Category: Sides

Want perfectly tender corn on the cob with a kick? Want something you can put in a crockpot and forget about it? If your answer is YES, this recipe is for you. My husband loves corn in any form. It’s one of the few vegetables he will eat. I have many ways of preparing corn,…

If you don’t have a garden, I encourage you to start one. I have a small backyard garden, and everything is planted in planters. I trellis my squash and melons so that they don’t kill my grass. I have a LOT in a small space. It’s possible. There is absolutely nothing better than walking out…

I can’t lie to you. My pinto beans are different every time I make them. It’s truly a little of this or that. But this time, I decided to blog it while it was fresh on my mind. We are camping on the Frio river, and I made these in a cast iron skillet and…

I make these often and let me tell you, I always do 2 lbs because they freeze well too. Also, you can refry them with a little lard and add a cup of cheese and they are some GREAT refried beans. But, alas, I’m watching my girlish figure; so, we just kept them charro this…

I make this side when we have something special to celebrate because they are so rich and so good! They do take a little time; so, it’s definitely not something you do on a weeknight (unless you prep them the night before to go into the oven.) I made these for my dad’s 75th birthday…

I’ve never been a huge deviled egg eater, but my family is. My husband loves them. You really can’t go wrong with a deviled egg no matter what route you decide to go for ingredients. This one is a bit different and doesn’t contain pickle relish or mustard, but it does include BACON. I hope…

While my husband and I were on a camping trip in Oklahoma, we happened across a local meat market and besides some really nice Ribeyes, we picked up some potato salad that my husband said was the best he had had in his lifetime of potato salad consumption. So, I set out to make something…

I was in my 40’s before I discovered brussel sprouts. I’ve found you either love them or hate them – I haven’t heard a lot of ‘on the fence’ opinions 😂. I encourage you, though, to give them a try – especially if your diet calls for green veggies and you are bored to tears…

My husband grew up on boxed Mac & Cheese. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing. He lived alone with his mom from age 6, and she was a school teacher. Like many of us, when we worked and had young children, we did what we could to just get dinner on the table. As…