Side Dish Recipes

First this double corn bread is absolutely delicious itself. Using the already-yummy cornbread makes a even more flavorful stuffing that has apples, celeries, pecans, and mixed herbs.

Buttercup squash is one of the sweetest varieties of winter squash, and its seeds make a great snack, just like pumpkin seeds.

This is a great dinner side dish to accompany almost any kind of meat, poultry, or fish. Or serve for lunch with a salad.

Roasted beet and goat cheese salad: whole beets slow-roasted in foil until sweet and tender, sliced over mixed greens with creamy goat cheese and a simple lemon-olive oil dressing. Earthy, tangy, and light.

Vegan lentil vegetable soup with mushrooms, potato, carrots, celery, and bell pepper, simmered in herbed broth. Half-pureed for body, lifted with fresh lemon juice.

Roasted garlic potato soup with crisp bacon, oven-roasted whole garlic heads, and russet potatoes simmered with onions and carrots. Lower-fat creamy soup with bold smoky-sweet depth.

Slow cooker lentil soup finished with a swirl of heavy cream for a velvety, rib-sticking bowl. Set it in the morning, come home to dinner. Vegetarian, high in fiber, low effort.

Creamy potato soup made the simplest way: boil and mash potatoes right in the cooking water, then stir in butter, half-and-half, garlic, and paprika. A pantry-staple, single-pot weeknight dinner.

Smooth and cheesy, using fresh in season zucchini and shredded cheddar cheese, quick and easy to make.

Light and tasty. Serve the soup with a few slices of garlic bread, delicious.

Sun-dried tomatoes, black olives and goat cheese give the already delicious roasted green beans another layers of tasty flavors. Quick, easy and scrumptious!

Using seasonal parsnips and pears, adding skim-milk gives the soup more creamy flavor, drizzle concentrated balsamic vinegar on top. It is a fabulous dish.

My version of a low fat but cheesy vegetable bake for your slow cooker (CrockPot).

Almonds are also employed in savory dishes such as couscous, rice, stuffings, chicken, and certain fish such as the classic trout almandine. And of course there's Amaretto, the delicious almond flavored liqueur.

This quick and easy cheesy broccoli also tastes delicious. You only need to whip up a creamy sauce, toss steamed broccoli with it , and then sprinkle some store-bought crispy onions. Yum!

Crispy bacon, crunchy water chestnuts, bean sprouts, and fresh mushrooms tossed with baby spinach and sweet-and-sour dressing. A hearty salad ready in under 20 minutes.