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The Best Garlic Fingerling Potatoes Recipe

September 18, 2020

This easy fingerling potatoes recipe is perfect for weeknight dinner. Mellow garlic combined with colorful roasted fingerling potatoes makes a delicious side dish that everyone will love.

garlic fingerling potatoes recipe

Fingerling potatoes make an ordinary side feel a little more special. These beautiful potatoes are great for anytime, whether it is a holiday meal or a weeknight dinner.

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How to make potato broccoli cakes

August 18, 2020

Shredded potato broccoli cakes with cheddar are a tasty and easy lunch or side dish. Like the original veggie cakes, this is a great make-ahead recipe. Stock the freezer with half of the batch for busy weeks when you need a quick meal.

potato broccoli cakes on white plate with sour cream and chives

This recipe is sponsored by my friends at Idaho Potato. I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Vegan vegetable cake with grilled potatoes

June 2, 2020

This savory vegan vegetable cake made with grilled potato wedges and frozen veggies is a quick and easy side dish.

vegan vegetable cakes on white platter

You could also put out a tray of these vegetable cakes with dipping sauce for a tasty appetizer!

This recipe is sponsored by my friends at Idaho Potato. I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Bulgur Wheat Salad with Chickpeas

April 22, 2020

Bulgur wheat salad with chickpeas, red onion and pine nuts is packed with flavor. It’s also fast and easy, making it a hit for weeknight dinners. This tasty side dish is ready in less than 30 minutes.

bulgur wheat salad with red onions and chickpeas in white bowl with gold charger plate

Bulgur Wheat Salad

Chewy, roasted chickpeas and toasted pine nuts are tossed with bulgur or cracked wheat, sautéed with sweet red onions and finished with fresh herbs.

This vegan side dish, or meatless main, uses pantry items like canned chickpeas to make this a quick and easy dish. It is also a great option for meal-prepping, as it will keep in the fridge for days.

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Mediterranean Couscous Salad

December 31, 2019

Light and fresh Mediterranean couscous is quick, easy and delicious. Loaded with fresh vegetables like tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers, it is a healthy side dish perfect for weeknight cooking. Couscous salad also makes a great weekday Mediterranean lunch! 

Mediterranean couscous salad with feta

Filled with fresh Mediterranean flavors, like fresh dill and mint, and a bright, tangy lemon dressing, this couscous salad is hearty enough to be the main dish.

It is a vegetarian recipe, but can easily be made vegan by omitting the feta cheese. Want to bulk it up even more? Add in a handful of chickpeas for extra protein or a few slices of grilled chicken.

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Classic Bread Stuffing

November 4, 2019

Classic bread stuffing is as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey. Cubes of dried bread mixed with celery, onions and sage are baked in the oven until golden brown. It is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish, along with the easiest 5 ingredient corn casserole that everyone loves. bread stuffing in white casserole dish with sage leaves

As we are all gearing up for this holiday, the only one that is all about food, I am planning our Thanksgiving menu. 

Butternut squash arugula salad, turkey, stuffing, green beans, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, melting potatoes with garlic and herbs, gravy, pumpkin pie and cranberry upside down cake. 

I may even make a few pumpkin rum balls for after dinner. Can you really ask for anything else? Carbs with a side of carbs. (it’s one day, indulge!)

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How to Make Melting Potatoes with Garlic

September 24, 2019

Melting potatoes are one of the easiest, most delicious ways to get a lot of bang for your buck for a quick side dish. The oven does the majority of the work for you, all you have to do is flip them a couple of times. That tiny bit of effort is rewarded with the most perfectly roasted potato dish to ever grace your dinner table. I love serving these with this Beef Tenderloin Roast for special occasions.

This is the best of both worlds as far as potatoes go. Just like my Cajun grilled potato wedges, the outside is golden and incredibly crispy, while the inside remains tender and fluffy.

Melting Potatoes on white platter

melting potatoes with garlic and herbs

This recipe for Melting Potatoes is sponsored by my friends at Idaho Potato.  I am so pleased to work with them. As always, all opinions, recipe and photos are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Pook’s Pantry.

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Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe with Sausage

September 3, 2019

Stuffed acorn squash with sausage is one of those perfect fall dinners or side dish that everyone loves. Filled with savory Italian sausage, spinach and wild rice, it is a comforting and satisfying dinner. To serve it as a side, choose smaller acorn squash. These smaller servings would be perfect for your holiday table. For a no meat option, try my vegetarian stuffed acorn squash.

roasted acorn squash half

The acorn squash flesh takes on an almost buttery texture when roasted. The caramelized squash is sweet and it is so tender and soft that it practically melts in your mouth.

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Tomato Cucumber Salad Recipe

September 2, 2018

Tomato Cucumber Salad Recipe
This Tomato Cucumber Salad Recipe is a great way to use up your end of summer bounty. As summer comes to an end, tomatoes and cucumbers are plentiful and this salad celebrates all the flavors of the season.
With ripe heirloom tomatoes, seedless English cucumber, kalamata olives, marinated artichokes and a burst of lemon, this salad is the perfect summer side or light lunch.

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White Beans with Arugula and Sun Dried Tomato

August 26, 2018

White beans with arugula and sun-dried tomatoes is the easiest, fastest recipe I’ve ever posted.  Using canned beans is a time-saving shortcut.  This tasty side dish is ready in five minutes, making it perfect for weeknight cooking.

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