Side Dishes Archives - The Boozy Epicure

✷ How To Instagram Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

Caprese Salad

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019 burrata, caprese, cheese, foodpics, foodstagram, heresmyfood, homemade, inmykitchen, instafood, onmytable, salads

I've been a little obsessed with caprese salad recently, so when I saw beautiful heirloom tomatoes and burrata cheese at the grocery store, I knew I had to make my own. Like most salads, I'm not going to write a "recipe" but rather, give you some tips to make your... Read More

✷ Recipe Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

Ratatouille Gratin

August 30, 2017September 27, 2017 squash, zucchini

When you are as obsessed with food and wine as I am, balance can be very difficult to find. There's always a new restaurant I want to try, a bottle of wine I want to taste, a recipe I want to tweak, or a culinary technique I want to learn.... Read More

✷ Mains Pasta Recipe Side Dishes

Hand cut pappardelle with simple mushroom sauce

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 mushrooms

I hate to be critical, but Americans have a problem. We love overdressing our pasta. Somewhere, in the pantheon of home cooking, Americans with our "more is better" frame of mind decided that pasta dishes are about the sauce. I say, if I'm going to spend my time making homemade... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

My Favorite Potato Salad

June 8, 2015September 1, 2016 herbs, potato salad, potatoes, salad, sides

I love cold salads. Macaroni, chicken, coleslaw, potato, pasta, egg, they all call to me and are exactly what I crave when I'm making grilled food over the summer. And while I love a classic creamy potato salad, once I started making this I never looked back. The lemon and... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes

Skillet Potato Gratin

September 24, 2014September 1, 2016 potatoes, sides

Meat and potatoes. Sometimes it's the simple things in life that offer the most pleasure. I've spent countless hours perfecting dishes, experimenting with recipes, playing with flavors, but you know what? Sometimes, when I've got all day to make dinner, my husband says, "Lamb tagine sounds nice, but can't you... Read More

✷ Recipe Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

Easy Roasted Cauliflower

July 6, 2014September 1, 2016 cauliflower, sides, vegetables

I was watching tv last week and saw a show extolling the virtues of cauliflower. It's an anti-inflammatory, it's high in anti-oxidants, it increases blood flow. All that is well and good. I am a huge proponent of eating healthily, and I am certain that vegetables are good for me,... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes Snacks

Lumpia – Filipino Spring Rolls

June 22, 2014September 1, 2016 Asian, egg rolls, sides, spring rolls

Eat in any Filipino's home, and there are a handful of dishes certain to be on the table. Pancit, fried rice, and chicken adobo are among the staples, but right alongside them is always lumpia. Lumpia comes in may shapes and sizes, from super long and skinny to thick... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes

Easy Homemade Tzatziki Sauce

April 30, 2014September 1, 2016 Greek, sauce, yogurt

Creamy, tangy tzatziki sauce. Perfect with just about any Greek meat dish. For years I tried making a tzaziki sauce that rivaled my favorites from restaurants, but they always came up short. Too runny, too bland, too garlicky, not garlicky enough - how could such a simple sauce be so... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

Classic Cole Slaw

November 26, 2013September 1, 2016 salad, sides, vegetables

It's the fall, heading towards winter. Thanksgiving is upon us and Christmas is on the way, but people, I live in Florida. It's still hot here. In fact, the fall and winter months are some of the best Florida has to offer - lots of sunshine, warm days, low humidity,... Read More

Recipe Side Dishes Veggies and Salads

My favorite Brussels Sprouts…

November 2, 2013September 1, 2016 sides, vegetables

My favorite Brussels Sprouts...For years I wanted to love Brussels Sprouts, but never got past finding them simply okay. Turns out, simple is best when it comes to these little cabbages. After trying blanching, braising, frying, shaving and shredding, the trick to making them addictively delicious is simply high heat.... Read More