Roasted Green Beans

Roasted Green Beans are a great alternative to regular green beans or green bean casserole for holidays! They reheat very nicely so they can be made in advance if necessary.

Roasted Green Beans

A great side dish but my friends also love these as a snack or hors d’oeuvre. No matter how many I make, it’s never enough!

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Roasted Green Beans
Fresh or canned green beans are coated with olive oil and seasoned with salt and pepper and then roasted until lighted browned! Simple but delicious.
Ingredients
  • 2 lbs green beans
  • 1 -2 tablespoon olive oil or just enough to lightly coat beans
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste, may substitute with Mrs. Dash if desired
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper or to taste, omit if using Mrs. Dash
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. Wash, dry well, and trim green beans.
  3. Put green beans on a jelly roll pan. Drizzle with olive oil.
  4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste (I like them salty so I use about 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt and about 8-10 grinds of the pepper mill). *Mrs. Dash may be substituted for salt and pepper as desired.
  5. Use your hands to be sure all the beans are evenly coated and spread them out into 1 layer.
  6. Roast for 20-25 minutes, turning after 15 minutes, until beans are fairly brown in spots and somewhat shriveled.
Recipe Notes

Serve hot or at room temperature.

Enjoy!

Tips And Tidbits About Roasted Green Beans

If you have other veggies on hand you can add them to this dish! Pepper slices (red, yellow or orange), sliced shallots or sliced carrots for even more flavor and lots of color!

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Recipe based on one by Seamouse
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Buttery Bread Machine Yeast Rolls

I don’t think I’ve had any homemade bread machine yeast rolls this delicious, and I have been baking with a bread machine for a long time. This recipe is a keeper!

 

These are the absolute best dinner rolls. They are light and fluffy and buttery. The dough can also be shaped in many other ways, so use your imagination.

Makes awesome cinnamon rolls too!

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Buttery Bread Machine Yeast Rolls
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

You just can't beat homemade yeast rolls and the bread machine makes it so easy!

Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bread Machine Yeast Rolls
Servings: 6
Calories: 395 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup warm milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour NOT bread flour!
  • 1 package dry yeast 2 1/4 tsp
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
Instructions
  1. Place all ingredients except the 1/4 cup butter into the bread machine in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select the dough cycle and start the machine.

  2. Shape the dough into 20 to 24 balls and place in buttered pan (s).

  3. Melt the 1/4 cup butter and brush it over the tops of rolls, saving the excess for brushing on after baking.

  4. Cover and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until double in bulk.

  5. Bake at 375 degrees F for 15 to 18 minutes.

  6. Brush baked rolls with remaining butter.

Tips And Tidbits About Buttery Bread Machine Yeast Rolls

This dough can also be divided into two portions and each rolled into a 12-inch circle; spread each circle with softened butter, cut into 8 wedges and roll up starting with the wide end, to make crescents OR use this dough for cinnamon rolls or sticky buns.

Enjoy!

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Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls From Scratch

Even the beginner cook can make these Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls. And they’re true homemade rolls. The taste is wonderful.

 

The dough is very easy to work with and they rise just fine. Excellent!

Great as part of a holiday meal or a special family dinner. Everybody will comment on how light and fluffy these rolls are. Delicious!

They must chill for 2 hours. Or you can make them up 3 days in advance.

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Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Rising
3 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
3 hrs 50 mins
 

If you love dinner rolls you'll love this Easy Homemade Dinner Roll recipe.

Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls
Servings: 6
Calories: 325 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1 cup water 110 degrees F
  • 2 packages yeast Do not use the quick rising in this recipe
  • 1/2 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 1/4 cups flour
Instructions
  1. Combine water and yeast in a large bowl; let stand for 5 minutes.

  2. With a wooden spoon, stir in the butter, sugar, eggs, and salt. Add the flour, 1 cup at a time, and beat in as much as you can. (you will probably be able to use all the flour) Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.

  3. Grease a 13x9 baking pan.
  4. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Divide it into 24 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a smooth round ball. Place in rows in the prepared pan.

  5. Cover and let rise for 1 hour or until doubled in size.

  6. Heat oven to 375 F.
  7. Bake until golden brown, about 17 minutes.

 

Enjoy!

Tips And Tidbits About Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls

These rolls can be reheated and “freshened” really easily!  Put them in a moistened paper bag and then place the bag in an oven on low heat.

You can also just pop them in the microwave. Not as good as the oven method but it works!

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Oven Fried Sweet Potatoes – Delicious & Healthy

This is a fabulous recipe! Oven-Fried Sweet Potatoes are a healthful, nutritious, and superior-tasting alternative for holidays or family gatherings.

 

Great for a different way to prepare sweet potatoes. This is truly sweet potato heaven!

I love sweet potatoes and this recipe is my new favorite way to eat them!

The water-soaking is key in getting a ‘crispier’ wedge.

The roasting intensifies the sweet potato flavor so that it is the perfect foil for the black and cayenne pepper. The garlic adds another layer of flavor.

This recipe is super just like it is but it’s also a good recipe to experiment with.

Just a few additions and it makes the perfect accompaniment for all kinds of main dishes.

Think about adding a bit of rosemary and serve it with lamb, or maybe thyme, for roast beef. How about some sage with pork?

Try the recipe as is first and then just let your imagination be your guide!

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Oven Fried Sweet Potatoes
Ingredients
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 - 3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
  1. Cut the potatoes into thin wedges. Pile them in a bowl and cover them with cold water. Let rest 15 minutes.
  2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  3. Coat a baking sheet with vegetable spray. Set aside.
  4. Drain the potatoes and dry them with paper towels. Press the potatoes with paper towels to remove all water.
  5. Transfer the potatoes to a large bowl. Sprinkle the potatoes with oil, tossing the potatoes to disburse it.
  6. Then sprinkle with pepper, salt, paprika and cayenne pepper.
  7. Bake the potatoes at 375 degrees F for 20 minutes. Turn over the potatoes.
  8. Sprinkle potatoes with garlic and continue cooking for another 15-20 minutes or until crisp and brown.
  9. Serve immediately.

 

Enjoy!

Tips And Tidbits About Oven Fried Sweet Potatoes

You should be really attentive to cutting the fries the same size – If not you’ll have trouble with some burning before the others are cooked thoroughly.

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5-Ingredient Corn Casserole – Cheap & Easy

Oh, my word. This 5-Ingredient Corn Casserole is the most. Easy and tasty! Simple and cheap to make!. It’s also open to a lot of variation.

 

The most Heavenly and delicious thing ever! An unbelievably great side dish! This Creamy Corn Casserole is outstanding. Utterly. Dangerously addictive.

Ok. So you get the idea that I love this right?

It’s a cross between cornbread and spoon bread. It’s also kinda’ souffle-like.

It’s soft and moist inside with a lovely golden brown caramelized top. But it is a corn casserole not cornbread! It is a side dish and is meant to be eaten with a fork or spoon!

It can be made super fast with a muffin mix but I’ve included the ingredients for the cornbread part just in case you would like to make it from scratch!

Truly a tasty corn casserole.

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5-Ingredient Corn Casserole
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 

This Creamy Corn Casserole tastes like a cross between corn bread and a souffle. It tastes very corny and it's sweet yet savory. Can be made using corn bread mix OR from scratch!

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 8 ounce box Jiffy cornbread mix or scratch
  • 1 15 ounce can whole kernel corn, drained
  • 1 15 ounce can creamed corn (not drained)
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup melted butter
Homemade Corn Muffin Mix
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal Note 2
  • 3 tbsp white sugar
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
Homemade Corn Muffin Mix
  1. Whisk ingredients in a bowl until mostly lump free. Use in place of Jiffy corn muffin mix per recipe.
5-Ingredient Corn Casserole
  1. Mix all ingredients and pour into (greased or sprayed with cooking spray) 8x8" casserole dish.
  2. Cook uncovered for 55-60 minutes at 350 degrees.

 

Enjoy!

Tips & Tidbits For 5-Ingredient Corn Casserole

This recipe makes quite a bit, which is a good thing. You can slice leftovers when cold and fry it up and serve with butter and syrup-like traditional polenta! Double duty, double delicious!

You can also kick it up a notch by adding some shredded cheese and onion. It goes great as a side dish for almost anything but I especially like it with a meatloaf dinner.

It’s also good to make this as a double batch and use a 9×13 casserole dish and take to family pot lucks.

You can also make it ahead. The dish reheats great in the microwave! I’ve made it a day before and couldn’t tell the difference.

It also freezes great! I wasn’t sure it would hold up but it reheats really well after freezing. Good for leftovers!

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Tangy Cranberry Relish

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My favorite food on the holiday menu is cranberry sauce, and I kept trying to find the perfect blend. I put together this recipe a long time ago and have used it ever since.

It’s a keeper! Fun to make, and the flavors are perfectly aligned. The nuts and ginger make it special. No one flavor overwhelms another.

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Tangy Cranberry Relish

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package cranberries
1 1⁄2 cups orange juice
3⁄4 cup sugar
1⁄2 cup walnuts
1 grated orange, rind of
1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger

Directions

Bring orange juice to a boil. Add washed cranberries and sugar. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 10-15 minutes . Remove from heat.

Mash berries with a potato masher. Stir in remaining ingredients.

Chill for several hours and serve.

Enjoy!

Recipe based on one by Sherri Dodsworth
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Elvis’ Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole

Elvis’ Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole is the BEST sweet potato casserole recipe!! I can understand why Elvis loved it.

 

If you are looking for a recipe to keep for years, this is the one. This is from “Recipes from Graceland” cookbook and is typical Elvis.

I’m from the South and have tried lots of great sweet potato casseroles, but this is the best!!!

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Elvis' Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
 

Make this Sweet Potato Casserole yourself and you'll see why Elvis loved it.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Elvis' Favorite Sweet Potato Casserole
Servings: 6
Calories: 325 kcal
Ingredients
  • 4 medium sweet potatoes peeled and cooked until tender
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 12 ounces evaporated milk
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped
  • 1 - 2 cups mini marshmallows
Instructions
  1. Cook sweet potatoes, peel and mash.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, blend sweet potatoes, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Stir in eggs and milk. Pour into a square baking dish.
  3. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes. Remove from oven.
  4. Top with pecans and marshmallows and return to oven for 5 minutes or until marshmallows are puffed and browned.

 

Enjoy!

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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – Quick And Easy Recipe

Talk about Comfort food!!! These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes are SO good! They are more evidence that bacon makes everything better!

 

It’s the sauce that really kicks this recipe up a notch. Really easy to make. If you can make a roux you can make really creamy scalloped potatoes!

The sauce is fantastic, but the bacon really adds so much to these also!

I haven’t made every scalloped potato recipe in the world but for my money, this is the absolute best-scalloped potato recipe in existence!

Are you looking for the perfect side dish? With cheese, potatoes, bacon, and onion in this recipe… how can you go wrong?

You really need to check out this Quick And Easy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes Recipe With Bacon – a wonderful side dish!

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Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
 

I love scalloped potatoes and this is one of the better recipes I've tried.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Servings: 4
Calories: 355 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cups milk
  • 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
  • 4 ounces brie cheese rind removed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 5 large potatoes scrubbed and thinly sliced
  • 2 small onions thinly sliced
  • 4 slices bacon cooked till crisp crumbled
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. Melt butter and blend in flour; add milk cooking until slightly thickened (can be done in Microwave).

  3. Add shredded cheese and brie until melted.

  4. Butter pan and layer 1/2 the potatoes, onions, bacon bits, and sauce then add the next layer. (You can do more layers if you want. End with sauce.).

  5. Bake for 1 hour until tender.

 

Enjoy!

Tips and Tidbits About These Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

Choose the right potato! I like to use a buttery, waxy potato like Yukon Golds. I have used all types of potatoes with good success but the Yukon Golds release just the right amount of starch that is the essence of a creamy sauce.

They will also hold their shape for great texture.

Like I said other potatoes will work but sometimes they will leak to much starch and yield less than stellar results!

 

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Baba’s Homemade Perogies Recipe

Baba’s Homemade Perogies Recipe is about as authentic as you can get. Perogies are Polish dumplings stuffed with a filling and then cooked in butter.

 

The stuffing, more often than not, is potatoes and cheese.

Not only are they a great family meal but they are also a favorite at potlucks!

Making perogies takes some time, which is why it’s best to make a large batch and clear some space in the freezer. They freeze very well.

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Baba's Homemade Perogies Recipe
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
 

This Homemade Perogies Recipe is authentic as I can get.

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Polish
Keyword: Homemade Perogies Recipe
Servings: 8
Calories: 265 kcal
Ingredients
Perogies dough recipe
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • water
Perogies filling recipe
  • 4 cups mashed potatoes
  • 1 lb dry curd cottage cheese
To serve:
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 small yellow onion sliced thinly
Instructions
How to make Baba's Homemade Perogies Recipe:
  1. Mix the flour and salt, and add the water to make a dough that doesn't stick to your fingers. Knead well and cover with a damp cloth for 10 minutes.
  2. Combine the potatoes and cottage cheese to make the filling.
  3. Roll the dough out to 1/8" thick. Cut in squares or circles and fill with the filling. Pinch closed.
How to cook perogies:
  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt generously. Working in batches, add 10 or so pierogi to the boiling water and stir to make sure they don't stick to the bottom. Cook the pierogi until all the pierogi have floated to the surface and then 1 to 2 minutes longer to make sure the filling gets hot — 8 to 10 minutes total.
  2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions and cook until the onions are translucent, very soft, and beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Push the onions to the edges of the pan where they will stay warm and continue to caramelize.
  3. Transfer the pierogi to the pan with the onions. Turn the heat to medium-high. Cook the pierogi without moving until they are golden and crispy on the bottoms, 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Once all the pierogi have been boiled and crisped, scrape the onions over the pierogi and gently stir to coat the pierogi with butter and onions. Serve immediately while hot.
What to serve with perogies?
  1. Almost anything goes. Fried onions and sour cream are traditional but you can also serve with mushroom gravy, etc.
Frozen perogies:
  1. Homemade pierogies actually cook better when they're frozen! I roll/shape them and then lay them flat on a cookie sheet and freeze quickly.
  2. Definitely do not boil and then freeze.
  3. As soon as they're frozen, I toss them into zip lock bags. They never stick and I never "lose" any, a problem that occurs when they open up in the boiling stage.
Cooking frozen perogies:
  1. Even though you can cook directly from the freezer I let mine thaw just a little. Then I boil and fry up in butter with onions after that.

 

Enjoy this Homemade Perogies Recipe!

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Southern Cornbread Dressing

I’m from the South and this is Southern Cornbread Dressing. In the South, everybody’s grandmother has a dressing recipe. They’re all different.

 

Everyone thinks they know just exactly how it should be made. So many variations!

This is the dressing recipe that I’ve enjoyed for years and years. Not just for Thanksgiving either. We had chicken and dressing year-round!

Cornbread dressing is food for sustenance.

Give this recipe a try and I think you’ll agree with me that this is how dressing should be made!

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Southern Cornbread Dressing
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 25 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 10 mins
 

I grew up with Southern Cornbread Dressing just like this one.

Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Southern
Keyword: Southern Cornbread Dressing
Servings: 6
Calories: 295 kcal
Ingredients
Cornbread
  • 1 cup self-rising cornmeal
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Dressing
  • cornbread crumbled
  • 8 tablespoons butter 1 sticks
  • 2 cups celery chopped
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 10 1/2 ounces cream of chicken soup
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sage optional
  • 1 tablespoon poultry seasoning optional
  • 2 eggs
Instructions
Directions for cornbread:
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Pour batter into a greased shallow baking dish. Bake for approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
Directions for Dressing:
  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the celery and onion and cook until transparent, approximately 5 to 10 minutes.
  3. Pour the vegetable mixture over cornbread mixture.
  4. Add the stock, mix well, taste, and add salt, pepper to taste, sage, and poultry seasoning. Lightly beat eggs and add to bowl.
  5. Pour mixture into a greased baking dish and bake until dressing is cooked through, about 45 minutes.

 

Enjoy this Southern Cornbread Dressing!

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