8 simple side dish Recipes

red potatoes, butter, seasoning salt (i use lawry s), pepper

chicken broth, low-fat, low sodium , no msg, uncooked long grain, sweet onion, finely chopped, butter, fresh mushrooms, sliced, zucchini , julienned, carrot , julienned, fresh asparagus , cut into 1 inch pieces, dried basil, parmesan cheese, grated, fresh ground pepper

vegetable stock, celery, chopped, carrots, chopped to medium thickness

tomatoes, ripe, dried basil (keeps its flavour slightly better than fresh), flaked sea salt (to taste), tomato ketchup (made with real tomatoes), brie cheese (any flavoursome cheese which melts well) or 4 oz camembert cheese (any flavoursome cheese which melts well), black pepper, coarse (or more ), red onion, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil (or more , if wanted), bread , pref. white, crusts cut off

fresh okra, washed, de-stemmed, sliced (frozen can be substituted), onions, chopped, green bell peppers, chopped, tomatoes with juice (whole, chopped, or crushed), vegetable oil, water , can substitute chicken broth, garlic cloves, minced, celery (optional), ham seasoning, small diced, salt, pepper

garlic bread, this goes great with any italian dish , and is simple to make., garlic powder, oregano, basil, dired minced garlic, kosher salt, parmesean cheese, butter, softened, italian bread, preheat oven to 375 degrees. combine spices in a mortar in pestle, and grind until the salt and minced garlic have been broken down and combined. if you don tsp have a mortar and pestle, simply put the spices in a zip loc freezer bag, and beat with the flat side of a meat tenderizer or rolling pin until crushed and combined. slice loaf in half length wise, and spread each half with a half stick of butter. divide the spice mixture in half, and spread each half evenly over each piece of bread. wrap each half in aluminum foil and bake for about 15 minutes. to crisp it up a bit, open the foil up and bake another 5 to 7 minutes.