Side Dishes for your meals

Delicious side dishes to compliment the main item in your meal

Elote (Mexican Grilled Corn) for #SundaySupper

May 5, 2013

Elote (Mexican Grilled Corn) | Magnolia Days

Are you ready for some Mexican food and fun? Today is Cinco de Mayo and that means Sunday Supper has to celebrate it big! We are sharing recipes for today and any time you are craving the cuisine. I have to admit I had a difficult time deciding what to make. First I thought about [...]

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Indian Moong Beans for #SundaySupper

April 28, 2013

I finally cooked Indian food! I’m so excited about my new cooking adventure. It’s been on my to-do list for a while. Although it hasn’t been a long while. Indian cuisine is something I discovered in very recent years. I find Indian food to be full of flavor whether it is spicy or not. I [...]

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Southern-style Black-eyed Peas for #SundaySupper

April 7, 2013

Southern-style Black-eyed Peas | Magnolia Days

Money is tight for a lot of folks these days. So many are watching their budgets closely and cutting spending. One of the ways I have been able to cut expenses is to cook at home more often. Going out to eat adds up even if it is only a couple of times a week. [...]

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Sauteed Spinach

January 24, 2013

Did you ring in the New Year with greens? I did although it wasn’t the typical turnip or collard greens. My husband does not care for either one of those. Instead I made sauteed spinach to go with a pork roast and black-eyed peas. It was funny when I was cooking it because my husband [...]

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Saffron Yellow Rice

January 18, 2013

Rice is pretty much found all over the world. There are lots of varieties and one of the most common is long grain white rice. Plain old white rice. Plain certainly describes it for sure. It is the type of rice I grew up with and I could go the rest of my life without [...]

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Roasted Cauliflower

December 27, 2012

Have you had your fill of decadent holiday foods? Me, well, at least for a little while. I adore all the special treats of the season. It is not over yet because of New Year’s. However, balance is a good thing. It is why I choose to cook healthy meals or make salads often. One [...]

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Baked Acorn Squash

December 6, 2012

Winter squash is one of the highlights of the cool weather seasons. Each fall I get excited when I first see acorn squash in the store. It kicks off memories that make me smile. It was always a big treat when my parents made it. I have this vivid memory of my dad taking the [...]

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Rainbow Carrots With Cilantro Chile Drizzle

September 18, 2012

I have been on a spicy food kick lately. More Mexican-spicy to be specific. It started with having a build your own taco or burrito bar for movie night. Next came celebrating Mexican Independence Day with Carne Asada. The craving had not been totally satisfied and I looked for more recipes. The Gardner & The [...]

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Fried Okra

August 23, 2012

Fried okra is a real southern treat. It is also one of my few times a year indulgences. I rarely fry food and usually do more grilling, roasting, or slow-simmering. But every now and then I break down and do some frying. One of those occasions is when okra is in season. As soon as [...]

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Braised Sauerkraut #CookForJulia

August 7, 2012

I had a craving for German food. Well, a larger than usual craving. It started because of a trip I recently took with my mom and niece. We went to Helen, GA for an overnight stay. Helen in a tiny little town built to look like an Alpine village in Germany. Yes, it is a [...]

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