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These Cheese Balls are baked, not fried, and can be coated with a Dipping/Finishing Sauce (multiple recipe's are linked below). The Cheese Balls are a great game-day appetizer or to accentuate any full Holiday spread.
Asian Cucumber Salad is a great side for any Asian dish. AND you can put this all together and have it ready to eat in about 15 minutes.
This is an easy recipe to use leftover White Rice that will compliment any Asian meat or vegetable dish. While I frequently use black sesame seeds for this recipe, white sesame seeds would work just as well. For best results in forming the Rice Cakes, use a "Slider" sized Hamburger Patty Press. Use pressure to press the rice into tightly-compacted cakes.
Vinegar has been used for centuries to preserve food and provide a zesty flavor. Pickled vegetables are easy to make. They can be a nice addition to Stir Fry, Korean Bibimbap, or even as a Pizza topping.
Bagels are easy to make. This easy recipe can produce a finished Bagel in less than 1 hour. This recipe makes 1 single bagel.
This savory casserole-like custard dish makes a great side dish. Although the original recipe included only corn, and considerably more sugar (more than double what I listed here), I find this recipe to be amply sweet and provide a nice addition to any meal.
Baked potatoes can be used as a great side dish or as a tasty main dish. This recipe will produce the perfect baked potatoes, every time.
This recipe integrates a Persian dish called "Chelow" (pronounced \che-lau\), a soft fluffy Basmati Rice, with another Persian dish called "Tahdeeg" or "Tahdig" (pronounced \ta-deeg\), a crispy crunchy Basmati Rice, to make a soft and crunchy mix. It accentuates the nutty savor that makes Basmati so good. This is the perfect side dish for Shawarma.
Basmati Rice has a fresh, nutty flavor. The spices in this recipe, along with the Pistachios, make a tasty rice pilaf that can accent any meat dish.
Breadsticks can be served as a side dish or as an appetizer. These buttery, tasty Breadsticks can escalate the quality of any pasta dish. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce.
We all know about Buffalo Wings. But what about the rest of the animal? This recipe gives a similar treatment to the familiar Drumstick. Simply marinate, load the Drumsticks into the instant pot, then finish them in the oven. While this recipe uses a traditional medium-mild "Hot Wings" marinade, you can mix it up and make any style you want.
Ćevap Lepinje (pronounced /'Che-vap Lay-'pin-yay/) are "Balkan Kebab Buns". A quick and easy bread that can be eaten alone or with any meat dish. Serve the Ćevap Lepinje with kebab meat, burgers, pulled pork, or shredded chicken.
This fresh summer salad is a perfect companion for any BBQ. Putting it together the day before and refrigerating overnight will permit the flavors to blend throughout the salad.
Fideo Soup is a traditional Latino dish from Mexico. This Soup can be made with a variety of ingredients, with the only real requirement being the inclusion of fideo pasta, (short vermicelli noodles).
It always seems like the best potato side-dish recipes require far more effort than any side dish ever should. Until now. This recipe takes minimal effort and results in perfect potato wedges with a garlic-lemon taste.
This recipe will produce the perfect Jasmine Rice. The Ginger, Garlic, and Cilantro flavors will perfectly compliment your favorite Asian dishes.
The Ratatouille dish served at the end of the Pixar movie Ratatouille, is a Confit Byaldi that requires two different preparations:
1. Pipérade is a thin sauce, with Basque origins, traditionally made with onions and a "mildly-hot" red pepper called Espelette pepper. Since Espelette peppers may not be readily available, this Pipérade recipe uses even milder peppers, the Poblano and the Red Pimento.
2. The Pipérade is spread across the bottom of a casserole pan and then covered with thinly sliced vegetables and slow roasted for several hours.
Refrigerating the dish overnight will allow the flavors to mature. Reheat in the oven before serving.
Traditionally, this dish could be served hot as a side-dish with meat (like Rosemary Chicken), Basil Rice, or with a sliced baguette.
Store the leftovers in an airtight refrigerator dish. The leftovers only get better.
This Cheesy Sauce can be a versatile addition to any meal. Use it as a sauce on Chicken, on White Fish, Baked Potatoes, or over Steamed Vegetables. Adding a variety of different seasoning options to this basic Cheesy Sauce can produce very different flavor profiles.
This is possibly the easiest bread you will ever make. This flatbread is a nice and easy addition to Shawarma.
This easy to make semi-flat bread recipe is ready to go in only 15 or 20 minutes. It will add a rustic dimension to any meal.
"Involtini" (plural for Involtino) are small, bite-sized (usually) appetizers, with an outer layer and some sort of filling. Involtini could include Armadillo Eggs, to mini-Pizza Rolls, to bite-sized Twinkies. Eggplant Involtini makes a nice addition to a Beef Roast, Pork Roast, or Grilled Chicken. This recipe specifies canned whole tomatoes. Canned diced tomatoes usually contain preservatives that prevent the tomatoes from breaking down into a nice sauce. Canned whole tomatoes, on the other hand, will break down better when simmered and provide a smoother, thicker sauce.
"Involtini" (plural for Involtino) are small, bite-sized (usually) appetizers, with an outer layer and some sort of filling. Involtini could include Armadillo Eggs, mini-Pizza Rolls, or even bite-sized Twinkies. Eggplant Involtini makes a nice addition to a Beef Roast, Pork Roast, or Grilled Chicken. This recipe specifies canned whole tomatoes. Canned diced tomatoes usually contain preservatives that prevent the tomatoes from breaking down into a nice sauce. Canned whole tomatoes, on the other hand, will break down better when simmered and provide a smoother, thicker sauce. This recipe has been modified for the Slow Cooker.
This flavorful single-pan meal is easy to make.
I discovered Garbage Bread at a restaurant in Manhattan's Financial District. Garbage Bread is like a Pizza, rolled up into a Burrito. It is better than any Calzone or Stromboli. Garbage Bread is great as a Game-Day appetizer, or it can be served as a Main Dish. This recipe can be modified by using a wide range of alternate fillings. You can replace the hamburger with Italian Deli Meats. You can include sliced Sweet or Spicy Sausages. You can even use Marinara sauce inside the bread, cover it with Sliced Pepperoni, and throw down a layer of shredded Mozzarella Cheese.
Risotto is easy to make, but it requires constant stirring. Cooking Risotto in the Sous Vide removes the need for such focused attention: Just prepare the ingredients, seal them in a heat safe bag, and drop it in the Sous Vide. 45 minutes later, you will have a perfect Risotto. Just watch the time so that you do not overcook it.
Green Harissa Potatoes are a great side dish to accompany shawarma or any mid-eastern dish. The addition of Greek Yogurt will provide a creamy texture and will further reduce the "already mild" heat level of the Green Harissa. Par-boiling the potatoes will cut the overall cooking time in half, while the final bake will ensure a nice golden brown texture.
This simple recipe provides a tangy yogurt that is great for tzatziki or to eat plain. You can use any fat content, from Skim to Whole Milk. I prefer a lower fat yogurt, with Skim Milk. This recipe yields about 4 Cups of Greek Yogurt.
Polenta is a dish from Northern Italy, similar to Grits from the US South. Polenta (and Grits) are made from coarsely ground yellow corn. Polenta can be cooked, poured into a mold and shaped. Refrigerating the polenta for a few hours, or overnight, will set the shape. Then, you can grill or pan sear the Polenta and serve it warm.
These single serving quiche cups use baked Hash Browns for the crust. This quiche can be easily made in a single large pie tin, however, the individual cups provide a convenient way to accommodate for "less adventurous" eaters: each eater can choose their own ingredients.
For this recipe, I use large (12 oz) silicone Cupcake Baking Cups. You could also use a large muffin pan, with disposable paper muffin pan inserts.
This recipe is currently written to make One (1) 12 oz. serving, but it can be easily scaled.
The filling can include any ingredients from your favorite omelet recipe.
A Hasselback Potato is a potato that is opened at the top, through a series of thin slices, then baked. The slices provide greater surface area. When coated with butter/oil and seasoning, the additional surface area provides a crispy, tasty finish for your baked potato.
This Hawaiian Coconut Pineapple Rice is the perfect side dish for Hawaiian Huli Huli Chicken. Or you can shred the Huli Huli Chicken and mix it in directly with this rice for a tasty Polynesian meal, without opening a can of Spam. Note that the Instant Pot method requires less liquid, so you will need to adjust the recipe accordingly.
Whether you call them Hoagies, Grinders, Po Boys, or Submarine Sandwiches, a good sandwich starts with the bread. This from-scratch bread is easy to make. The bulk of the "Prep" time is spent waiting for the bread to rise. If desired, a cold-ferment, (refrigerating the dough for 1 to 5 days) will produce a final bread with a more mature flavor.
This is another flavorful recipe that is easy to make.
This is an easy side dish to add some green to your meal. The Lime and Pecorino Cheese will kick your Brussels Sprouts to the next level.
Everybody loves a good loaded baked potato. This is a quick and simple recipe to give all the flavors of stuffed potatoes, in a hearty soup. This gluten-free recipe uses mashed potato to thicken the soup.
This is a great dip to eat with vegetables or with a pita. Similar to Baba Ghanoush, however, Mama Ghanoush replaces the Eggplant and Tahini with tomatoes and Grilled Zucchini for a fuller and more hearty dip.
Marquis Potatoes are a versatile dish that can be eaten as a finger food or served as a side with a Beef Roast. This French potato recipe is made by piping mashed potatoes into donut-shaped rings, then baking the mashed potato donuts. The open center of the baked potatoes are filled with a savory sauce. This recipe uses a Tomato-based sauce. You can make mashed potatoes from scratch for this recipe, but instant mashed potatoes will reduce the prep time by more than an hour, with no real benefit to the recipe.
Rice is a staple for Mexican food. It can turn nearly any snack into a meal. This is an easy, traditional Mexican Rice that will accompany any Latino dish. You can add chopped, roasted Jalapeños for additional flavor. In order to scale, measure 1/4 dry Rice per serving. Measure out the Rice to Water ratio at 1:2.
When you want the taste of Mexican Street Corn, but Corn on the Cob is not in season, this handy recipe provides a year 'round solution using canned Sweet Corn. The Corn kernels turn a nice golden brown color as the sugars in the corn begin to carnalize. Although the addition of Ranch Dressing makes the recipe "less than authentic", it elevates the flavor profile in a unique way. This Street Corn is a tasty side dish for Tacos, Fajitas, or Mole.
This recipe provides a pretty exact flavor match to the white rice served at a certain fast food burrito chain, but without the salmonella. Rice is a staple for Mexican food. It can turn nearly any snack into a meal. This is an easy, traditional Mexican Rice that will accompany any Latino dish. You can add chopped, roasted Jalapeños for additional flavor. In order to scale, measure 1/4 cup dry Rice per serving. Measure out the Rice to Water ratio at 1:2. This recipe provides a pretty exact flavor match to the white rice served at a certain fast food burrito chain, but without the salmonella.
Oven Roasted Cauliflower is a non-traditional cauliflower use that makes a great appetizer or even a main dish.
You can use a variety of seasonings to flavor Roasted Cauliflower
To be clear, this is not a traditional Korean recipe. This Roasted Corn recipe is a great addition to any Asian BBQ.
This recipe calls for either Russet potatoes or Yukon Golds. They each have a unique texture and can provide nice character to this dish: Russets will have a better crunch, while the Yukon Golds have a more creamy inside. In order to save time, the potatoes can be par-boiled up to a day in advance.
These fried potatoes are better then any restaurant fries. Using Golden Potatoes, instead of Russets or Red potatoes, will provide a soft, creamy side-dish that serves equally well with Roast Chicken or on the side of Cheeseburger Sliders. These potatoes can be sprinkled with fresh Scallions, Chopped Parsley, Smoked Paprika, or served with Shredded, melted Cheese on top.
This steakhouse favorite is a sweet and tasty side to accompany the finest steak or roast dishes.
Peperonata is a classic Sicilian stew recipe made by stewing together bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. This dish is great as a side dish with grilled chicken, an appetizer with toasted bread, an accompaniment to polenta, a Bruschetta replacement, or as a sauce over pasta.
The traditional Peruvian potato is purple in color. Although purple potatoes provide a beautifully unique presentation for your finished meal, there is not a lot of difference, taste or nutritionally, between purple potatoes and their North American cousins. If Purple potatoes are available, they are great in this recipe. However, then can be easily replaced with Gold or Red potatoes. However, the high starch content found in Russet potatoes make them less than ideal for this recipe. So stick with Purple, Gold, or Red.
Pico de Gallo (meaning "rooster beak" or "rooster's peck") is a common vegetable blend that is traditionally added to Latino food.
This is an easy side dish to add some green to your meal. The Pomegranate and Lemon Juice will turn Brussels Sprouts into a tasty side dish that will equally accent a Steak or a plate of Shawarma.
If Canada has a national dish, this is arguably it. I first tasted good Poutine on a visit to Montreal a few years ago. While the origins of this dish are not entirely known, there are multiple sources who claim to have invented the dish. Poutine is simple to make. The traditional recipe contains French Fries, White Cheese Curds, and Brown Gravy. A widely accepted variation is to add cooked meat. If Cheese Curds are not available, you can use shredded Oaxaca Cheese or (in a pinch) Shredded Mozzarella.
This Turkish Pita Bread is a simple recipe, with a "time to table" of only about 1 hour. Pita is a great addition to Shawarma, just make sure that you have plenty of Tzatziki.
Dutch Baby Pancakes are a fun and tasty breakfast treat. But adding a drizzle of Raspberry Syrup, just before it goes in the oven will create the perfect sweet breakfast. A proper rise is accomplished by cooking the Dutch Baby rapidly. For best results, ensure that the pan is well heated, and that the batter is room temperature, before it is poured into the pan.
Canned diced tomatoes usually contain preservatives that prevent the tomatoes from breaking down into a nice sauce. Canned whole tomatoes, on the other hand, will break down better when simmered and provide a smother, thicker sauce. The caramelized sugars from the roasted tomatoes make this roasted cauliflower side-dish pair perfectly with Pork or with Chicken. Just make sure that you reserve some of the flavorful tomato sauce to use as a finishing sauce for the accompanying meat. To make this meal Keto compatible, leave out the Brown Sugar and the Raisins.
When I was young, Brussels Sprouts had a foul, bitter, sulfurous taste. In the interest of extending the shelf-life of Brussels Sprouts, growers had opted to sacrifice the flavor for a more durable product. However, in the mid 1990's, researchers selectively bred a Brussels Sprout that had a long shelf life, without the horrid flavor. As a result, Brussels Sprouts today are quite flavorful and can provide a tasty addition to any meal.
Okra has a bad reputation as a slimy, strange tasting vegetable. However, this roasted Okra is a crispy side dish that is easy to make and tastes so good that you will want to add it to every meal.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash has a flesh that naturally resembles spaghetti strands. Spaghetti Squash can be served with marinara sauce or with nothing more than a pinch of salt. Additionally, the seeds can be reserved and roasted, much like roast pumpkin seeds.
This is an easy meal that uses fresh ingredients. Serve as a main dish, or as a side with grilled chicken.
Potato Cakes are a great side dish, appetizer, or even a tasty snack to use leftover Mashed Potatoes. Potato Cakes can be pan-fried or oven-baked.
Burek (pronounced /booˈ-ɾec/) is a traditional meal, where an unleavened dough, similar to phyllo, is filled with meat, potatoes, spinach, cheese, or other fillings. Burek is common throughout the region previously controlled by the Ottoman empire. In the Baltics, Burek is rolled into a large spiral pastry and baked. It is often cut into pie wedge sections for serving. A Bosnian cheese-filled Burek is called "Sirnica" (pronounced /Seer'-nitz-a/), meaning "cheesecake" or "cheese pie". Sirnica is filled with a Bosnian soft cheese, "Sitnog sira", which is similar to cottage cheese. I like the nice "soft, tangy" flavor profile caused by using a mixture of cottage cheese, feta cheese, and neufchatel cheese. Make this into a tasty Sirnica dessert by adding Homemade Raspberry Syrup into the cheese filling.
These Pretzels are easy. It is fun to try and make the "traditional Pretzel knot" with a single hand motion. This recipe should make 15 Pretzels.
As with any Stir Fry, there are 2 distinct phases of making this meal: the preparation phase and the cooking phase. In order to ensure the that the various ingredients are not overcooked, all of the ingredients should be prepared and measured during the preparation phase, before you begin cooking. Stir Fry is supposed to be a high heat process; ensure that the wok is well heated so that the oil begins to smoke before you begin cooking. Otherwise, the food will stick to the wok.
Stir Fried Eggplant is a great Side Dish for any Asian dish. AND you can put this all together and have it ready to eat in about half an hour.
Stuffed Mushrooms are a largely underrated and versatile meal. This recipe uses only ingredients that are included in Phase 3 of the Keystone Approach diet. Variations to this recipe could include non-Keystone foods, such as tomatoes and peppers.
I have eaten this sauce for years in various Thai Food restaurants. I am not sure what the sauce is actually called, but the various Waiters usually refer to it as "Little Bit Sweet, Little Bit Spicy" Sauce. Start by making a rich simple syrup (with a sugar:water ratio of 2:1). Allow the syrup to cool, then add Apple Cider Vinegar and Chili Garlic Sauce.
This traditional Thai dish makes a great appetizer to go with nearly any oriental dish or as a stand-alone meal. Although the title of this recipe calls for Chicken, this sauce works just as well for beef. In order to use Beef for this recipe, trim the fat and slice the beef thinly. Otherwise, follow the recipe exactly the same.
Ekmek, meaning "bread" in Turkish, is a traditional Turkish Flatbread. Ekmek is typically made into round flat loaves and eaten as an accompaniment to any meal.
This soft and fluffy "Milk Bread" is a wonderful compliment to Shawarma or with a bowl of Chili. The finished bread has a soft, spongey texture that holds its shape and bounces back when squeezed.
Baked Potato Skins make a great appetizer or snack. While 5 pounds might at first seem like a lot of potatoes, it will never seem like you made enough. Additionally, these can be prepared before-hand and then refrigerated in an air-tight container for up to 7 days. Simply reheat for 10 minutes at 375° to serve warm or serve at room temperature.
Feta Cheese is a staple of Mediterranean food. Mixing Feta Cheese with Greek Yogurt results in a tangy, creamy texture for a flavorful dipping sauce, or a tasty topping to any Mediterranean dish. Use this dip as a healthy and fresh Mediterranean replacement for 7 Layer Nacho dip.
Although potatoes cooked in the Sous Vide take about 30 minutes longer than baking in the oven, using the Sous Vide to cook potatoes is an easy option that ensures that the oven is available to prepare other parts of the meal. And if you set the Sous Vide to the correct time and temperature, you will end up with perfect potatoes, every time.
