Beginner Cook Side Dishes Recipes

"Here is a quick candied yams recipe. enjoy!"

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Ingredients: miniature marshmallows, raisins...

"This is a super-easy, flavourful, and delicious recipe that can be served warm, cold, or room temperature. It's from Madhur Jaffrey's "Indian Cooking". Recipe can be doubled or tripled. I like using French green lentils. You can also use chicken or vegetable broth instead of the water."

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Ingredients: ghee, green lentils, onions...

"This basic recipe was printed in Saveur magazine. It works well for any brown rice - short, medium or long-grain brown rice. Disregard the directions on your package. Most likely it will come out mushy. In this recipe, the boiling (uncovered) cooks it thoroughly, and the steaming at the end make it light and fluffy."

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Ingredients: kosher salt, water, brown rice...

"Thought these sounded good, similar to a beef spiral I posted,except these are baked. (from the local newpaper)"

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Ingredients: ground cumin, cream cheese...

"What better to cook than something so fast and packed with flavor? I got this recipe from Sara Moulton's show. Instead of pulled rotisserie I just fried chicken breast with adobo. I also omitted the olives since they're not my taste. I almost went into a panic when I thought I lost the recipe. That's how much I love it!"

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Ingredients: olive oil, parmesan cheese...

"The rice vinegar gives this salad a great flavor. It's milder and more flavorful than regular vinegar, and delicious. I found this recipe a few years ago and it has become my standard cucumber salad recipe. I always have to double this recipe because it disappears in my house. Even the kids love it!"

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Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, cucumbers...

"The secret of a good risotto is to stand over it and give it your undivided (and loving) attention for about 17 minutes."

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Ingredients: dry white vermouth, dry white wine...

"This came about trying to clean out the fridge, I now actually shop for the ingredients. The amounts of the ingredients are not too strict, so you might have to adjust the amount of dressing. Depending on the type of potato I sometimes don't peel them."

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Ingredients: pepper, cucumbers...

"I love Brussels Sprouts, and these are a really nice change of pace with a great flavour. Try them...you'll like them!"

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Ingredients: fresh Brussels sprouts, fresh ground black pepper...

"This is my all time favorite in the summer. In the summer I think I eat more salads and pastas because I dont like to use the stove lol..This is great for everyone looking for something to bring to a potluck. enjoy"

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Ingredients: shell pasta, mozzarella cheese...

"I received an email today featuring a few Boston Market copycat recipes. This one appears to be SLIGHTLY different from the others posted on Zaar so I thought I'd add it as well. I hope it's good! Please note that the number of servings is just a guesstimate. :-)"

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Ingredients: pepper, cream of celery soup...