Category Archives: Side Dishes

Alton Brown’s Ginger Glazed Carrots

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Wendi

While I’m away on my imaginary vacation, I’m leaving the pantry stocked with posts from Exit 51 that would have been part of the Flashback Friday series. The following originally appeared on 7/8/09 at Exit 51. Alton Brown’s Ginger Glazed … Continue reading →

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Intersection

Posted on 16 August 2010 by Wendi

While I’m away on my imaginary vacation, I’m leaving the pantry stocked with posts from Exit 51 that would have been part of the Flashback Friday series. The following originally appeared on 7/15/09 at Exit 51. Intersection Here at Exit … Continue reading →

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Flashback Friday – Good Karma Risotto

Posted on 30 July 2010 by Wendi

The following originally appeared on 5/30/08 at Exit 51. Good Karma Risotto Ok, so maybe this risotto recipe won’t bring you good karma, but I think sharing it with you can’t be bad for mine. Besides, every time I have … Continue reading →

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Cilantro Lime Rice

Posted on 22 July 2010 by Wendi

I don’t eat out a whole lot.  And when I do eat out, I try and avoid the fast food trap.  But sometimes, every so often, I indulge.  As a creature of habit, my fast food weaknesses usually take the … Continue reading →

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Ina’s Roasted Carrots

Posted on 10 March 2010 by Wendi

We have gotten really bad lately about incorporating vegetables into our meals.  Sure, sure, we still eat a LOT of salads for lunch but back when we first embarked on our South Beach adventure, there was veg with each and … Continue reading →

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Roast Chicken and Sweet Potato Wedges

Posted on 21 January 2010 by Wendi

My apologies for the crazy lighting in that picture.  In the middle of winter, daylighting photos is a crap shoot.  And daylighting when the sun is bouncing off of nearly two feet of snow outside the window is even harder.  … Continue reading →

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Squashed

Posted on 20 January 2010 by Wendi

It wasn’t until recently that I discovered winter squash.  For me, squash was yellow or green and you ate it during the summer.  End of story.  Like white shoes, there was no squash after Labor Day.

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Butternut Risotto

Posted on 14 January 2010 by Wendi

For Christmas dinner, I decided to shake things up and made risotto instead of our usual brown rice.  I figured if I couldn’t indulge at Christmas then when could I?  So I printed out Our Life In The Kitchen‘s Butternut … Continue reading →

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Hug It Out

Posted on 13 January 2010 by Wendi

Some people believe that your astrological sign determines facets of your personality.   If you were to ask The Mistah to describe my personality, I’m sure he’d find a polite answer that didn’t involve the phrase ‘crankypants’.  But I’ll tell you … Continue reading →

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Sweet and Spicy

Posted on 12 January 2010 by Wendi

I’ve been doing more cooking that writing lately, the holidays will do that to you.  So I’ve got several recipes to post.  While I would prefer to write something witty and special for each of them, I’d rather get them … Continue reading →

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