Quick and Simple Side Dish Recipes

Chili’s Inspired Queso Dip

February 3, 2012 0 comments

It’s Super Bowl weekend! I think it’s everyone’s favorite day to indulge in finger foods. In honor of Super Bowl dips and snacks, I’m sharing this recipe for Queso Dip. Chili’s restaurant has a killer cheese dip on their menu called Skillet Queso. Hubs and I devour it every time we go there. I’ve always wanted to try making this at home and came across a knockoff recipe online. It’s not exactly like the Chili’s [...]

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Simple Garlic Roasted Broccoli and Carrots

August 17, 2011 2 comments

I love fresh broccoli and it’s one of the few vegetables that hubs will actually eat without any fuss. But just cooking them with salt and pepper can get a little boring after a while. So I decided to try my hand at some roasted broccoli with a handful of baby carrots thrown in. This unique recipe caught my eye because it calls for a nice variety of spices as well as grated cheese and [...]

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Homemade Salsa

August 12, 2011 0 comments

The past couple of years I have had zero luck in growing my own tomatoes. So this year, I said the heck with it. But I do miss the taste of fresh from the vine warm tomatoes. While I was grinding away on this homemade salsa I kept thinking “this isn’t gonna be the same with canned tomatoes”. But I was quite wrong. The garlic, onion and fresh cilantro give it enough of a “fresh” [...]

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Smokey Chipotle Baked Beans

August 2, 2011 2 comments

Best baked beans EVER!!! In case you can’t tell, hubs and I really liked these smokey baked beans. I was really worried that I wouldn’t like them since the recipe calls for a wee bit of beer. Being someone who hates beer, I thought these beans weren’t gonna be my cup of tea. And even though I could still smell the beer after they baked, you couldn’t taste it at all. There is just something [...]

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Cheese and Bacon Grilled Potatoes

July 29, 2011 2 comments

I’d say that any recipe that starts with cheese and bacon has got to be a hit. And these grilled potatoes are no exception. They were amazing! Perfectly cooked and the bacon, cheese and butter gives them fabulous flavor. If you’ve ever been to the Texas Roadhouse restaurant, their “cheese fries” appetizer is one of our favorites. These potatoes tasted just like them! They have just about the same exact taste except theirs are made [...]

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Homemade Baked Onion Rings

July 21, 2011 4 comments

It’s been one of those weeks this week. Yes, it’s gone by super quick but not exactly without a hitch. I’d say it all started early Tuesday morning when I was startled awake at 6am by the water authority. Monday evening the Pittsburgh area got pummeled by horrendous storms. Luckily all the bad rain missed the area where we live but parts of Pittsburgh experienced bad flooding. And apparently our local water authority lost power [...]

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