Side Dishes

Grilled Corn Salad with Apples, Lemon & Chives. A new summer staple side dish that’s perfect for barbecues and picnics. Sweet corn will never be the same.

Copycat Kraft Macaroni Salad. A recipe for those who miss the discontinued boxed macaroni salad mix from Kraft. This recipe replicates the garlic and herb flavours and adds a little fresh red pepper too.

Chickpea Salad with Quinoa Lemon and Ginger. A super healthy salad with bright fresh flavours that can be served warm as a side dish or cold as a vegetarian lunch. Spouse has been playing around with using quinoa in a hot or cold salad again and this one turned out very bright and flavourful with …

6 complete Father’s Day Barbecue Menus or mix and match his favorite main, side dishes and desserts. Links to 24 suggested recipes in all.

Creamy Curry Orzo Salad. Here’s a terrific, easy, flavourful summer side dish perfect for cookouts, barbecues and picnics. Delicious with lots of different  grilled meats or fish. Orzo is a great choice for pasta salad. If you don’t have it or if it’s hard to find at your local market, you can easily substitute any …

Easy Honey Dijon Pasta Salad. A great lunch item, side dish, pot luck addition or picnic take along recipe.

Lemon Mint Orzo Salad. A super easy, super fresh pasta salad that makes a delicious barbecue side dish or an accompaniment to leftover cold cuts for lunch! Originally Published Sept 2015. At summer’s end there’s still plenty of fresh mint in the small herb garden steps from my back door. I keep it contained in …

Summer Corn Soup with Grilled Shrimp Sriracha Salsa. A perfect starter course for summer dinner parties or as a tasty light lunch with a side salad.

Orzo Salad with Low Fat Chipotle Ranch Dressing. Bursting with great fresh flavour, this tasty pasta salad can even be made fat free by using non-fat yogurt in the dressing!

Dijon Cole Slaw. Our standard recipe with cabbage and carrots or try adding sweetness with the addition of golden raisins and bell peppers.