Centex Cooks

Where good food is fast, fresh, nutritious, and always at a savings!

Menu
  • About
  • Recipes
  • Pantry
    • Food Safety
    • Fun with Spices
    • Pantry Essentials
  • Food for Thought
    • Food & Health
    • News
    • Places to Go
  • In the Garden
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
Menu

Category: Side Dishes

Asparagus Potato Salad

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Our bumper crop of asparagus is beginning, so I need to do at least one new recipe.  I cooked the asparagus like I do roasted potatoes, only without the rosemary.  This is a delicious way to get your veggies in one side dish. PrintAsparagus Potato Salad Total Time: 20 minutes Yield: Serves 8-10 Ingredients1/4 -…

Read more

Farro and Feta Salad

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Farro is a whole grain, and great for variety in starch side dishes.  I used the “emmer” wheat species of farro, because that’s what I had in the pantry.  You could use any whole grain (like wheatberries) to make this salad, but it’s delicious with farro. PrintFarro and Feta Salad Total Time: 1 hour Yield: Serves…

Read more

French Fries with Sriracha Ranch

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

This is a very bad thing for me to start.  I should already be enrolled in a 12-step program for my french fry habit.  After I went to the food truck in Waco, I realized how easy it is to make sriracha ranch.  The recipe goes like this – get a small bowl of high…

Read more

Mustard Roasted Beets and Carrots

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

It’s cold, it’s rainy, and I wanted roasted things or great soups.  Roasted veggies won the draw.  I decided to make a meal out of them by serving them on a salad with slices of sautéed chicken breast, olives, and cheese. We are not particularly beet lovers, but Don came walking through the kitchen after…

Read more

Caramelized Sweet Potatoes

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Lanie Fioretti

Not too long ago, I bought some lovely reddish colored sweet potatoes.  They turned out to be really, really sweet.  This is a great way to make them simply scrumptious, without putting some casserole together.  It’s a great side, anytime.  The flat sides are a bit chewy from the natural sugar of the potato caramelizing….

Read more
  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • …
  • 62
  • Next

Welcome

to my table where good food is fast, fresh, nutritious, and always at a savings. Since I am choosing and cooking food on a daily basis, it’s my opportunity to share what I can in the hopes it may improve the quality of your life and inspire your inner food artist!

Search

Categories

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to have Centex Cooks delivered straight to your inbox.

Join 42 other subscribers

Subscribe to RSS feeds

Centex Cooks RSS
news and informationbusiness,health,entertainment,technology automotive,business,crime,health,life,politics,science,technology,travel news , business , world , internet
Copyright 2023 - Lanie Fioretti

Loading Comments...