Sides
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Three-Cheese Mashed Potatoes
Thanks to an array of cheeses, these mashed potatoes are loaded with flavor.
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Cabbage Quarters with Dijon Butter Drizzle
This easy crisp-tender cabbage is perfect for St. Patrick's Day -- or any day!
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Deviled Eggs
Perhaps the deviled egg’s popularity lies in the fact that it is such a simple, comforting food. They’re simple to make ahead and pop into the refrigerator hours before serving.
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Two-Cheese Polenta
This Italian side dish is delicious with our Garlic Roasted Salmon or all on its own!
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Mountain Apple Compote
This simple compote lets the goodness of apples flavor everything from pancakes to French toast to delicate crepes.
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Easy Spiced Stewed Apples
Every fall we start falling for apples all over again. After the pies are baked, we start looking for yet another recipe to make the most of this glorious bounty. This is it!
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Broccoli Casserole with Two Cheeses
We've updated this retro casserole to lift a bit of the fat. It's still one of our top choices for the holiday table!
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Fragrant Indian Rice Pilaf
This rice pilaf has assertive flavors and is a perfect complement to most any grilled or roasted meat.
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Strawberry-Feta Side Salad
Here's the perfect go-to side salad -- a little bit dressy but oh-so-easy. And it goes with practically everything.
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Pineapple-Banana Frozen Salad Cups
Remember those frozen “salads” from the ‘50ies that combined fruit, nuts, sour cream and, more often than not, mayonnaise?
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Classic Iceberg Wedges with Blue Cheese Dressing
This is an old-fashioned recipe that's made a comeback at steakhouses around the country. For good reason, we say!
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Crock Pot Risotto with Gourmet Mushrooms
Traditional risotto requires stirring for half an hour. Now all you have to do is cook some onions, give the rice a quick sauté, dump everything into the Crock Pot and leave the room.
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Roasted Cabbage
Alicia grew up eating cabbage in one of two ways: in slaw and steamed. Her cabbage experience has broadened over the years. Witness this high-heat phenom!
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Basic Bulgur
Very-good-for-you bulgur is way easy to cook ahead and refrigerate to use in Tabbouleh and other recipes.
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The Perfect Baked Potato
Want a perfect steakhouse potato – with the skin a little crunchy, and the middle, moist and fluffy? Here you go!
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