Category Archives: Side Dish

Grilled Corn with Garlic Chive Butter

It is officially fall, but I’m not over summer yet!  Gardens are producing the last of their summer’s bounty.  Mid-October will bring our first freeze in southern Illinois, so there are still a few weeks left.  This week I will be bringing you recipes to enjoy the last days of summer produce and use up what’s left in your gardens before fall takes over. This grilled corn with garlic chive butter is to die for!

Grilled Corn with garlic chive butter

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Garlicky Green Beans

Sometimes an awesome side is all you need to complete a meal.  Already have a favorite recipe and need something to go with it?  I’ve been there.  This simple recipe for garlicky green beans is fresh and full of flavor!  Perfect to sit beside your favorite meal, simple enough to bring for pot lucks, and just fancy enough to serve for big meals like Christmas and Thanksgiving.

Garlicy Green Beans

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Homemade Steak Fries

Everyone has a different opinion on fries.  Some like them crinkle cut, waffle cut, or even curly fries.  Shapes are nice.  Some like their french fries thin, like shoe string style.  Me, I like my french fries thick, like these steak fries.  The outsides are golden brown and crispy, the insides are moist and soft.

Golden Brown Steak Fries

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