The best recipe for a perfect and sweet sourdough treat! This bread is a fantastic gift for friends, a yummy snack for the family, or the chance to finally enjoy that craving you’ve been having. Continue reading
Category Archives: Goodness on the Side!
Deviled Eggs {“Angel Eggs”}
Growing up, I would love when my mom would make deviled eggs. But…in our house they were not called deviled eggs. No way, my mom renamed them “angel eggs.” I remember her telling us as little girls, “Why should something that tastes so good be named after the devil?!” Of course, we all knew that … Continue reading
Quick and Flavorful Blender Salsa (Using The Ninja Chef Duo Blender)
Anyone who is close to me knows I like to process and can fresh, garden vegetables into delicious, shelf-stable and ready to eat foods – one of which being salsa. Depending on what and how much we have in our garden from year to year determines what assortment of food I preserve. I have tended … Continue reading
Cilantro Jalapeño Hummus
We are hummus lovers in our house. It can be made into a quick and easy meal or snack, and because fresh veggies are the perfect dipper, it makes consuming them (veggies) that much easier. Win…win! I was at Aldi the other day and grabbed a container of hummus which had four different varieties, one … Continue reading
Arroz con gandules {rice with pigeon peas}
One of my most favorite, flavorful dishes is arroz con gandules (rice with pigeon peas). I’m not really sure where I heard of this dish for the first time, but I think it was probably a video that was shared on Facebook, actually. It’s a classic Puerto Rican dish and I love it. My mouth … Continue reading
Hummus {super simple recipe in the Ninja Chef blender}
Hummus. Such a simple dish to make with a myriad of possibilities available to doctor it up. Today’s hummus recipe though is pretty basic. I’ve been making it for years, typically with my immersion blender…which usually ends up taking a bit of effort and being a bit much for the handheld wand (aka – it … Continue reading
Homemade Tahini {made in the Ninja Chef blender}
This past week our local grocery store had a sale on bulk bin items. This made a prime time to purchase hulled sesame seeds to make a homemade tahini (sesame seed paste). I was able to purchase about 3 cups of sesame seeds for only $2.50! This was a great deal and I’ll be able … Continue reading
Oven Roasted Hatch Green Chiles
A few years after my husband and I were married, we were staying with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law for a while in the Chicago-land area. They had recently moved from New Mexico to Chicago. Well, one day a huge box appeared on their doorstep from a friend of theirs in New Mexico. Inside the box? … Continue reading
Perfect Electric Pressure Cooker Rice
Looking for a simple and fool-proof way to cook rice using your electric pressure cooker? If you are used to cooking rice on the stovetop, it is a bit different than the 1:2 rice:water ratio, so that can take a bit of getting used to, but once you are past that, you can go on … Continue reading
Homemade Gluten-Free “Cream of” Condensed Soups
If you or someone in your family has been gluten-free for very long, you have come to realize that finding a gluten-free store bought option for cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, or cream of anything soup can be next to impossible! Today’s post is to show you just how simple making your own “cream … Continue reading