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Greek Picnic Salad, toss together in a large skillet and serve at room temperature

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Buffalo Cauliflower Bites

Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower Bites, Irresistible and Simple

By //  by Candace Sampson

I'm a bad girl when it comes to food. Dirty fantasies for me include a chiseled guy in an apron saying, "Hey baby, I made this deep fried, extra fatty piece of animal meat, dipped in a super caloric and decadent dip just for you." Swoon. The reality though is even though I think bad, I often act good; case in point this recipe for Simple Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower Bites. Make no mistake, I would much rather sit down and mow through a full plate of crispy chicken wings, but as I get older …

Filed Under: Appetizers, Food & Drink, Recipes, Sides Tagged With: buffalo cauliflower, cauliflower, healthy snacks, side dish, sneaky vegetables, vegan recipe

Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts – A Canadian Asian Fusion Recipe

By //  by Candace Sampson

If you had asked me at the beginning of this pandemic what the most popular food in my house was going to be I would have said potato chips. So nobody, I seriously mean NOBODY was more surprised than me to have Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts be the the clear winner.  But when you repeatedly hear “Can you make those air fryer Brussels Sprouts again?” from teenagers, it becomes abundantly clear that 2020 is officially the weirdest year ever. In fact, I'm pretty sure my daughters have been taken …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Recipes, Sides Tagged With: air fryer recipes, airfryer healthier than deep frying, asian brussels sprouts, breville air fryer review, brussels sprouts, brussels sprouts recipe, how to make brussels sprouts taste good, is the breville air fryer any good

Easy Eggplant Parmigiana

Easy Eggplant Parmigiana That Goes a Little Rogue

By //  by Candace Sampson

Ooooh boy, Nigella Lawson stepped in it recently didn't she? I mean, how dare she suggest that you use cream in Carbonara?! The food police had a field day and not in a good way. The internet is crazy people, flat out crazy.  Not that I'm anywhere near Nigella's celebrity, but I have to tell you this Easy Eggplant Parmigiana Recipe I'm about to share goes a little rogue. Purists beware.  Before I get to the real controversial stuff though, here's why I love this Easy Eggplant …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Recipes, Sides, Supper Tagged With: easy recipe, eggplant parmigiana, garlic bread, Gruyere cheese, Italian food, Make Ahead, meatless meals, vegetarian

Cheesy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes

By //  by Candace Sampson

After I made my very first Thanksgiving dinner many years ago, I developed a whole new respect for my Mom. She just always made Thanksgiving seem so effortless. We’d have tons of guests in our house and my Mom always put on a huge meal with delicious food. She was never frenzied or stressed, but always perfectly coiffed and ready to entertain. After my first Thanksgiving disaster, I asked her how she did it. As it turns out 90% of the Thanksgiving meal was prepared and cooked ahead of time. …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Recipes, Sides Tagged With: creamy mashed potatoes, how to reheat mashed potatoes, make ahead mashed potatoes, make ahead side dishes, what can I make ahead of time for dinner

Greek Picnic Salad

Greek Picnic Salad Or How to Get More Feta in Your Life

By //  by Candace Sampson

Hand over my heart as I tell you this, no carb has ever passed my lips that I didn't love. Bread, pasta, rice—I love them all. That's why this Greek Picnic Salad gets me excited because it's not really a traditional green salad but rather a carb salad. Yeah baby, now we're talking. I love this Greek Picnic Salad because the rice and chick peas make  it satisfying enough to be a meal on it's own. It's also perfect served as a side with grilled meats and fish in the summer, and as the …

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Recipes, Salads, Sides Tagged With: feta, greek picnis salad, greek rice salad with olives, kalamata olives in salad, rice salad, spinach and rice with feta, summer salad, summer side

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