"A hot bean dish like this warms the body and the house...I'm glad that my husband, Jim, is also crazy about beans." Elaine loves to cook for their son, his wife and a 4-year-old granddaughter.
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Serve this very colorful side dish with any meal this summer! It's simple and fresh, and it'll perk up any summertime dinner plate. Kathy Franklin - Antioch, Tennessee
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Artichokes are fun to prepare and eat as an appetizer or side dish. Serve each person a small bowl of herby butter to dip the leaves in. -Marie Hattrup, Sonoma, California
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Although I just recently added this recipe to my collection, it's already a favorite.
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These tempting potatoes are a real treat, even though they don't contain heavy sour cream or cream cheese. Chives, onion, bacon and reduced-fat cheddar cheese still provide big flavor and make a side dish...
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Instead of simply topping steamed broccoli with plain butter, the home economists in our Test Kitchen suggest you try serving it with an easy-to-prepare flavored butter. This is also a tasty topping for...
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I love to call this oven-roasted broccoli every mother's go-to recipe to get their kids to eat vegetables. Covered in garlic and cheese, once they try it they will like it because it tastes so much better...
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The saffron adds a sunny yellow color to this creamy corn risotto. However, if you don't have any on hand, it can be omitted. The risotto is delicious either way.-Lisa Speer, Palm Beach, Florida
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"A low-fat meal doesn't skimp on flavor with this tasty saute on its side. The medley of squash and other garden-fresh ingredients is brightened by the hearty steak seasoning." -Pamela Stewart, Belcher,...
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This recipe comes from my husband's grandmother. It is "the" veggie side dish to be served at Thanksgiving.-Kim Joregensen, Coulee City, Washington
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Our Test Kitchen used lemon juice and a pinch of mint to give a light fresh taste to tender asparagus. The pretty spears cook quickly in the microwave.
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Oregon's fertile Willamette Valley produces a lot of hazelnuts, and this is one of my favorite recipes that calls for them. I love to experiment with recipes, and this vegetable dish is the result of one...
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Our creamed onions recipe is an elegant, tasty side dish of sweet pearl onions in a mouth-watering vegan white sauce topped with crispy breadcrumbs.
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A fresh and flavorful slaw filled with cabbage, carrots and apples!
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"Last summer, we had lots of garden tomatoes and used them in every kind of recipe," writes Lavonne Hartel, field editor from Williston, North Dakota. "This favorite-broiled tomato halves and a rich dill...
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If you're a fan of French onion soup, you'll love this layered potato casserole. My family really enjoys it with ham, turkey or pork roast.
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Reader Scott Eighme relies on basil, marjoram and thyme to flavor this rich pasta side dish. "This recipe is my older son's favorite. I came up with it when we were staying with friends and I was asked...
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If you're looking for a dish to win over family and friends, you can't go wrong with my fruit and nut stuffing. I made it for the first Thanksgiving I celebrated with my fiance's extended family. It was...
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"I discovered this recipe while trying to spruce up plain vegetables for dinner guests," recalls Monica Meek Flatford of Knoxville, Tennessee. A mild spice blend coats colorful skewers of fresh zucchini,...
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With its mild heat and full flavors, this side pairs well with a variety of entrees, especially Southwest or Mexican specialties. -Sherri Melotik, Oak Creek, Wisconsin
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Once you try broccoli with the smoky sweet flavor of bacon, you'll never want to eat broccoli any other way again.
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My father's favorite food was turnips, either cooked or raw. This dish always reminds me of his many second helpings of turnips at the dinner table. -Janie Colle, Hutchinson, Kansas
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This remoulade recipe is the perfect way to use celeriac. It's great as a starter with charcuterie or smoked fish.
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"WE KNEW Mom had been shopping if we had this salad. The ingredients were always fresh. I can't remember on December Saturday that she didn't manage to serve our favorite salad."
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This is one of my favorite potato dishes. I first had it at a church potluck, and I couldn't believe there was spinach in it - I usually don't care for spinach!
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Clara Coulston of Washington Court House, Ohio showcases spinach at its best in this satisfying side dish. Mushrooms, onion and crunchy walnuts enhance the good-for-you greens. With so much flavor, you...
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Onion, celery and carrots add additional color and crunch to this basic green bean side dish. I use savory grown in my garden in this recipe.-Janice Cox, Smithfield, Kentucky
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I am a native Missourian living near Frankfurt, Germany with my husband, Ralf. I've had to learn how to adapt recipes because I can't always get ingredients here that I could easily find back home. When...
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Adults and kids alike will delight in these healthy steak-fry-stand-ins with a subtly crisp and spicy exterior and a creamy, sweet interior. They were created by our Test Kitchen.
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With four young children, I'm always on the lookout for fast and flavorful recipes. This speedy side dish is a nice complement to chicken or steak dinners.
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Enjoy this vegetable fried rice when you are looking for an extra dose of veggies. It's made healthier with brown rice and egg whites!
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This Spicy Cucumber Salad is so crunchy, flavorful, and incredibly easy to make. it's the perfect side dish for summer potlucks, or whenever you feel like eating something bright and refreshing.
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For moms committed to healthy fare, Rochelle Brownlee offers a mouthwatering dish from her kitchen in Big Timber, Montana. "This is one of our very favorite low-fat, low-calorie recipes. It's delicious...
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Choose from the Instant Pot, stovetop or oven to cook buckwheat for cold salads, warm pilafs or porridge. No matter how you cook or serve buckwheat, the flavor is improved by a generous pat of butter after...
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These easy hash browns really rise to the occasion at any breakfast gathering. They're group-approved specialties that are guaranteed to please.-Mike Marratzo, Florence, Alabama
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My mother has been making these baked beans for more than 30 years. Whenever I serve them at cookouts or family gatherings, I receive many compliments. -Cathy Weidner, Cincinnati, Ohio
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I usually roast quite a few ears of corn when they are on sale and freeze what I don't use at that time. This is a wonderful side dish to go with a fish fry, barbecue or almost any summer meal. It's a...
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I often make Christmas dinners for the elderly ladies of our church who live alone. Many are of German descent and look forward to this traditional cabbage dish. -Joan Solberg, Ashland, Wisconsin
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This is one of my favorite ways to fix mashed potatoes. Int fact, I freeze rosemary each summer with this dish in mind. I increased the garlic from the original recipe, and my family hasn't complained...
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A friend made this sweet potato recipe when I had dinner at her house. I liked it so much, I asked her to share the recipe with me.
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