Need a simple dinner side dish? Buttered noodles are the answer. Top them with cheese, garlic, fresh herbs or just indulge in the simplicity of a little butter and salt. They go with just about everything!Side dishes feel like a pain sometimes, don't they? There often isn't time to make a single main dish, let alone all of the accompaniments to go along with it. I understand that. ...
Side Dishes
Classic All-Butter Buttermilk Biscuits
Every good cook needs to know how to make buttermilk biscuits. A truly southern classic, get your steps from an actual southern woman and make your best batch yet!I made my first batch of biscuits before I left elementary school. I'm sure they were terrible, but thankfully 30+ years of practice has helped that a bit. Here's what you need to know to make those tender inside, a little crispy ...
Oven Roasted Corn with Bacon and Onion
Oven roasted corn is one of my favorites and this version gets a lift from the always wonderful bacon and sweet caramelized onions. It's a great change from your typical boiled corn on the cob.This recipe appeared first on Eazy Peazy MealzI love to roast just about any vegetable. The process removes moisture and concentrates the flavor--sometimes even transforms it in to something ...
Southern Potato Salad with Mustard and Egg
Southern potato salad with mustard and egg should be a bright balance of sweet and tangy relish, crunchy celery and soft potatoes that are perfectly seasoned and ready to eat by the serving spoon full. Here's how to make it taste so good you'll say "Well I'll be!"Have you ever had bad potato salad? I bet you have. It's about as awful as bland, boring deviled eggs. (Since they have ...
Greek Cucumber Tomato Salad
Spice up your weeknight vegetables with a greek cucumber tomato salad that brings a whole new spin to healthy. Fresh cucumbers, salty feta and simple spices make this an easy supper side or quick lunch for the work week. "Nobody's going to eat this." I thought as I put the cucumbers into the bowl for my Greek vegetable salad. I was tossing it together for our ...
Homemade Microwave Easy Mac and Cheese
Homemade microwave easy mac and cheese is a gentle nod to the microwavable cups so many people have known and loved--minus all the things about those that you don't need (hello preservatives). A simple cheese base is stirred in to hot pasta and transforms into a creamy quick side dish or snack.This post is part of our junk food remakes series on YouTube. To see me make this homemade easy ...
Cheesy hash brown casserole (Funeral Potatoes)
Cheesy hash brown casserole (funeral potatoes) is a blend of cheese, condensed soup, seasonings and potatoes all baked together into a crowd pleasing classic southern potluck dish. You'll love this totally made from scratch version! ...
Rotini pasta salad with mozzarella and tomatoes
There was a time that I thought the only good rotini pasta salad came from a box. But my homemade version is proof that you can get big flavor without that flavored powder and those all too familiar dehydrated vegetables.Suddenly salad was my jam for years. And I'll admit that I still sort of cling to the bacon ranch version from time to time. My MSG receptors must still be on high ...
Traditional Seven Layer Salad
There's not a funeral, baby shower or church potluck in the south that doesn't have a traditional seven layer salad gracing its table. Usually made by a 70-something named Mable, it's a beautiful and delicious side dish with its own unique dressing you won't want to miss.Seven layer salad goes with monogrammed Pyrex dishes like peanut butter and jelly.That means it's a potluck ...
How to make canned baked beans taste homemade
Do you know how to make canned baked beans taste homemade? It's one of the easiest adjustments to a store bought side dish you can make and a secret you can keep or share--no one will ever know.This feels wickedly unfair. Because it's not really a recipe to me--but I know what the reality is:I'm not making baked beans from scratch and neither are you. But we can make those canned ...