Category: Sides
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
Gluten-Free Taco Night
Gluten-Free Taco Night with steak tacos, homemade corn tortillas and homemade refried beans, plus blackberry margarita punch (tequila, cassis, ginger beer)... Read More
Dinner for Four: Beef Tenderloin
Treat your guests to a whiskey-glazed Beef Tenderloin dinner for four. In addition to the main-course roast, this menu includes cocktails, roasted vegetables, and a spice cake with apples and brandied... Read More
Masa Harina Mexican Corn Cakes
Mexican Corn Cakes are savory pancakes made with masa harina (corn flour). This is an easy recipe and produces a beautiful bit of everyday cooking. ... Read More
Refried Beans with Cotija Crumble
This recipe for homemade Mexican (or Tex-Mex ... who knows?) Refried Beans with Cotija Crumble makes a traditional side for a taco or burrito, but also makes a super-umami sandwich spread. ... Read More