Sides Archives - Collards and Cannoli

Truffle Potato Salad

in Picnic Food Sides Vegetarian on May 17, 2023 August 19, 2023 1 113 Views

My husband loves anything truffle. Truffle butter, truffle salt, truffle eggs, and my truffle potato salad. He also doesn’t discriminate with his truffles. He loves all truffles equally, even gleefully claiming that he would bath in anything truffle. Two of our favorite people, Marina and Dave, used to live on the same block as Urbani Truffles in New York City. When we visited one December, during white truffle season, we made the oh-so-easy pilgrimage to Urbani. We opened the doors and were immersed in truffle. Everything smelled of truffle. I think my husband’s glasses fogged over with truffle shavings. It was his food heaven.

Creamed Corn

in Picnic Food Sides Vegetarian on September 20, 2022 October 27, 2022 1 44 Views

This creamed corn is a perfect side dish for a picnic or backyard cookout or BBQ. I struggle to find side dishes for BBQ chicken or pulled pork, aside from the traditional baked beans and coleslaw. Why not try creamed corn? Or why not serve the creamed corn alongside grilled head on shrimp? The flavors are reminiscent of shrimp and grits without the tedious “tending to the grits”. When you find the perfect square of grass to spread your picnic blanket on, I hope this creamed corn is in your picnic basket.

Creamed Spinach

in Comfort Foods Sides Vegetarian on June 22, 2022 September 4, 2022 2 33 Views

For my grandmother’s 102nd birthday, we did a steakhouse themed birthday dinner. (Anyone who makes it to 102 deserves a steakhouse dinner.) But, the creamed spinach was just eh. I resigned myself to enjoy creamed spinach when at a restaurant. Until, I received a LOT of beautiful spinach in my weekly CSA box.

Low Sugar Southern Sweet Potatoes

in Comfort Foods Healthy Low Sugar Sides on February 16, 2022 November 18, 2022 6 32 Views

Everybody knows the best sweet potatoes in the world come from Vardaman, MS. Seriously, they are the sweetest potatoes with the best texture that you can buy. Look for small to medium potatoes, which are less stringy than the large ones. I don’t think they need added sugar. Honestly, I like them best baked with just a little butter and salt!

Sweet Potato Casserole

in Sides Southern Thanksgiving Vegetarian on January 15, 2022 October 15, 2022 2 47 Views

Buy fresh turkey from grocery store (with three children in tow). Buy fresh chestnuts. Roast fresh chestnuts. Peel fresh chestnuts (with three children running around the kitchen with assorted rackets and balls). Make chestnut stuffing (while hoping children have found cartoons on TV to watch). Make cranberry dressing. Clean house for guests. Set table with china. Serve Thanksgiving lunch. Put up all food and clean all china (hoping everyone is in a tryptophan induced nap instead of having a shaving cream war in the bathroom). I really don’t know how my mom managed to host Thanksgiving…but she did for years without much complaint.

Potato Salad

in Comfort Foods Picnic Food Sides Vegetarian on January 15, 2022 October 15, 2022 0 17 Views

Over the years, I’ve made several versions of potato salad…warm, cold, and with different flavored mayonnaises and even homemade mayonnaise. None of these have rivaled the Italian potato salad of my childhood…until I found myself in a vacation rental in Rehoboth beach with my inlaws and this recipe was born.

Southern Sweet Potatoes

in Comfort Foods Homemade Sides Southern Thanksgiving on December 8, 2021 November 18, 2022 5 58 Views

In Mississippi, we have festivals and beauty queens to celebrate regions based on their respective produce, including Vardaman Sweet Potatoes, Smith County Watermelons, and Delta Catfish, to name a few. Everybody knows the best sweet potatoes in the world come from Vardaman, MS. Seriously, they are the sweetest potatoes with the best texture on the market.

Collard Greens

in Homemade Sides Southern on November 1, 2021 November 18, 2022 1 32 Views

Greens are the one thing that I could eat every day and not get tired of them. Collards, turnips, mustard, kale, cabbage, etc. I love them all! Sometimes, I mix turnip greens, roots, and mustard to add bite. You may be wondering where is the water? But…I don’t boil them. Most greens have enough water in the leaves to cook without adding much water, if any. You keep more flavor and nutrients this way. Some people call this method “frying” the greens, but it’s more like a stir fry. I also like to stop the cooking while they are just tender, but still bright green.