European side dishes recipes

Home Made Pierogis with Caramelized Onion

Hearty and delicious, this is an excellent family recipe!

Honey roasted parsnips

Honey roasted parsnips is one of our favorite dishes from now! So easy to make, sweet sticky baked parsnips are great as a side dish. Sweet and…

Roasted Pepper Halves with Bread Crumbe Topping Peperoni Arrostiti

Adapted from: Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen. These make a delicious…

Skinny and Dreamy Broccolini Risotto

Risotto is an elegant Italian rice dish made by stirring hot stock into a mixture of rice and sometimes onions,…

Vegetable Rosti

Traditionally a Swiss farmer’s breakfast and made strictly with potatoes, this dish is now mostly served as a side and can include many other…

Yorkshire Puddings (perfect every time)

What is it about Yorkshire Puddings that some people find so difficult to get right? Well I have to…

Rösti made from boiled potatoes

Polenta Squares w/Sherry Mushroom Sauce

Although I always ate Polenta growing up, I have just recently been making it for my family. I am really…

Quickly pickled beetroot

Healthy, quick and easy pickled beetroot.

Caesar Asparagus, Low in Calories, Big on Deliciousness

I’ve never been so excited about a vegetable dish before but this one is worth raving about. It’s just like the…

Braised chicory

A great winter side dish

German Potato Salad

Sautéed Peppers with Tomatoes

Get a good loaf of bread and a piece of cheese and place these peppers on top and let your imagination do the rest.

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti is the Italian term for "lengths of cord" or long strand of pasta, is one of the very popular variety of pasta worldwide, very much…

Sauteed Zucchini in Homemade Tomato Sauce

I love homemade tomato sauce, it's so much better than jarred sauce. As a summer side dish I add sauteed…