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Home » Cook » Side Dishes

Side Dishes

Find inspiration for preparing simple, flavorful side dishes with fresh vegetables.

Among these you'll find many fermented vegetables recipes as well as learn the back-to-basics of cooking vegetables simply to bring out their best flavor and texture. Recipes such as Beets and their Greens, Fermented Cranberries, and even some unusual healthy side dishes you may not have tried before like Burdock Root.

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Pumpkin Dinner Rolls With Cinnamon Butter

These fluffy pumpkin dinner rolls can be sweet or savory and are easy to make. Serve them with soups, stews, or roasted meats. Or, enjoy them as a sweet treat with cinnamon butter and a drizzle of honey! Pumpkin: Sweet or Savory I love pumpkin everything, truth be told. The earthy yet slightly sweet flavor…

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Fermented Dilly Beans

Dilly beans are a new treat to me, and they’re so delicious. The sourness, the dill and garlic flavor, and the beans’ crunch are awesome! So, of course, I had to make fermented dilly beans! Fermenting Green Beans I love all kinds of pickles and always have, and was one of those kids who would…

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Dandelion Salad: A Recipe from Grandma’s Time

Dandelion salad was a frugal and healthy recipe popular during the Great Depression. Dandelion greens are loaded with vitamins and minerals and, while a little bitter, make a delicious and nutritious foraged recipe. Recipes From the Depression Era During the Great Depression, foraging for nutritious foods was common and was the key to survival for…

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12 Cranberry Recipes: Sauce, Relish, Fermented, and Preserved

These cranberry recipes are a great way to jazz up your holiday season. From traditional with a healthy spin to new and different, this list of recipes has cranberry goodness to last the season through. Fresh Cranberry Recipes It’s a great time to hit the refresh button on your cranberry recipes. With holiday get togethers…

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Quick Pickled Cranberries

Pickled cranberries are a tasty treat that is tart, sour, and sweet all at the same time. Perfect for a holiday season appetizer, cranberry pickles are uniquely delicious. Quick pickled cranberries are easy to make, and even easier to eat! Quick Pickles for The Holidays If you’re looking for a tasty and unique way to…

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How to Roast a Sugar Pumpkin

Roasted pumpkin wedges with brown sugar and cinnamon is a seasonal treat that is simple to make. It’s a perfect time to learn how to roast pumpkin and have it as a side for Thanksgiving dinner! Roasting a Pumpkin Pumpkins are a classic fall and winter squash, full of magic, history, and representation of the…

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Canning Cranberry Sauce: Whole Berry or Jellied

Canned cranberry sauce is so delicious and simple to make, there’s no reason to buy it at the store. This recipe makes whole-berry cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly and is easy enough for beginning canners. Be prepared for the holidays with this low-sugar canning recipe! Canning Cranberry Sauce I think we can all agree that…

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How to Roast Butternut Squash

Once you know how to roast butternut squash, your life will get a lot more delicious! From how to prepare a butternut squash to yummy ways to eat it, this simple roasted butternut squash recipe can be eaten on its own or in recipes. Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Butternut squash can be cooked in a…

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Simple Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Ginger

This spiced cranberry sauce is perfect for the holiday season! Made with honey and not too sweet, orange, ginger, and spices give it a wonderful and festive flavor. This is a simple-to-make whole-berry cranberry sauce that is easy to whip up for any holiday celebration! Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice and Spices I always say…

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A slice of pumpkin cornbread that is orange in color, on a wooden plate topped with maple butter. With a side dish of maple butter, a pumpkin towel, and 2 cinnamon sticks in the foreground.

Pumpkin Cornbread with Maple Butter

This pumpkin cornbread is a warm ode to fall that pairs perfectly with autumn comfort food. Super easy to make in a skillet and topped with maple butter, eat this tasty pumpkin cornbread as a side or snack all season! Cornbread with Pumpkin for Fall We all know that cornbread is a perfect and delicious…

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