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Side Dishes

Crockpot Mashed Potatoes

September 1, 2010

My crockpot mashes potatoes are so rich and creamy. We love these potatoes and the picture does not do them justice. Potatoes are one of those foods that are hard to photograph. I love the fact that cooking these mashed potatoes in the crockpot frees up my time. I can put these in the crockpot [...]

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Summertime Salads

August 12, 2010

Summertime is the perfect time for salads. We eat them as main dishes and side dishes. We enjoy vegetable salads and pasta salads. Here are a few of our favorites. Tomato Salad Tomato Pasta Salad Creamy Fruit Salad Greek Pasta Salad Here is a dessert salad for you. Snickers Apple Salad ( My kids are going [...]

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Baked Beans

August 9, 2010

I love baked beans. The trouble is that my husband does not like them. He has told me many times that beans and sugar should not be mixed. He like beans, just not covered in sugar. Most baked bean recipes contain sugar and/or brown sugar and molasses. Although my husband does not like sugary beans, he [...]

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Fresh Tomato Salsa

July 28, 2010

This time of year is the perfect time to use fresh tomatoes. Fresh from the garden tomatoes are one of my family’s favorite summertime food. Right now tomatoes are in peak season in most parts of the country. Even if you do not grow your own tomatoes, you can easily find them at the farmers [...]

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Refrigerator Pickles

July 13, 2010

Refrigerator pickles, bread and butter cucumbers, bread and butter pickles, refrigerator cucumbers, there are many names for this dish. This basic cucumber recipe has been around for years and there are many variations. My parents made a version of these all the time during the summer when I was growing up. We grew cucumbers in the [...]

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Emeril’s Rice

July 8, 2010

This rice is a recipe that I just quickly threw together one night when I needed an easy side dish. I was inspired by a rice recipe that my friend Jessica posted about, but I made mine a little different than she did. I know that I have mentioned several times now how much I [...]

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Grilled Bacon Wrapped Corn On Cob

June 29, 2010

Fresh corn on the cob is one of my favorite summertime dishes. I have loved it since I was a kid. We always grew corn in the garden when I was growing up, and my sisters and I looked forward to it every year. My mom always just boiled the corn to cook it. This [...]

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Restaurant Style Coleslaw

June 14, 2010

My sister recently called me asking for my coleslaw recipe. I told her it was on my site, but she could not find it. Well, it turns out it was not on my site, which I could not believe.This dish makes a regular appearance at our house, and yet I have never put it on [...]

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Fresh Pineapple

April 28, 2010

Fresh pineapple is so good. I did not realize how good fresh pineapple was until I was an adult. Growing up I never remember eating fresh pineapple. We always ate canned pineapple. It was cheap and readily available, so that is what we ate. I am not sure exactly when I had my first fresh pineapple, [...]