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Oven baked carrot fries are a delicious alternative to French fries that are easy to make at home! Serve alongside your favorite hamburgers or hot dogs for a kid-friendly healthy swap. We all know that most kids love fries. Goodness, most adults love fries too! Of course fries aren’t the healthies side dish which is…
We make Mexican food A LOT. It’s a weekly menu item but my hubby has never been big on Spanish Rice and I’m not big on box mixes for things I know I can easily make from scratch. Plus it’s impossible to keep enough boxed mixes on hand for all of the times we make…
Hawaiian Macaroni Salad is an easy to make pasta salad side dish for any luau, potluck, or Hawaiian plate lunch craving when paired with sticky rice, kalua pork, and spam musubi. There’s something special about Hawaiian Macaroni Salad that’s hard to explain. For me it’s the unique tangy flavor of the dressing paired with the…
Oven roasted garlic and herb potatoes are an easy side dish recipe that bakes in the oven at the same time as other foods making it ideal for busy people. Being able to cook everything together at once makes dinner time prep so much easier. It is easy to adjust the cooking temperature and time…
Potatoes O Brien is a quick and easy breakfast side dish that everyone will love made simply with fried potatoes, peppers, and onions. It’s so easy to make from scratch when you use leftover baked or boiled potatoes! I am always looking for ways to use up leftovers. The last few times I have made…
These are not your traditional mashed potatoes! The addition of pesto and Parmesan cheese transform plain potatoes into Pesto Mashed Potatoes packed with flavor. Sometimes it’s fun to jazz up an old favorite. Of course in our house mashed potatoes aren’t hugely popular with anyone but me. Being Hawaiian I grew up having rice all…
Cheesy Ranch Potato Broccoli Bake take the deliciousness of twice baked potatoes and turning them into a casserole loaded with cheese, ranch, and broccoli. Kid friendly and easy to make for a crowd. Broccoli. Does that word drive fear into your heart? Do your children turn up their noses at the mere mention of those…
Fruit tossed with honey, lime, and mint for a honey lime fruit salad makes for a fancy easy side dish that is easily customizable based on fruits in season! My skeptical picky eater kept grumbling about the leafy greens on the fruit but gobbled it up quite happily when she tried a bite. Even my…
Rich and savory Chipotle Chocolate sauce is a smoky sauce for meats or vegetables made with unsweetened baking chocolate and chipotle sauce. You may be familiar with mole sauce and this has a really similar feel in a much simpler form. Here’s how to do it. How to make chipotle chocolate sauce: Melt chocolate in…
This Apple Bacon and Goat Cheese Salad is an easy fall recipe that is big on flavor. Made with mixed greens and a simple homemade honey mustard dressing it is a good side dish that can pair with lots of different main dishes. I love the amazing salads that you can get at restaurants but…
I received the product featured in this post for free in conjunction with Cookout Week. All opinions are my own. Grilled corn brushed with cumin lemon butter and topped with cotija cheese is easy and packed full of flavor everyone will love. In the summer, corn is at it’s peak in freshness and grilling corn…
This post is sponsored by Maple Leaf Farms in conjunction with #CookoutWeek. All opinions are my own. Enjoy the flavors of duck with mandarin oranges and fresh mango slices on a bed of spring greens and topped with a simple sesame dressing. In my opinion, roast duck is a richer version of chicken thighs. If…