17 posts categorized "Side Dish"

Garlicky Cuban Yuca (or is it Yucca?): November 20, 2011
Categories: Season: Anytime, Side Dish
Apparently we need a new song. Yes, thanks to George and Ira Gershwin, we have "you say potato, I say patahto," but we also need "you spell it yucca, I spell it yuca." According to Wikipedia, the plant we eat...

Grilled Fava Beans with Pepper and Pecorino: June 24, 2011
Categories: Appetizer, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Summer, Side Dish
Those who know me well know that I have a terrible memory. I would be embarrassed to tell you how many times I have bought a book that I have already read. But a bad memory can be a blessing...

Cilantro Rice, Chipotle Style: June 3, 2011
Categories: Rice, Season: Anytime, Side Dish
I have a confession to make. You may think it's nonstop cooking around here, even that we are whipping up wholesome, local, organic, vegetarian, completely-from-scratch meals day after day. We all have to have our aspirations, but the truth is...

Black Sesame Carrots: March 21, 2011
Categories: Carrot, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Autumn, Season: Spring, Side Dish
I'm not sure why, but even many children who are picky eaters seem to like carrots. Our children prefer them dunked in copious amounts of Ranch dressing, and presented that way, they will munch through a lot of them. This...

Warm Garlicky Lentil and Potato Salad: January 11, 2011
Categories: Beans, Entree, Potato, Potluck Dish, Quick Meal, Salad, Season: Winter, Side Dish
Several cultures have a tradition of eating legumes on or around New Years' Day. In the South, it's tradition to eat black-eyed peas for good luck. In Italy and Brazil, lentils are thought to bring luck. One theory is that...

Brussels Sprouts with Lemon Persillade: December 6, 2010
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Season: Winter, Side Dish
Ever since I posted that recipe for Fresh Broccoli Lemon Pasta, I can't get that flavor profile out of my head. I am hooked on that fresh lemony, garlicky flavor, especially paired with winter vegetables. The latest vegetables to fall...

Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes: November 27, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Farmers' Market Find, Potato, Quick Meal, Side Dish
My sister and her husband brought the mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. They went through all the work of peeling potatoes for 16 of us, cooking, mashing, and adding whatever secret ingredients they mixed in to make them taste delicious. But...

Pumpkin, Radicchio, and Feta Salad: November 18, 2010
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Feta, Party Food, Season: Autumn, Side Dish
I have written about my friend Andrea before because she inspires me in the kitchen. Remember these macarons (and these) that we made together? But this recipe was one that she submitted to our preschool cookbook before I knew her...

Grilled New Potatoes: September 14, 2010
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Potato, Season: Autumn, Season: Summer, Side Dish
Although it wasn't always so, my children now love potatoes. (I so wanted to write that they "dig "potatoes for the pun, but I couldn't open with that; instead the pun gets relegated to the parenthetical). Baked potatoes are their...

Artichokes with Quick Hollandaise Sauce: May 4, 2010
Categories: Appetizer, Condiment, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Spring, Side Dish
I have written this before, but I have a theory that children are more willing to try something new if it involves eating with your hands. My kids love edamame, carrot sticks (much more than carrots cut up in a...

Pressure Cooker Saffron and Artichoke Risotto: March 29, 2010
Categories: Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Party Food, Quick Meal, Rice, Season: Spring, Side Dish
I bought a pressure cooker years ago for Gabe because I had heard it was great for making beans, and we loved to make Cuban black beans. But I was afraid to use it. I don't know whether I had...

Baked Potatoes with Cilantro Pesto: March 8, 2010
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Season: Anytime, Side Dish
We have been reading our way through Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books. The stories are beautifully written and transport me to a time and place that I will never know. And the children are so well behaved. The wonder...

Wasabi and Garlic Mashed Potatoes: February 10, 2010
Categories: Comfort Food, Farmers' Market Find, Potato, Season: Winter, Side Dish
We went to the Smithsonian's American History Museum a couple of weekends (and snowstorms) ago. There are many great exhibits there, including the first ladies' inaugural gowns and several interactive rooms for the children, but somehow we managed to find...

Trinidadian Garlicky Butternut Squash Mash: January 13, 2010
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Season: Winter, Side Dish, Squash
Our children's babysitter, Rosalyn, is a fabulous cook. I have posted her recipes for Trinidadian roti and chick pea and potato curry on this site before. When she has us over to dinner, we fill ourselves up with all of...

Corn, Tomato, and Quinoa Salad with Cilantro Vinaigrette: August 25, 2009
Categories: Corn, Farmers' Market Find, Potluck Dish, Quick Meal, Quinoa, Season: Summer, Side Dish, Tomato
Aren't neighbors wonderful? We had our neighbors over for dinner the other night, and we grilled some corn to go along with our tacos. I had gotten the corn at the farmers' market, and as I husked it with the...

Roasted Asparagus and New Potatoes with Tarragon: June 2, 2009
Categories: Asparagus, Entree, Farmers' Market Find, Party Food, Picnic Food, Potato, Potluck Dish, Quick Meal, Season: Spring, Side Dish
For some reason, tarragon is an excellent complement to many spring dishes. Of course, I love it in egg salad, but it is also perfect with those tender spring vegetables like asparagus and peas. For this dish, I paired it...

Kale Chips: April 8, 2009
Categories: Farmers' Market Find, Kale, Season: Winter, Side Dish
If you want your children to love kale, this is the way to do it. My friend Gina McNeal gave me the idea, although she says that she learned it from a friend of hers. Gina worked at Marvelous Market...