Side Dish Recipes

Traditional German dish called Himmel und Erde which means "Heaven and Earth". Equal parts of apples and potatoes mashed and topped with caramelized onions and bacon.

Potatoes, bacon, onions and cheddar cheese, slow cooked in a Crockpot. It's hard to get more perfect than that.

A classic German style potato salad that is served warm. Perfect for Octoberfest.

Baked potatoes with all the trimmings, cheese, bacon, sour cream and turned into a hearty soup. YumO!

Loaded baked potato soup in a bowl: tender potatoes simmered creamy with milk and butter, then loaded with sour cream, crispy bacon, sharp cheddar, and green onion. All the baked-potato fixings, spoonable.

German bacon potato soup slow-cooks bacon, potatoes, leeks, cabbage, and carrots in beef broth scented with caraway and nutmeg, then thickens with mashed potato and sour cream. Hearty Bavarian comfort.

Dalt's baked potato soup with diced potatoes, slow-cooked onions, half and half, and a clever potato-flake thickening trick. Restaurant-style copycat with crispy bacon scattered on top.

With this simple and delicious German recipe, you can enjoy Oktoberfest easily at home with your favourite German beer.

Boxty is the traditional Irish potato pancake that blends fluffy mashed potato with raw grated potato into a tender, golden cake. Pan-fried crisp and served with bacon, tomatoes, and a dollop of sour cream.

Equally good on the grill or in the oven. Ooey gooey cheesy yumminess baked in a foil packet for no-fuss easy cleanup.

Yukon Gold potatoes layered with Asiago cheese sauce, crispy bacon, chives, and Parmesan, baked until bubbly and golden. The ultimate potato gratin.

Hot Dutch potato salad: warm cubed potatoes tossed with a tangy bacon-vinegar dressing, hard-boiled eggs, and crisp bell pepper. The Pennsylvania Dutch classic served warm, never cold.

New England-style clam chowder with crisp bacon, tender potatoes, canned clams, and a creamy base built on cream of celery soup and milk. A classic shortcut chowder that tastes like Cape Cod.

All-American clam chowder built on bacon fat, sweet onions, cubed potatoes, and canned clams thickened with cream of celery soup. A weeknight chowder that comes together in about 35 minutes.

This is basically my grandmothers recipe with a few of my own ideas.

Bacon potato soup built on a base of crisped bacon, butter-softened mirepoix, and tender chunks of potato in a creamy milk broth. Cornstarch-thickened, no canned soup required.