The words summer and casserole don’t seem to mix, but this one deserves a place on your late summer or early fall table. The temps in the Bay Area have fallen a bit this week and when I put grilled sausage on my Friday night menu, this is the first side dish that came to…
Side dish
Sourdough Bread Stuffing with Sausage, Parsnip, and Sage Butter
One of my favorite holiday side dishes is this stuffing. Though technically a dressing, as I would never in a million years stuff this in a bird and then eat it. To each their own. It’s a perfect pairing to a roasted turkey, beef tenderloin, or pork roast and one that I have been making…
Swiss Chard and Spiced Sweet Potato Hash
File this dish under one of my top 10 (maybe 5!) favorite things to eat. The word hash was never one of my favorite words – brings to mind a college beach camping trip where someone popped open a can of pink chopped up something (corned beef I now realize) that they called hash and…
Spiced Cauliflower with Dates and Pine Nuts
With travel adventures a distant memory right now, I often find myself cooking food that reminds me of some of the wonderful places we’ve been. One of those special places was Vancouver, Canada. While on a much needed date night in the middle of a multi-leg family vacation, my husband and I stumbled on the…
Green Beans Provencal
This side dish is such a hit with my family that during the summer when green beans are in peak season, I make it on a weekly basis. Correction, my 13 year old son now makes it for us on a weekly basis. Lucky me! I first enjoyed this salad while in cooking school and…
Potato Salad
I don’t know about you, but I crave (and plan!) food based on the weather. The cooler weather and hunkering down in March and early April likely had many of us cooking comfort foods such as pasta and rice dishes, soups and stews, and ALL the breads. But now in the Bay Area, and all…
Marinated Beans with Garlic and Herbs
One way to enjoy a summer evening at home is to have an easy, stress-free seasonal meal planned. Even better if it’s a hit with the whole family! Grilled tri tip, sauteed fresh corn with red onion and basil, and marinated beans with garlic and herbs. My 10 yr old even said it was most…
Happy 2018!
Happy 2018 to you all! I truly hope you had a great holiday season filled with family and friends. We sure did! Apparently, I failed to take a closer look at our family calendar because we ended up hosting 5 different holiday gatherings in less than 10 days- lots of work but completely worth it…