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Sauteed Green Beans with Tomatoes and Basil
Green beans are all too often a boring side dish. They are easy to boil and season to perfection, which makes them a little ho-hum after a while. Usually, we just boil them until they are to our desired softness, … Continue reading
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Green Beans with Pine Nuts and Garlic
Did you grow up with rules about how many bites of vegetables you had to eat? I remember childhood friends who were required to “eat their age” in the number of green beans/brussel sprouts/asparagus spears on their plates. I don’t remember … Continue reading
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Spiced Sweet Potato Fries with Honey Dip
It’s been awhile since we posted a side dish… and we thought it was high-time that we let you in on a little secret: We LOVE sweet potato fries. This recipe came from a hilarious book called Freakin’ Fabulous by … Continue reading
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Crispy Duck Fat Potatoes
It’s official. There are few things as delicious as potatoes that have been cooked in duck fat. We’ve been playing with different methods of bringing these two ingredients together, and we’ve decided on this one as the best. Why? Because … Continue reading
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Stuffed Acorn Squash
We went to Trader Joe’s. That’s not big news. We do that every day. (Not a lie). The big news is that when we picked up this little acorn squash… it had a very informative sticker on it. The sticker, … Continue reading
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Grilled Eggplant, Tomato, and Feta Stacks
Calling all vegetarians! Make these!! Actually, calling all hungry people! Make these!! No really – you should make these. We made them to go alongside a steak, because we are not vegetarian (in case you hadn’t noticed), but this the the … Continue reading
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Asparagus with Browned Butter-Pecan Sauce
I’m makin’ good on my promise to post more recipes for veggies. (See latest Hanger Steak post for proof of my promise.) This is a super simple recipe for asparagus that uses fresh pecans, butter, and a little Marjoram – … Continue reading
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Go-To Salad AND Versatile Salad Dressing
In general, we don’t eat a lot of salad – to us, there’s something inherently “blah” about the thought of eating a salad as a main course. Maybe it’s because eating salad is associated with dieting and we hate dieting…or … Continue reading
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Roasted Summer Vegetables
This post combines two of our favorite summer side dishes. Go to your local farmer’s market and buy some okra and asparagus….you’ll find, like we did, that roasting these summer veggies brings out the natural flavors and makes an otherwise … Continue reading
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Whole Roasted Onion
This is a unique side dish, or a fun appetizer. It tastes great and is fun and super simple to make. Recipe: Whole Roasted Onion
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