Thanksgiving

Spoon bread.  Spoonbread.   A classic Southern side dish, light as a feather.   I’d never had spoonbread.  But what’s not to like?  A little like cornbread, a little like a souffle, a little like a pudding—it’s all those good things wrapped up in one. It’s so easy to make, and will sit alongside any main...

It's a pretty well-known fact that cheese sauce improves any vegetable side dish. Here I've done a quick steamed cauliflower, drizzled over a pungent Gruyere cheese sauce, sprinkled with a bread crumb, cayenne, Parmesan topping and broiled it for a cri...

Nana told me that after she changed her hairdo from a French twist to this short, 70′s permed ‘do, one of her friends called her ‘The albino Aunt Jemima’.   This hairdo was all the rage for ‘women of a certain age’ in the late 70′s and early 80′s.  I guess they had finally had...

There are two camps when it comes to brussels sprouts.  You either love ‘em or you hate ‘em.   Though I guess there’s a third camp—people who used to hate brussels sprouts and then finally had them roasted and now they love ‘em. Seems like when I roast sprouts everyone always asks me how to...

I love potatoes.  In pretty much any and every way.  But add blue cheese and apples to the mix and I am a goner.  This mashed potato recipe is inspired by one that my sister makes.  She makes a mean pork chop and serves this alongside of them.  I don’t have an actual recipe...

My husband came home the other night when I made this and said, did you make a chocolate dessert?  Uh, no, that’s squash.  Yes, it really is. So, more from The Good Cook Series!  You probably don’t believe I have a massive cookbook collection at all, do you?  I just cook from this series. ...

Stinky, boring, or even worse, healthy. Poor brussels sprouts – they get such a bad rap! When I found myself perusing the grocery store aisle on Thanksgiving morning after receiving a last-minute request for an extra dinner side dish, this often over-looked veggie came to the rescue for me.  After witnessing this quick and...

Thanksgiving, my favorite food holiday of the entire year, is but a mere twelve hours away and I am already drooling at the thought of my mom's candied yams, her stuffing, and everything else that we inhale on that special day.  I'm also looking f...

One of the best side dishes is this colorful fall medley of vegetables, sautéed in butter and lightly flavored with fresh sage. My mother-in-law makes this wonderful succotash every Thanksgiving – and my only complaint is that there are rarely any leftovers to partake of post-feast! She found this recipe ages ago in Martha...