Side dish

Delicious Side Dish – French Peas

Repetition isn’t my favorite in basically any area.
Songs on repeat.
Same outfit.
Same restaurant.
One kind of weather all year.
Worship music that pounds out one phrase over and over.
The same vegetables for every supper.

Can you relate to that last one? Peas, green beans and corn are all good, but if you just warm them up and serve them as is, they can be pretty repetitious and boring!

Enter the recipe for French Peas. Doesn’t that sound fancy? They taste fancy, but they’re so simple to make! I found this recipe on Taste of Home’s site. You might crinkle your nose when you read the ingredients and say, “Water chestnuts with peas?!” But trust me, it adds a nice crunchy texture. All these flavors meld perfectly together, taking the ordinary pea and turning it into a spectacular side dish!

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breakfast · Crock Pot · Dinner · Side dish

Crock Pot Fried Apples

Fried apples – soft, sweet, and perfect for breakfast or supper. One of my favorite comfort foods at home and at Cracker Barrel is Pinto Beans (you can find the copy cat Cracker Barrel Beans here), fried potatoes, and fried apples. But I also love to have cooked apples with eggs and a biscuit!

My husband recently invited all our church deacons for breakfast and my menu included Hash Brown Bake, French Breakfast Puffs , Pecan Pie Muffins and Fried Apples. I needed quite a lot of apples for the group, so I wanted to cook them in the crock pot so I wouldn’t have to fuss over them on the stove. This method was so simple and absolutely delicious! They tasted every bit as good as Cracker Barrel’s!

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salad · Side dish

Side Dishes That Take Center Stage

Yesterday for Mother’s Day I had the joy of inviting my daughter and her family to our home for dinner. She’s a busy mom with little guys, and I felt like she needed a break. It was such a fun time together. The menu was important because we are “foodies!” We want to have delicious food, worthy the occasion. We decided I’d make the meal and she would make dessert! I was excited already!

My sweet grandson was so proud of the plastic goblets I got them to drink from. I wanted them to have a “special” glass for holiday dinners without having to make everyone nervous about them drinking from crystal. The boys definitely approved!
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Lunch · salad · Side dish

Mason Jar Salads and Homemade Dressings

We eat lots of salads at our house, so that means we need salad dressings. I like Ranch, but that can be pretty boring after a while! I love to make my own dressings for three reasons:

  1. To add variety and freshness to our meals
  2. To add the right flavors with the type of salad I’ve made
  3. To be able to control the ingredients.

I’ve recently tried two new dressing recipes and they were so fresh and delicious that I just have to share them with you!

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Bread · Celebrations · Chicken · Dinner · Side dish

Celebration Dinner

Our family loves to celebrate, and that is usually interpreted into the meal planning. If it’s someone who is being celebrated, they rightfully get to help select their favorites.”What should we have for dinner for Father’s Day?” was an important question I asked my husband last week. He landed on some old favorites, then I chose one new recipe, and one I hadn’t made in a while. The result was a sumptuous fare that celebrated him and the gift he is to our family.

We missed our son-in-law who had to be out of town for Father’s Day!
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