Saltine cracker stuffing is a retro, old fashioned turkey stuffing recipe made right in the bird. This homemade cracker dressing has been a Thanksgiving tradition in our family for generations, and it is one of the easiest turkey stuffing recipes you will ever make. The mixture goes into the turkey cavity to cook, and any…
All summer long our family has made this Quick and Easy Summer Chicken Pasta Salad. Any shape of pasta, lots of veggies, fresh grilled chicken, and a favorite Italian salad dressing, make this a fast summer dinner. The perfect cold easy macaroni salad for a picnic, BBQ, cookout, or potluck. This is the best pasta salad…
Fresh corn on the cob is so delicious and versatile for making as a side dish for summer dinners. Starting with Cinco de Mayo and ending with the fresh crop of local harvest corn you can go wrong serving your family corn. From eating fresh bear corn to jazzing up an ear of corn Mexican…
A basic French Bread can be made quickly and easily in your bread machine if you have flour, yeast, water salt, and oil. Light fluffy, basic white bread the kids will love tool. When you have just a few ingredients at home and want to make a dinner meal that is warm and comforting this…
Homemade scalloped potatoes only take 6 ingredients to make a creamy, delicious classic Easter or Sunday dinner side dish. Thinly sliced potatoes in a velvety creamy white sauce, topped with bacon. Baked in the oven while your main dish is cooked it will have a crispy top. Homemade Scalloped Potatoes for Easter or Sunday Meal…
Handmade mashed potatoes are traditional for Thanksgiving the same as turkey and stuffing. They are also a favorite for many retro family meals like meatloaf. They are perfect every time when made in the Instant Pot. In my cooking experience, as a young wife, my mashed potatoes have gone through many transitions. Some years they…
All of the Easy Traditional Thanksgiving Side Dishes you will need for a successful dinner, everything but the turkey! Thanksgiving Dinner is the hardest of the traditional holiday dinner. It is a challenge to get all the side dishes prepared, cooked, and ready at the same time the turkey comes out of the oven. The…
Easy Spicy Frito Corn Salad with Cheese is a simply delicious fresh side dish that you and your guest will not be able to stop eating. A dump-and-mix and mix recipe perfect for picnics, barbecues, potlucks, and family parties but can be made year-round. When corn is in season you can make the recipe by…
A simple Garden pasta salad is a classic American tradition throughout the summer months for picnics, barbecues, potlucks, and summer graduation parties. One of the simplest side dishes you can make for any of your summer activities. Pasta salad is quick and easy to put together loaded with garden or farmer market vegetables, and can…
Make an easy Italian pasta salad side dish for any picnic or potluck, it is fast and simple to make ahead. A classic summer dish that is perfect for backyard barbecues at all your summer family parties. Make it your own with different kinds of pasta or vegetables. Leave out the meat for a vegetarian…
How to make a simple classic potato salad in the Instant Pot. A classic family favorite side dish made simple by using your Instant Pot. Traditional for all the summer picnic holidays. An old fashioned summer barbecue classic that will disappear as fast as you set it out. Easy to make the morning before with…
Green bean casserole with cream of mushroom soup topped with french fried onions is a favorite in most American homes. Not just for a holiday dinner, this creamy casserole has become a regular side dish at picnics, barbecues, and 4th of July family gatherings. Super simple to mix together, even made and assembled the night…
Making 8 minute Instant Pot baby potatoes with butter & parsley has been a favorite at the family table for years. Popular in the 50s and 60s, now you can make a fork tender fully parsley potato hands off in the instant pot. It is one of the simplest potato recipes, quick & easy…
Making Pearled Farro in the Instant Pot takes out all of the guesswork so that you never have to worry about burning or drying out Farro when cooking. Farro an ancient grain used by many Italian families helps to add slow digesting healthy whole grain to your family’s dinner menu. If you are interested in…
How to make a baked potato with the Instant Pot electric pressure cooker, Step by Step instruction. Have the best baked potato in just 18 minutes, perfect every time. When you think there is no time to make a side dish try this quick & easy recipe. Instant Pot baked potatoes for a side dish…
Valentine’s Day is a fun time to invite friends & family over for a tea party with traditional tea party sandwiches and finger food. Having little tea sandwiches at any party is a fun way to get children involved in preparing the food, setting the table, creating decorations for the table, and learning basic party…
Cheesy hash brown casserole is the one side dish that shows up on our holiday table every single year, no exceptions. It started as a Thanksgiving tradition years ago, and now my grandkids ask for it at birthdays, graduations, and every summer cookout too. Heads up: this recipe makes a big batch. It fills two full…
Christmas spiced nuts never last long in my house. I set out a bowl, walk away for a minute, and half of them have already been picked over. The smell is what pulls everyone in. Warm, toasty nuts fill the whole house, and before I know it the family is crowded around the pan, reaching…
One of the simplest appetizers we have at a lot of your family dinners and friend parties are easy Caprese Mozzarella Grape Tomato Skewers. Made with fresh ingredients they are perfect for quick finger food. Our vegetarian guests love them. Only 3 ingredients, mini mozzarella balls, grape tomatoes & basil leaves. I also will drizzle balsamic glaze over them for…
In the summer we love to have people over and a Super Simple Summer Salsa is an easy appetizer to have at the ready. Whether you’re having neighbors, neighborhood kids, or graduation parties, Fourth of July parties, or just an evening out on the deck a super simple summer salsa is always a hit. With…