Thanksgiving side dishes/18 recipes

This avocado pesto is so creamy, tasty and refreshing. Toss the pasta with it to make a quick, wholesome and delicious week-day meal.

This easy recipe will help you make delicious side dishes like pilafs and pudding.

Simply braise green beans in a tomato sauce that is cooked with garlic and onion, tasty, juicy and refreshing!

Tamale pie has always been a family favorite. Now, using slices of prepared polenta, it is quick and easy to prepare. Even my 18 month old grandson LOVES it!!!

Easy to prepare, and it's loaded with yumminess. Crunchy sugar snap peas, browned mushrooms and tofu cubes with some sweet bell pepper and carrots make this quick and tasty dish ideal for a week-night meal.

Beef Tenderloin with spicy Gorgonzola cheese and Pine Nut Herb Butter

Beef and Bacon Chili recipe

Sugar snap peas are sweet with a lovely crispiness. We think they are probably the best vegetable now commonly available. In this recipe they are combined with wax beans and radishes along with a light lime dressing that highlights the clean crisp and sweet flavors. A perfect side dish to boost the veggie intake in any meal.

Mushroom adds the meaty and juicy texture, thyme gives the herbal touch, and they taste great together with the sweet baby peas. A quick and easy side dish that can be simply served with any main course.

Assemble this delicious and refreshing taco salad layer by layer, which makes the salad looks so appealing. Just before serving, gently toss everything together, then serve and enjoy.

Much better than the take-out meal, and the best is that I can control what go into my dish. Quite easy to make, and it tasted delicious.

I've always thought of fried rice as the quintessential comfort food. Think of it - a bowl of steaming white rice cooked to just the right consistency, filled with full of vegetable. No wonder fried rice is one of the world's most popular rice dishes!

Try something different for your kids at Halloween, this hearty healthy tomato soup served with ghost toast, kids love this creation!

This filling yet delicious bean salad is very easy to make. Put the salad in the frige for a couple of hours or overnight, the flavor will be even better. Of course you can always have some right after you make it to satisfy your caving before it grows too big :)