Category: Sides
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style
Ham and Potatoes, Navy Style. This is simple, easy-ish, everyday fare that reheats well. Let's face it, it kind of tastes reheated when it's actually fresh. But don't underestimate it completely. ... Read More
Roasted Veal with Blueberry Sauce:
Dinner for Four
Roasted Veal with Blueberry Sauce, with garlic mashed potatoes, honey-glazed carrots, and honeydew melon: a very special meal for four...
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Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel
Braised Green Beans with Tomato and Fennel (and, of course, bacon) is soul food / Southern / Italian / comfort food. You might be surprised at the kind of flavor you can get from such a simple and eas... Read More
A Ship-Load of Mid-Century Navy Food
I found a ship-load of all-American, mid-century Navy Food just a short drive away, and now I'm bringing it to sweet home, Chicago. ... Read More
Make-Ahead Mushroom Gravy
Want to make gravy in advance, so it's ready to grace your sizzling meat as soon as it comes off the grill? This mushroom gravy is it. After dinner, stir the pan juices into the leftover gravy and you... Read More
Pasta Salad with Fresh Cod Is Refreshingly Different
Pasta Salad with Fresh Cod is surprisingly good. Check out the recipe. I really love it: it's light, refreshing, different, and very much a comfort food. Excellent as a main course, but also interesti... Read More
Masa Cornbread
This Masa Cornbread is made with corn flour as well as cornmeal (and it's got kernels of corn, to boot). It's a very moist, almost custardy cornbread. ... Read More