SIDE DISH

I’m always on a mission to find or create dishes that can be taken to go, such as my orzo salad with roasted tomatoes, or potluck pesto pasta. Whenever I get invited to a potluck party, I try to make something that can get along…

Did you ever gag on an over-cooked, mushy, and bland tasting brussel sprout?  I sure did.  That’s why I avoided these miniature cabbages with a 10-foot pole, all through my child hood, until I finally learned how to prepare them for myself.  And the truth…

Risotto’s one of those dishes that seem fancy and elegant, but it’s really just rice, right? That’s why you shouldn’t be intimidated to make it. I was influenced to make an asparagus risotto as a nod to Spring. I got a fresh, juicy looking bundle…

So one day Joe came home from work and announced, “there’s a potluck party at work for St. Patrick’s Day.  Should I participate?”  I looked at him suspiciously lovingly with one eyebrow raised and replied, “or do you really mean, should I participate?”  He insisted…

I really don’t remember why I randomly decided to buy a jicama one day.  And then I truly don’t remember when I started pairing jicama and granny smith apples together, but I’m telling you the combination really works.  I think it’s because when I took…