Here is a salad that is just perfect for backyard barbecues, potlucks, or for even as a side dish for Sunday dinner. It’s filled with crisp broccoli, dried cherries, toasted pecans, and juicy diced apples all tossed with a tart and sweet dressing. And although I love this salad just the way it is, you…
Side Dishes
Braised Red Cabbage with Pears
Braised red cabbage is one of my favorite side dishes – especially when it’s chilly outside, and I need a vegetable dish to accompany a hearty meal, like a roast or some homemade pierogi. It’s also a beautiful, colorful dish that’s perfect for any holiday table. This recipe is one that I wrote for Capper’s…
Watermelon and Cucumber Salad
It’s hotter than blue blazes, as folks around here often say this time of year. I’m talking clothes-sticking, hair-drooping, crank-up-the-air-conditioning kind of heat. And when the worst of the sweltering summer heat comes along right about mid-July, just about the last thing I’m interested in doing is a lot of cooking. I mean, I really…
PA Dutch Pepper Slaw
Back in my ancestral home of PA (pronounced P-A, better know to non-natives as Pennsylvania), this is a favorite coleslaw recipe. Instead of a mayo-based dressing, it has a deliciously refreshing sweet and sour vinegar dressing and lots of bell pepper flavor. I do love a good creamy coleslaw, but this slaw is just right…
Mango and Tomato Fresh Salsa
I am such a huge salsa lover. Tomato salsa, peach salsa, salsa verde – all totally delicious. There is just something about this Mango and Tomato Fresh Salsa, though, that just so, so good! It so so bright and summery! Perfect for as a topping for grilled fish or chicken, or you cut the tomatoes…
Sausage and Barley Stuffed Delicata Squash
Though these adorable little heirloom squashes are not as well-known as their cousins the acorn squash and the butternut squash, the delicata squash is definitely gaining in popularity – and for good reason. For the gardeners out there, they’re fun and easy to grow, being planted in the summer like a typical summer squash (zucchini,…