Broccoli in Brown Butter by Anne Kruse

Broccoli covered in garlic butter, with lemon! The best broccoli I have ever had! Tastes like candy!

Quick and Tasty Greek Cauliflower by Salad Foodie

There are times I've put the bulk of time preparing a middle east main dish and just need a quick side of vegetables. When cauliflower is on hand, I get the wok out and prepare this Greek flavored dish. I have tried my own mixtures of Greek seasonings (there's clone recipes out there) but when the commercial seasoning's handy, why not…

Copper Carrots by Chef Smith

Homemade Cranberry Sauce by Skinny Kitchen with Nancy Fox

Cranberry sauce adds a splash of vibrant ruby color to your meal. It’s that hint of bright flavor that makes everything else on the plate taste even better. This homemade recipe is both sweet and tart. Once you make this fresh cranberry sauce, you’ll never feel the same about canned. Quick and easy to prepare, requiring just a few…

Sweet Potatoes (Yams) with Cranberries and Granny Apples by Salad Foodie

A family favorite side to holiday dinners. This colorful dish has just the right balance of tart and sweet.

Fat Free Sweet Potato Souffle by Carolinaheartstrings

If you live in the Carolinas you are pretty much required to love sweet potatoes. And generally they’re pretty healthy but to make them really tasty traditional cooking adds lots of sugar and butter. I wanted to keep the yum factor but reduce the unhealthy factor. Try this version below using a few substitutions including pureed…

In-a-Pinch Cranberry Sauce made from Dried Cranberries by Salad Foodie

I serve turkey year round but forget to keep canned cranberry sauce on hand; even when I do it's hard to use up the whole can because not everone eats it. Recently the craving for cranberries with roast turkey breast was too strong. I grabbed the Craisin bag from the pantry and experimented making a small amount of cranberry sauce.…

Scalloped Potatoes ~ Microwave Quick! by Salad Foodie

Scalloped potatoes cooked in 12 minutes? Compare that to the hour-and-a-half baking time most scalloped potato recipes require, and this recipe may become a year round “fav” for you since the microwave keeps your kitchen cool. Another appeal is the unusual and subtle flavor Swiss cheese gives to this dish. The recipe is based on one…

Plum Pineapple Jam by Salad Foodie

I devised this recipe when I wanted a variation of plum jam and thought why not use canned crushed pineapple? The result was beautiful jewel-tone jam with a pleasing fruit combo of flavors and textures. No added commercial pectin here, so if the thought of standing and stirring, oh about a half hour, scares you away, go with the…

mashed potatoes by david spottiswood

These are special, and go well with the pan gravy recipe I am posting. Using Yukon Gold potatoes, you can either leave all the skins on, or, as I do, peel half the potatoes. This recipe is for four. I omit the salt if serving with the pan gravy (the bacon makes the gravy salty enough)

Moroccan-Style Carrots with Mustard Seeds and Orange by Catherine Pappas

Adapted from: Weight Watchers’ Annual Recipes for Success 2009. This is a wonderfully flavorful way to serve your vegetables. Enjoy and Cook with Love, Catherine

Recipe of the Week - Twice Baked Potatoes by Dennis Kraus

Another weekend another birthday party dinner, and of course I overdid it again. Three appetizers, main course including two salads, two desserts. It was worth it all though as we had a great time and the food was great. I was looking for an alternative to my usual mashed potatoes and decided to take the extra steps to make the…

Beans with Nutmeg by Brett Ede

Strawberry Salsa by Veronica Lucia

My own version of strawberry salsa.

Caraway Coleslaw by Bob Towlson