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About 4 cups; 4 to 6 servings Long cooking yields the traditional, silky-smooth result. For quicker cooking, the night or morning before you wish to cook…
4 servings This recipe is easily doubled. For Baked Brown Rice, substitute brown rice for the white rice, increase the chicken broth or water to 2 ½ cups…
Creamed yucca is a smooth and creamy side dish made with yucca root, charred green onions, and coconut cream. It is served alongside roasted spaghetti…
These Indian-inspired mushy peas are sweetened with coconut and make a great side dish for curry or a vegetarian take on fish and chips.
About 3 ½ cups; 4 to 6 servings This simple side dish may also be used as a filling for Pierogi.
14 to 16 side-dish servings The optional ingredients below are just the beginning. Fresh chorizo (crumbled and browned), Sautéed Onions, Roasted Garlic…
Turnips and leeks are braised with bacon in chicken stock or white wine until tender, then finished with lemon juice and fresh herbs. A savory side dish…
About 5 pint jars Megan grew up eating this tangy pickle on everything from hot dogs to salmon cakes to pinto beans. It adds a bit of zest to foods that…
4 servings When Megan was little, her mother made these regularly, perhaps as an inducement for the children to eat their green vegetables. With their…
10 to 12 servings We like savory strudels just as much as their sweet counterparts. If you make the strudel dough, you will end up with one large…
6 servings This recipe has been in Joy since the beginning. Feel free to pare back the “Cajun holy trinity” in any way you like to make a more restrained…
About 2 pint jars These pickles are not only delicious on their own, they are excellent atop herbed sour cream on Crostini, or drain them well, sauté with…
Steamed broccoli florets and sliced stalks, seasoned with salt and finished with a choice of toppings such as buttered bread crumbs, brown butter, or…
This recipe provides three methods for cooking winter squash: baking whole, baking large pieces, and roasting slices or chunks. Each method yields tender…
6 servings Though green tomatoes can occasionally be found in supermarkets in regions of the country where the dish is popular, this recipe is most useful…
A simple and flavorful pilaf made with Israeli couscous, shallot, and broth, perfect as a side dish.
6 to 8 servings Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter a 2-quart or 9-inch square baking dish.
Zucchini halves are hollowed out and filled with a savory mixture of sautéed onion, garlic, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and herbs, then baked until tender. A…
4 servings A very rich side dish or sauce, or an opulent first course when spooned over toast.
A versatile German-style egg noodle dough made with flour, eggs, and salt. Can be rolled and cut into fine threads or thick ribbons for use in soups or as…
6 to 8 servings These are light and tender, especially good with a roast and gravy. They are traditional with Sauerbraten. Some cooks like to put a tiny…
Boiled chestnuts are a simple side dish, simmered with celery and onion for flavor, then tossed with butter and seasoned to taste.
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