Tag Archives: sides

• Southern Style Corn from the freezer

  Submitted by Katrina on Mon, 01/10/2012 - 2:58

  Tags:bacon, Cooking, corn, corn kernels, corn side, corn with bacon, frozen corn, recipe, sides, vegetables
  

  

  Now, I don’t actually know if this is southern style corn. In fact, I would guess that it’s not. I just didn’t know what else to call this and southern sounded good (truth be told I was ok with bacon corn, but thought others might find it a little plain sounding…). Please don’t hate me southerners, I love you, I love your food, there are many days a month where I wish I could screw everything, pack up the family, and move to South Carolina. Hugs.

  That’s exactly what it is though. Bacon quickly fried crisp, some frozen corn tossed in, then everything seasoned with some salt, pepper, and paprika.  Read more...

• Flavor Packed Potato Fans

  Submitted by Katrina on Tue, 24/04/2012 - 11:39

  Tags:Cooking, potato, potato fans, potatoes, recipe, sides, sliced potatoes
  

  

  I’ve tried about a half-dozen versions of potato fans, and I kept coming up with the same complaint –  the potato itself had no flavor. Finally, I decided to just go rogue. Take what I had learned with the prep, but amp up the seasoning of the potato.

  I was not disappointed.  Read more...

• Onion Strings

  Submitted by Katrina on Sun, 29/01/2012 - 9:34

  Tags:breaded onions, Cooking, frizzled onions, onion, onion rings, onion strings, recipe, sides, skinny onion rings
  

  

  We have a restaurant in Canada called The Keg. It’s a great steak house chain where you can get a pretty damn good steak under muted lighting.

  Every girl likes muted lighting.

  Bo and I used to go there all the time when we wanted a bit of a nicer meal. But then we had two kids. Seeing as we have a conscience, we no longer go there to eat, or at least not very often (I’ll never really say goodbye Keg, fret not). We don’t want to ruin everyone else’s muted lighting meal with ambience provided with one screaming, teething baby, and a wild boy child building a fort under the table.  Read more...

• Caramalized Root Veggies – Rutabaga Edition

  Submitted by Katrina on Thu, 26/01/2012 - 5:03

  Tags:caramelized, caramelized root vegetable, caramelized rutabaga, caramelized vegetables, Cooking, quick and easy, rutabaga, sides, veggies
  

  

  It’s tough sometimes to cook vegetables. I feel like it’s always the same thing: carrots, broccoli, cauliflower. steamed, boiled. salt, pepper, a little butter.

  It’s boring.

  It has its place.

  But it’s still boring.

  Also, why is it that things like rutabaga and sweet potatoes only really make an appearance around the holidays? This is maddening.

  I’ve decided that every week I’m just going to randomly pick a different vegetable and find a way to cook it that’s delicious. And hopefully doesn’t take too long. These are sides we’re talking about after all.  Read more...

• Roasted Potatoes and Carrots

  Submitted by Katrina on Sat, 22/10/2011 - 9:49

  Tags:carrots, Cooking, easy, potatoes, roasting, sides
  

  

  I’ll admit it, the simple task of throwing together some vegetables and roasting them has always seemed daunting to me. I’ve never fully believe that it could be THAT easy. That I could just throw whatever kind of vegetable I wanted onto a baking sheet, pop it in the oven, and call it a day.  Read more...

• Scalloped Potatoes

  Submitted by Katrina on Tue, 27/09/2011 - 5:01

  Tags:cheese, Cooking, potatoes, sides
  

  

  This is a recipe for my cousin Jenny

  You see, we have the same splurge of a pot, and I promised her that I’d load her up on recipes for it, which I hadn’t done. Until now. Consider this the start, though I also make chicken with 40 cloves in it. Looking at those pictures again is making me really want that for dinner too, good thing I’ve got a whole chicken in the fridge and well over 40 cloves in my garlic and onion bowl.

  That was one hell of a side track. Back to the potatoes at hand.  Read more...

• Ridiculously Crispy Smashed Potatoes

  Submitted by Katrina on Tue, 20/09/2011 - 6:25

  Tags:Cooking, potatoes, sides
  

  

  This may be one of those recipes. Those recipes that you read through and thing “that’s too much effort for a side dish”. It’s not, but you’ll never know that until you make them yourself. I have not had one single person eat these at my house that didn’t ask for the recipe.

  They really are THAT good.

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  Ridiculously Crispy Smashed Potatoes

  Rating: 51

  Prep Time: 5 minutes

  Cook Time: 1 hour, 20 minutes

  Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes

  Serving Size: 4

  

  Ingredients

  • 2 lbs small new red potatoes (1½" to 2" diameter)

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