Side Dish

Chilled Peanut Noodles

1 lb. dried whole grain spaghetti
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup brown rice syrup (or maple syrup)
1/4 cup reduced sodium soy sauce
2 Tbsp. rice vinegar
1/4 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp. cayenne pepper
1 cup chopped green onions
chopped peanuts

1. Cook spaghetti according to package directions; drain. Rinse with cold water; drain again. Return spaghetti to pan.
2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the next six ingredients (through cayenne pepper).
3. Add peanut butter mixture to spaghetti in in pan; toss to coat.
4. Garnish with green onions and chopped peanuts.

(Shared by Kristen McKenney, from “The China Study Quick and Easy Cookbook” by Del Sroufe)

Mimi’s Scalloped Potatoes

This is the basic recipe from the red and white checked BH&G. You can add onion, garlic, cheese,etc.

3 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
3 cups milk
6 medium (6 cups) peeled and thinly sliced potatoes

Make a white sauce of the first five ingredients. Place half the potatoes in a greased casserole dish. Cover with half the sauce then repeat the layers.

Cover and bake at 350 for one hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer. Let set to cool about 10 minutes.

Mimi’s Macaroni & Cheese

With Eggs:
1 cup dry pasta, cooked.
2 eggs
1 cup Milk
1 tsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Butter
4-8 oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Without Eggs:
2 Tbsp. Butter, melted
2 Tbsp. Flour, stir into butter
2 cups Milk
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 cup dry pasta, cooked.
10 oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese

Bake at 400 degrees.

Sweet Potato Casserole – Paula Dean

Sweet Potatoes:

3 cups peeled, cooked, and mashed sweet potatoes
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1/4tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup heavy cream, half-and-half, or whole milk

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix all ingredients together except for cream. Beat with electric mixer until smooth. Add cream; mix well. Pour into greased casserole dish. Add toppping . Bake for 25-30 min.

Topping:

1 cup brown sugar
1 cut walnuts or pecans
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
3Tbsp butter; melted

Mix together with fork; sprinkle over top of casserole.

BBQ Green Beans

4 cans of green beans, well drained.
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup ketchup
1 large onion chopped
5 slices raw bacon, chopped

Mix onion, ketchup, and brown sugar well. Mash out all lumps. Add green beans and bacon. Mix well. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for two hours.

“Best Broccoli of Your Life”

Ingredients:

2 large bunches of broccoli
5 Tbs olive oil + 1.5 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsps salt
1/2 tsps pepper
4 garlic clobes, peeled and sliced
zest of 1 lemon
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese (leave out cheese to make it Paleo)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425. Cut broccoli into florets, wash and dry them THOROUGHLY. Then toss with5 Tbsp of the olive oil, salt and pepper. Now add 4 garlic cloves that are peeled and sliced. Dump everything onto a cookie sheet and roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes until “crisp-tender and the tips of some of the florets are browned.”

When it’s done, take it out of the oven and zest a lemon over the broccoli, squeeze the lemon juice over the broccoli, add 1.5 Tbs more olive oil, and 1/3 cup of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

This recipe is all over the internet and can be found on the Amateur Gourmet’s site.

Deviled Eggs

Boil 6 eggs
Cut in half and put yolks in a bowl
To yolks add:
salt and pepper
small spoonfuls of sweet pickle relish, chili sauce, and mustard.
Add some mayo.
Mix well and fill eggs.
(Be careful not to mix too in too much of any of the ingredients or the mixture will be too runny).

Spinach Casserole

10 oz. package frozen spinach, cooked and drained
3 eggs
8 oz. sour cream
½ cup shredded parmesan cheese
1 Tbsp. flour
2 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper

Cook spinach in a small amount of water. Drain well in a strainer, squeezing out the water. Mix all ingredients together. Bake at 400 degrees until puffy and set (about 20 minutes).

Homemade Mac and Cheese

1 cup pasta, cooked
2 eggs
Sour cream
Butter
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 cup milk
Cheddar Cheese

Cook pasta and drain. Add remaining ingredients. Bake in an 8×8 dish at 400 degrees until eggs are set.

Potato Salad

cut up potatoes
boil potatoes, but make sure not to overcook them
chop up some celery and onions
mix all together with mustard, mayo and some sort of chili sauce or relish (amounts can vary depending on preference, but use more mayo than mustard and only a little chili sauce).
toss gently but do not stir

Cole Slaw

Cabbage, chopped
Carrots, chopped
Salt and pepper
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. clear vinegar
1 Tbsp. oil
Mayonnaise

Chop up cabbage, carrots, and tomato. Heat oil and vinegar in microwave then add sugar to dissolve. Add liquid to cabbage, carrots, and tomato. Add as much mayonnaise as desired. Stir. Keep refrigerated. Do not add salt and pepper until ready to serve.

Mexican Corn Casserole

1 large can cream style corn
1 can Mexi-corn
8 oz. sour cream
1 stick butter
1 package Mexican cornbread mix
Grated cheddar cheese

Melt butter. Add all other ingredients. Mix and bake at 350-400 degrees for 20-30 minutes.

Easy Corn Pudding

15 oz. can white cream corn
1 heaping Tbsp. flour
1 level Tbsp. sugar
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup milk
Salt and pepper

Combine all ingredients. Bake at 450 degrees for 20 minutes.

English Pea Casserole

4 Tbsp. butter
3 Tbsp. flour
¼ tsp. salt
1 1/3 cup milk
2 slices American cheese
2 cans peas or asparagus
2-4 hard boiled eggs, chopped
Pimentos
French onion rings for topping

Boil eggs. Drain peas. Melt butter in a sauce pan then add flour and salt. Stir. Add milk. Whisk on medium heat until it bubbles and thickens. Add cheese and stir to melt. Add chopped egg and pimentos. Bake until bubbly. Top with French’s canned onion ring for last 5 minutes of baking. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes.

Broccoli and Rice Casserole

½ cup dry brown rice, cooked
Onion
Celery
1 bunch Broccoli, cooked
1 can cream of mushroom soup
8 oz. Velveeta cheese
4 Tbsp. butter

Cook ½ cup raw rice. Add butter and cheese to hot rice to melt. Add soup and broccoli. Bake 20-30 minutes at 350-400 degrees.

Hoecakes

1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup self-rising cornmeal
2 eggs
1 Tbsp. sugar
¾ cup buttermilk
1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp. water
¼ cup vegetable oil

Mix ingredients. Heat oil for frying in a skillet. Drop about 2 Tbsp. batter per cake. Brown on each side.