Stuffing is stuffing when it’s cooked on the inside of the turkey. When it’s prepared and baked on the side, it’s dressing. Either way, there’s never enough to go around. This recipe lends itself to your own adaptations so go ahead and add whatever your taste buds desire—sautéed mushrooms, chopped apples or nuts, sage or rosemary.
How much thought does anyone really put into this dinnertime basic? It may be simple but made with a little more thought they can be perfect. This technique eliminates the chance of ending up with pasty, glue-like mashed potatoes and rewards the extra effort with light and fluffy results.
Fresh beets, earthy and sweet, are best roasted or steamed and, when there’s an abundance, pickled! Serve as a side dish, a relish or as an accompaniment to a cheese board with a creamy cheese, like goat cheese or brie, and chunks of pumpernickel bread.
This cider-spiked, velvety mash shouldn’t be reserved for the holidays although you should save or store some of these tasty tubers for the occasion.
While you can make this recipe with steamed corn, grilling the ears adds a rich, smoky flavor. Here’s a method for grilling corn.
There’s more than one way to cook fresh, Ohio sweet corn but the first rule is cook it the day it’s picked when it is at its best in terms of flavor and texture. Steaming, boiling or microwaving are easy ways to finish tender ears to perfection, but if the grill is heated up, consider tossing the ears on the fire and enjoying the smoky flavor that this method delivers. Make a few ears or a bunch for a crowd.
This recipe calls for freshly grated Parmesan cheese, but freshly grated Romano cheese may be substituted.
This sauce is great with Spiced Lamb Meatballs.Spiced Lamb Meatballs Recipe
If you’ve ever had to be coaxed to “eat your Brussels sprouts,” it wasn’t because of this recipe. These Brussels sprouts soak up the sweet smoky goodness of pure local maple syrup, and the crisp bits of bacon add a little welcome crunch.
This butter accompanies the Grilled Rib Eye Steak recipe.
Just three ingredients!
Be sure to wear gloves when seeding the jalapeno peppers.
