Side Dishes

I was debating whether or not to post this sourdough stuffing recipe because I’ve tried to keep all of my content gluten-free for the past several years. (And most of the time dairy-free and grain-free as well.) This stuffing is just tooooo good, though. The bits of roasted garlic, caramelized mushrooms, and crispy pancetta take …

Having an Instant Pot makes a lot of things easier, but there are three things that are, for lack of a better term, LIFE-CHANGING in an Instant Pot. Mashed potatoes are one of them. What are the other two? Hard-cooked eggs. (I cook mine for 4 min with immediate steam release and an ice bath.) …

Cooking squash in an Instant Pot is ridiculously easy! You can even make your own pumpkin puree if you’re feeling ambitious. Or at the very least, mildly interested. If you’ve got squash exploding out of your garden you can cook a bunch and freeze it for quick soups and sides during the winter, too.

Friends, I had a hard time reigning in this wild rice salad recipe. This is literally a “choose your own adventure” situation, and I wanted to ADD ALL THE THINGS. BUT. I thought it would be better posted as a base. A jumping off point, if you will. However you choose to make it, it’s …

This homemade guacamole, like the Homemade Pico de Gallo recipe I posted earlier this week, is one of my oldest recipes. A 2008 post with crappy photos really wasn’t doing it justice, and, to be honest, I’ve tweaked this recipe a lot depending on what I have on hand. Did you know making homemade guacamole …

If we still have tomatoes on the vine here in Idaho, I KNOW we’re not alone. Snag some of those ripe beauties and make some pic de gallo before everything is frozen over and dead! This homemade pico de gallo recipe is actually one of the original recipes from my first year of blogging (2008!) …

I can’t believe that I’m posting a recipe that’s basically a bowl of mushrooms. I used to hate mushrooms — did you know this? It wasn’t until I was an adult that I learned to appreciate them. Butter may have had something to do with it. Mushrooms sauteed in butter were my gateway. AND THEN …

One night I was in a creative mood during dinner prep. You might think that as a food blogger I’m always in a creative mood when I’m in the kitchen.