Southern Style Hush Puppies are light and flaky cornmeal batter that is fried golden brown! Serve it as a side dish to any southern meal. Eat them by themselves as a snack also — which is how I eat them a lot. I live in Western Kentucky, which is considered the South. In our area, we do a …
Air Fryer Zucchini Fries are super crispy and golden on the outside, yet moist and tender on the inside. Because they are baked in the air fryer, they are not oily at all! If you are missing out on your daily dose of french fries, try making a batch of these to go with your …
Homemade Falafel is one of my favorite Middle Eastern-inspired street food recipes. Canned chickpeas combined with other savory ingredients, processed to a gritty-smooth consistency, and pan-fried to perfection! Serve them with a side of Tzatziki sauce and other Greek-inspired dishes. Most people make this dish using dried chickpeas, but we have found out that you can …
My delicious Southern Cream Cheese Noodles are a hit anytime I make them. Did you know that cream cheese can make just about any dish taste delicious? One of my husband’s favorite noodle dishes is so simple and easy to make. All it takes is a block of cream cheese and egg noodles. My mother-in-law …
This easy Sweet Potato Casserole is a classic holiday side dish! It’s made with sweetened mashed sweet potatoes and topped with fluffy marshmallows! You will not find a better side dish than this for the holidays! Y’all — I cannot believe that I have not shared my amazing sweet potato casserole recipe with you. Out of all the …
Old Fashioned Sage Cornbread Dressing is a true Southern staple during the holidays. My momma used to make this same recipe and now I am sharing it as well. I did it — I finally did it. I mastered Southern cornbread dressing! I’m so excited! I have been so scared of making cornbread dressing for …
Have you seen the viral Tiktok Parmesan Roasted Potatoes going around the internet? We hopped on the bandwagon to check them out and they are amazing! I watch a lot of FoodTok — I just can’t get enough! One of my favorite accounts is Dano’s Seasoning TikTok. While watching it, they made the most amazing …
This recipe for roasted whole butternut squash is the perfect side dish for the fall. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, this would be the perfect dinner idea with a side salad for a complete meal. Welcome to the fourth annual #FallFlavors! We have 21 bloggers sharing over SIXTY recipes using fall ingredients like …
If you are a person who loves Southern cooking, you will love this easy recipe for Slow Cooker Pinto Beans with Ham Hock. In the South, or at least in my house, we refer to them as brown beans. Either way, they are delicious! When I was a kid, my momma always had a pot …
These Pioneer Woman Onion Strings are simple and delicious to make. Full of crunchy flavor and make the perfect topping for burgers or just as a side for your favorite steak dinner. If you love Pioneer Woman recipes, you should check out my Pioneer Woman Salsa and my Pioneer Woman Lemon Bars recipe! One of …
If you want to know how to make grilled fresh asparagus perfectly, then this post is for you. A simple side dish that is ready in minutes and goes great with steak, chicken, fish, and more. A few years ago, I made it my mission to try all kinds of veggies and make myself learn …
This past week I tried my hand at making Paula Deen’s Grilled Potatoes. We were having her yummy Puff Pastry Burgers, and I wanted a potato side dish to go with them, so I tried my hand at making these and they turned out delicious! These potatoes are so delicious and can be cooked on a …
This recipe for Garlic and Lime Grilled Corn is sponsored for #BBQWeek. The sponsors, Rainier Foods and Intensity Academy generously provided samples to participants to aid in creating the #BBQWeek recipes and prize packages to give away to the readers. However, all opinions are mine alone. I love easy-grilled side dishes like my Garlic and …
These easy cheesy scalloped potatoes are the perfect Easter side dish. Thinly sliced potatoes cooked in a cream and cheese sauce. Great warm or at room temperature. I love when I find easy side dishes like this one to make for my family. I used to buy those boxes of scalloped potatoes until I realized …
Air Fryer Baked Potatoes take half the time oven baked potatoes take and taste amazing. Here is how I make them If you are like me and LOVE baked potatoes, then let me show you how I make them in my Ninja Air Fryer. I have made slow cooker baked potatoes and they turned out …
These blistered green beans are absolutely delicious! You will want to make them over and over again. All my life, the only way I have ever had green beans are the true Southern way — cooked in bacon grease or with a ham hock until there is pretty much nothing left. The beans are really soft, …
This homemade tater-tots recipe is one of our favorites. It’s so easy to make and I love creating as many variations as I can think up! I recently tried my hand at making homemade tater tots for my husband. He loves potato anything, so I was excited to give these a try. To my surprise, …
Maple Cinnamon Acorn Squash recipe comes from the cookbook by Half Baked Harvest, Super Simple. This recipe screams fall to me so I wanted to share it with you! One of my favorite fall vegetables to cook with these days is acorn squash. I first discovered this delectable veggie on one of my trips to …
This easy Blackstone Grilled Brussel Sprouts recipe is now one of my favorite ways to eat these little baby cabbages. If you have a Blackstone Griddle, you need to make these for dinner today! A few months ago I finally invested in a Blackstone Griddle. I have heard nothing but amazing reviews on them, so after …
Slow cooker baked potatoes are simple and easy to make and are a perfect side dish to make to go with just about any meal. If you are like me, any way that I can make cooking and baking more simple, I am all for it. Making baked potatoes in the oven is great, but …
Sausage and Apple Stuffing Muffins — This is the perfect stuffing recipe for your holiday table this year. Skip the big casserole portion and make this easy peasy muffin style stuffing recipe. I created these muffins for our Thanksgiving feast this year instead of my normal Old Fashioned Sage Cornbread Dressing. I like that these …
Parmesan Butternut Squash Gratin — Beautiful butternut squash, sliced and roasted with a panko-crusted Parmesan cheese topping. This is a great side dish for your holiday meal plan. The holidays are upon us so we have to start thinking about delicious side dishes to go with our perfectly roasted turkey. The normals are things like …
Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Pecans, Bacon, and Cranberries — Delicious winter veggies roasted to perfection and then drizzled with honey and balsamic vinegar. This is the perfect side dish for the holiday season. One of my all time favorite veggies here lately is roasted brussel sprouts. Earlier this year, I shared with you my Honey …
Hasslebacks – Delicious baked potatoes, sliced thin and drizzled with garlic butter. Perfect side dish for the holidays, or any day for that matter. Since the holidays are now approaching VERY quickly, I thought I would take some time to share with you some of my absolute favorite side dishes that you can make for …
Need a good side dish? These easy roasted cipollini onions make the perfect fall side dish or Thanksgiving side dish. I recently discovered the beauty of cipollini onions when I got a box of produce from Melissa’s Produce. I had never heard of these onions before, but upon receiving them, did a little research and …
Tomato Basil Risotto is a delicious creamy Italian rice dish that is perfect for #NationalRiceMonth. I have fallen head over heels in love with risotto. It is my most favorite rice dish, simply because it is so creamy and you can do SO many things with it. When we first started making risotto, the only way …
Butternut Squash Risotto is a very creamy and delicious Italian dish. Butternut Squash roasted and pureed to perfection. I have fallen head over heels in love with risotto. It is my most favorite rice dish, simply because it is so creamy and you can do SO many things with it. When we first started making …
I have been trying to fix homemade Mexican rice as you get in a Mexican restaurant FOREVER — and I finally found the right recipe for it. Marcela from Mexican Made Easy really opened my eyes to how to make your rice fluffy and get it to taste like the delicious rice at my favorite …
Lion’s mane mushrooms are a unique variety that’s incredibly delicious! Here’s a recipe for how to cook this tasty shroom! I love sauteed mushrooms. They are one of my favorite snacks. My most recent addition is a Lion’s Mane Mushroom. It came in my food box from Harvest Crate. I had never heard of this …
Everyone needs to have a recipe for homemade mashed potatoes in their recipe box, right? Here is my tried and true recipe and it is SO darn good! I love making homemade recipes for my family. The older I get, I totally understand the love and care that went into making food for our family …