Side Dishes

During the summer it seems as though I am always looking for a good cold salad recipe to serve as a side dish. This recipe …

Beef fried rice is a great side dish to go with any Chinese dinner. This recipe consists of marinated strips of beef being stir-fried in …

This recipe puts a delicious twist on your normal taco salad. The main difference between this salad and a normal taco salad is the flavor …

The idea of a Snickers salad might sound strange but it makes a delicious dessert. This salad is great to bring to parties or events. …

Using smoked Gouda in mac and cheese makes a delicious and flavorful pasta dish. What I like about smoked Gouda is that it has a …

This recipe is apparently similar to the Dan Dan Noodles at PF Changs. I have never eaten at PF Changs so I cannot comment how …

This recipe for mashed potato casserole is a great way to make your mashed potatoes even better. This casserole is perfect for the Holidays and …

With the holidays coming up soon casserole recipes make some of the best side dishes for Thanksgiving and Christmas. This potato and sausage casserole is …

It’s no secret that I love cooking Chinese food, but sometimes it can be hard to find a good side dish to prepare with the …

The combination of chicken, bacon, and ranch is delicious and adding it to macaroni and cheese makes it even better. This dish does require a …

This baked potato casserole makes an excellent side dish that will go with all different types of meals. It is perfect to prepare for the …

This ranch pasta salad is a delicious option for a side dish to go with almost any type of meat. I like to serve this …

Spicy baked beans are always great to bring to a cookout. This recipe makes a spicy and delicious side dish for any night of the …

This pepperoni pasta salad was a nice change from a lot of the mayonnaise-based pasta salads I have been making all summer. This recipe uses …

If you love club sandwiches, this pasta salad is right up your alley. This club pasta salad recipe combines the amazing ingredients of a club …

Ham and macaroni and cheese go perfect together. I am always looking for different types of meat to go into my mac and cheese, and …

This ham pasta salad is a great addition to any summer menu. It is perfect for cookouts and parties and makes a great side dish …

This chicken bacon ranch pasta salad is sure to be the highlight of any summer cook-out. I made this last week and it was gone …

I love seafood pasta dishes and when you add more than one type of seafood into the dish, the result is even more amazing. This …

If you are looking for the perfect dish to serve for breakfast this casserole is probably it. It is very easy to prepare and the …

Lobster Mac and cheese is perhaps the most expensive dish I have ever prepared. Being from Michigan, I do not have local access to fresh …

Shells and cheese make a great dinner or side dish. This recipe is perfect if you have little time and are looking for an easy …

Twice baked potatoes make a perfect side dish to go with just about any meal or they can be served as an appetizer for parties. …

Cheesy bread is one of my favorite things to do with spaghetti or pretty much any Italian dish. It also goes great as an appetizer …

Perhaps you are looking for a perfect side dish for the Holidays or to go with dinner, if so this recipe for ranch potatoes is …

Hash brown casserole is one of the easiest and most delicious types of casserole you will find anywhere. This recipe combines frozen hash browns with …

This is a recipe to make homemade baked beans completely from scratch. I see a lot of recipes using canned baked beans but this recipe …

You can grill just about any vegetable and during the summer one of my favorite vegetables to grill is corn on the cob. The corn …

During the summer months macaroni salad is one of my favorite dishes to prepare. It makes a great side dish to go with grilled chicken …

A good breakfast can never be complete without scrambled eggs. Making scrambled eggs might seem rather obvious to some, but this is a slightly different …

If you have ever wanted to know how to make sausage gravy this recipe is perfect for you. First off I will start by explaining …

If you want a simple but delicious appetizer chili cheese fries are exactly what you’re looking for. I wouldn’t really consider this a recipe but …

I haven’t posted a lot of Greek cuisine onto this website and this Greek salad is perfect to start things off. Greek salad is a …

This is a very simple and easy way to make delicious sautéed mushrooms. These go great on top of steak, chicken, pork, shrimp or just …

I know it’s the wrong time of year but I just had to post up this great recipe for garlic bread. This will beat anything …

Pork fried rice is a staple of Chinese-American cuisine. It can be found at all buffets, Chinese restaurants, and take-out places. No Chinese meal would …

Its summer and you can never have enough cold salad recipes. Here is the one recipe for seafood salad I have been meaning to post …

Spanish rice is a perfect side dish for tacos, fajitas, or enchiladas. It is basically sautéed rice with tomatoes, onion and bell pepper. This recipe …

An essential part of any summer cookout is a good side dish, and what better of a side dish then a cold salad? This tuna …

Coleslaw makes a great side dish for all of your summer meals. It goes great with fish, chicken, burgers, hot dogs, and much more. I …

This dish really needs no introduction, macaroni and cheese are popular pretty much everywhere. As you probably already know from experience, most of the boxed …

Another great cold salad dish is shrimp salad. This is more of a summer-oriented dish but I figured I would post it for those of …

This is another type of bruschetta I made recently – Guacamole bruschetta. This is a combination of Italian and Mexican cuisine; toasted sliced French bread …

One of my new favorite salsas is Kiwi salsa. There are so many different types of salsas out there, and so many different possibilities. Before …

I know this is out of season right now but I just had to try this recipe for pink lemonade. This recipe was submitted by …

Here is another fantastic recipe for the Holidays, green bean casserole. This is nothing but a classic right here. Chances are many of you already …

This recipe for crab salad makes a fantastic dish for summer or any warm day. I have had my share of pasta salads but this …

Today I have for you nothing but a classic; scalloped potatoes. These have been around almost forever and chances are many of you have eaten …

Ricotta pancakes are definitely a nice change from your normal pancake. This recipe is the most standard way to make ricotta pancakes with the folding …

If you enjoy Mexican cuisine chances are you are familiar with Guacamole. Guacamole is made by mashing ripe avocados. Making guacamole at home is the …

If you live in the United States, on the fourth of July you are probably excited about celebrating Independence Day. The fourth of July is …

Two of my favorite summer treats are cold salads and a nice BLT sandwich. If you also enjoy these foods, you will love this dish. …

Fruit salad is a very simple and quick summer side dish. It’s a go-to potluck choice for weekend barbecues, so you’re sure to put this …

Another great appetizer to go with your hamburgers or sandwiches is onion rings. Onion rings are sliced onions coated with a batter and fried. They …

A delicious side dish for summer is potato salad. I have tried a few different potato salad recipes and found this one to be really …

Sorry, I know you guys are probably getting tired of all the stuffed shell recipes but I couldn’t resist… the last one for a while, …

One of the most popular and delicious Chinese recipes is shrimp fried rice. In the past, I have posted a couple fried rice recipes – …

Potstickers are Chinese dumplings, also called ‘gyoza’ in Japan.  Potstickers have become very popular in the United States. These dumplings are filled with a shrimp, …

Here is the stuffed shells recipe for those who don’t eat meat – Cheese stuffed shells. That’s right, no meat at all! There are three …

It is no secret that I have an obsession with Chinese cuisine. The place that started it all was a local Chinese buffet here in …

If you eat at Chinese restaurants or buffets, chances are you have probably tried the hot and sour soup. The ‘hot’ comes from chili and …

Another great recipe for your super bowl party here – fried mushrooms. Fried mushrooms are whole mushrooms coated with a batter, rolled in bread crumbs …

What could possibly be a better snack than potato skins? If you are not familiar with potato skins- potato skins are the skin of a …

If you are not familiar with Lo Mein, Lo Mein is a Chinese noodle dish. The noodles are first cooked and then mixed with a …

Here is something perfect for the seafood lovers out there – crab cakes. This is a very easy recipe for crab cakes that have only …

Chow Mein is quite possibly my favorite Chinese noodle dish. If you are not familiar with Chow Mein it is a stir fry dish with …

Here’s a great breakfast idea for anyone looking for something different – Egg Foo Yung. Egg foo yung is a dish found in Chinese American …

I eat Crab Rangoons nearly every time I go to the buffet – they are definitely one of my favorite things to eat there. One …

If you enjoy Chinese food it’s almost a sure thing you have at least heard of Chinese fried rice. Fried rice is very popular in …

Here’s another great side dish to go with your Chinese dinner – a recipe for Oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms are very good to eat and …

Egg drop soup is a Chinese soup commonly consisting of chicken broth, beaten eggs, and green onions. This is another recipe that a lot of …

Today I have for you a real treat for summer. A perfect slightly spicy, light, and colorful summer snack – pineapple salsa. Pineapple salsa is …

I swear I’m going to turn this blog into a Chinese buffet, and I’m not even joking around either J. Chinese chicken, pork, steak, meatballs, …

Here you have a very delicious, simple and easy recipe for taco salad. Many of you probably have a taco salad recipe very similar to …

Being from the north I had always wondered how they served breakfast down south, and tonight I found out. Tonight I made a traditional southern …

Unless you’re a vegetarian you probably love to eat bacon. With good reason, it has become one of the most popular foods on the planet. …