart sweetness to this holiday ...
Roasted Vegetable Trio With Orange-Thyme Dressing + Food Styling Tip
Roasted Vegetable Trio with Orange-Thyme Dressing is a classy, delicious side dish for any holiday meal. As far as vegetables go, I think my favorite way to eat them is roasted. Name a veggie...it's probably delicious roasted! And this roasted vegetable side dish is divinely gorgeous for a ...
Favorite Roasted Turkey and Gravy + Tips
Favorite Roasted Turkey is the most classic, go-to recipe for making the best Thanksgiving dinner. It will become a family tradition. • • • As a food editor at magazines, the challenge was to come up with a new, unique Thanksgiving dinner recipes every year. What new flavor could I come up with for ...
Speedy Turkey Tetrazzini -- For Thanksgiving Leftovers!
Thanksgiving Day Leftovers are the bomb! And no need to settle for the same old sandwich. This creamy, comforting casserole will make your head spin with joy. Do any of you remember the Turkey Tetrazzini of your childhood? There's a chance it was loaded with the good stuff, turkey, peas, ...
Spiced Cheesecake With Chocolate-Ginger Crust
Cheesecake is the new pie. If you don't believe it, just make this Spiced Cheesecake for Thanksgiving dessert and see who pays attention to the pie! Just look at that impressive situation! It begged to be shot with velvet, like a fancy painting. There's fresh ginger in the chocolaty crust ...
Blow Your Mind Coconut-Mango Pie
Blow Your Mind Coconut Mango Pie wins contests! It's that good. A year-round dessert that touts crazy delicious mango flavor and coconut crust. That moment when you bite into the most perfectly ripe mango and it blows your mind. There's really no fruit like it. Very few fruits blow minds. It's a ...
Green Beans With Artichokes And Capers
Green Beans with Artichokes and Capers is a simple, stove-top side dish for any great meal. Whether it's grilling season or the holidays, these beans are simple and flavorful. Fast And Easy For many people, being called fast and easy has an unwelcome connotation. Not for me, I love the description. ...
Garlic-Herb Mashed Potatoes
Creamy Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes are a great, flavorful side for a feast. They're even a delicious crowd-pleaser for a weeknight dinner next to grilled chicken or steak. Is It A Feast? When he was little, my cousin Troy wisely defined a feast.He said a meal is a feast if it has mashed ...
Chile Sweet Potatoes
Spicy roasted spuds are a fresh alternative to traditional mashed sweet potatoes. Taking Sides As far as Thanksgiving sides go, I really like my mom's sweet potatoes baked with brown sugar and topped with mini marshmallows, toasted just a little, so they're golden brown. Sugar ...
Salted Caramel Apple Pie
Salted Caramel Apple Pie brings two perfect recipes together. Who doesn't love apple pie, it's a classic! And salty, sweet caramel just makes it a million times better. My classic apple pie got a salty, sweet makeover and I'm not mad about it. The combo of salted caramel apple pie melts in your ...