• Archive for the 'Sides' Category

    Easy Cheesy Grits*

    3 cups water, boiling
    1 cup 5 minutes grits
    1/4 cup pepper jack cheese, crumbled
    3/4 cup shredded sharp cheddar
    1 tablespoon butter
    salt
    pepper
    This is so yummy and cheesy! Perfect with fish! Ok, this recipe is really hard… ready? In a saucepan add the grits to the boiling water. Add the cheeses, butter, salt, and pepper, and stir. Cook for [...]

    Baked Tomatoes*

    1 pound cherry tomatoes, or any other small tomatoes
    2 cloves garlic
    1 sprig rosemary, leaves taken off from stem, chopped
    1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
    salt
    pepper
    Ok, this is such a great easy side! First what you want to do preheat the oven to 325*F. On a broiler pan that is lined, go ahead and add the tomatoes, [...]

    Garlic Pasta*

    1 pound spaghetti (or any pasta) cooked and drained
    1 stick butter
    4 cloves garlic
    1 cup parmesan
    1 big bunch of handful basil, about 1/2 cup
    salt
    pepper
    Ok this is super easy and so good with seafood! So first thing is first… cook and drain the pasta according to the box. Once you’ve drained the pasta go ahead and add [...]

    Sauteed Mushrooms*

    1 pound small white button mushrooms, sliced
    2 tablespoons butter
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
    Salt
    pepper
    This is so delicious as a side for steak! Great date night dinner! First what you want to do is prepare your mushrooms. With a clean paper towel just brush off the dirt (or poo!) that they grow in, and slice [...]

    Lemony Cous Cous*

    2 tablespoons butter
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    2 cloves garlic minced
    zest of one lemon
    2 cups chicken stock (1 14 oz can)
    leaves from 1 sprig rosemary, chopped
    2 cups dried cous cous
    juice of one lemon
    salt
    pepper
    garlic powder
    Ok this is so quick and easy to make! You definitely want to try this one. So in a small saucepan melt the butter [...]