Side Dishes

Cranberry Kale Salad with Pecans and Fat-Free Creamy Lemon Thyme Dressing. Plus a bonus recipe for Jalapeño Cheddar Biscuits. Great side dishes for a quick dinner.

French Focaccia Bread is what happened when I had leftover French bread dough and starting experimenting. The result was a deliciously tasty, crispy, chewy satisfying bread!

Lime Salsa Quinoa Salad. This delicious quinoa salad is bursting with fresh healthy flavour & can be served warm as a side dish or cold as lunch salad. Makes a great picnic item too.   Originally published April, 2018. This terrific, colourful, healthy lime salsa quinoa salad side dish was a bit of a leftover …

Caprese Inspired Pasta Salad. A new favourite summer salad that’s bright, and boldly flavoured with an easy Parmesan Herb Dressing. Hey , Lynn here (aka Spouse). During a recent girls trip to Edmonton, I visited a lovely Italian market  which had the most amazing fresh produce, cheese and olives. I gathered my ingredients and whipped …

Irish Potato Cakes (Boxty) with Smoked Salmon and Herb Sour Cream. An Irish traditional favourite that you can dress up any way you like!

Pineapple Salsa on Lemon Paprika Grilled Chicken. A summer-fresh, quick, healthy and delicious meal you’ll want to make all season long.

Cheddar Ham Potato Cakes – a leftover recipe winner! Leftover baked ham and mashed potatoes with cheddar cheese that’s great for dinner or for brunch with fried eggs.

Bacon Potato Salad with Sweet Mustard Dressing. This satisfying bacon potato salad has a a sweet and tangy mustard dressing. It borrows the best from a combination of a few favourite potato salad recipes.

Alfredo Scalloped Potatoes. This incredibly delicious side dish is ideal to serve herb roasted chicken or pork or with a perfectly glazed Sunday ham.

Onion Cheddar and Bacon Potato Cakes. Maybe the best use of leftover mashed potatoes yet.