This super-easy side dish utilizes the bounty of late summer and is the perfect companion to whatever you are grilling – in fact, the stove can be turned on while the meat is resting from the grill. The sweet acidity of the berries balances the entire meal, and the fresh oregano brings out the best of both the berries and the beans. It’s a beautiful, unusual side dish that leaves guests, and even finicky family, raving.
The parsley is what makes these potatoes green. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe. It is a very fast and easy way to make better-than-mashed potatoes!
Refried beans, great rolled up in tortillas with avocado, cheese, lettuce, salsa and sour cream.
A great alternative to baked, mashed or fried potatoes! It’s a great way to get your starch and veggies all in one dish! It’s also colorful, which adds a nice touch to your presentation!
A delicious light and quick to make dish with fresh flavors. It is a light way to enjoy spaghetti without all the cooking time.
This wonderful beet and horseradish dish makes for an excellent side to any meal. A nice change from borscht!
Although Brussels sprouts are often included in holiday menus, this fiber-rich vegetable deserves to be included in meals all winter long. Preparation Time: 20 minutes. This recipe is from The WEBB Cooks, articles and recipes by Robyn Webb, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association.
The perfect grilled corn for a summer barbeque! Always a huge success because it is the perfect mix of spicy and tangy. It is also a great option for the grill because there is no need to smother the corn in butter to make it taste good. Goes great with barbequed steaks or chicken.
The sweet, minty sauce makes these carrots just a bit different. Even my husband, who says he doesn’t like carrots, came back for seconds!
Depending on what you use for rice, this can be a EXTREMELY easy recipe that can compliment any entree from turkey to chicken or even fish! Save time by using precooked, bagged rice pilaf mix; add a few dashes of garlic powder and grated Parmesan, if you like!
An authentic Mexican dish; tender cactus with potatoes. Cactus tastes like cooked green beans.
This recipe is a great spin-off on your conventional (and let’s face it, plain) side dish of rice at dinner. The brown rice provides a nutritious, fiber-packed alternative to white rice, and the cilantro and the lime gives this dish an extra dash of delicious Mexican flavor.
This dish will liven up any meal! Preparation time: 5 minutes. This recipe is from The WEBB Cooks, articles and recipes by Robyn Webb, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association.
This is a side dish commonly served with roasted chicken for Friday night (Shabbat) dinner. It doesn’t have to accompany chicken only, but, as my mother once told us, when she was a child, chicken and noodles were more affordable than other foods. This is a great accompaniment to any meat.
This accompanies Italian pasta dishes very well when you are looking for a ‘different’ flavor to add to the table.
Quinoa, a delicious and nutritious whole grain, is used to make a light and tasty turkey stuffing. I prefer to bake this stuffing in the bird, but it can be baked separately in another baking dish and basted with the turkey juice.
Hot, spicy and tangy chickpea side dish. This dish is quite tangy and spicy, reduce lemon and seasonings to fit your taste. Enjoy!
