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Side Dishes

Mother’s Day Meal Ideas

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching. Plan an easy yet festive meal for the mothers in your life. Can it really be that Mother’s Day is upon us?! As you may remember, Mother’s Day is one of the FishMama Trifecta. Mother’s Day, our anniversary, and my birthday all fall into one 15-day period. Whoohoo. Don’t worry, [...]

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Hearty BBQ Fare

BBQ, cooking out, grilling — depending on where you live, they evoke thoughts of hearty meats, cool salads, and tasty sides to enjoy in the great outdoors. Here in Southern California, we call it “grilling.” But, whatever you call it, it’s tasty! Here are some of our favorite recipes to serve on a night of cooking and [...]

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Creamy Rice for Easy Breakfasts

Rice cooked in milk and cream has a creamy texture and offers a great start to the day, especially when topped with fruits, nuts, and syrups. Sometime last year on a cold wintry day, a friend was waxing eloquently about the rice pudding she was making. I’d never had it, so I looked up recipes. [...]

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Tastiest Scalloped Potatoes

Thinly sliced potatoes nestle in a bath of cream, milk and butter, resulting in the tastiest scalloped potatoes on the planet. Friends, meet the best scalloped potatoes on the planet. I’ve been making these for almost twenty years. They are easy to make and there are rarely leftovers. If there are, I wake up early [...]

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This Spud’s for You (Potato Recipes)

Potatoes are one of the most lovely side dishes I can think of. In fact, sometimes they’re so lovely, I could just eat potoatoes and a salad and call it a meal. My mother-in-law and I would often go to a nice restaurant and do just that: order a baked potato and a trip through [...]

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Super Side Dishes

As the winter and holiday season approaches, we’re going to be seeing more sales on roasts and whole birds. My kids, self-proclaimed meat-atarians, love this. But, I can’t afford to let them fill up on meat, nor is it that good for them. Having tasty side dishes with a variety of textures, colors, and flavors [...]

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Simple Dill Potatoes (What’s On Your Plate?)

Some of my favorite recipes are virtually non-recipes. Just a little bit of this, a little bit of that, throw it in the oven until it looks right. Eat and enjoy. Yes, I know. Not all of us are comfortable cooking intuitively. But, really I don’t think that you can hurt this recipe. Truly. And [...]

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Easy Garlic Green Beans (& What’s On Your Plate?)

Welcome to What’s On Your Plate?! What’s on Your Plate? is designed to be a conversation amongst good eaters. Tell us about a recent meal. Did it meet with rave reviews? Or did it bomb? What side dishes did you pair with the star of the show? Did you try a new ingredient? Find the [...]

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Lemon Roasted Potatoes

Red potatoes are a delicious side dish to accompany your spring meals, particularly Easter Dinner. They are small, easy to find, and somehow seem easier to prepare since you don’t need to peel them completely, nor even cut them, depending on how small you find them. I recently bought a ten-pound bag for about five [...]

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Quinoa Pilaf

I first heard about quinoa about ten years ago. I knew it was healthy. But, it sounded weird, so I didn’t mess with it. About a year ago I bought some because I knew it was healthy. But, it sounded weird, so I didn’t mess with it. Then, we had dinner with a very healthy, [...]

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