Side Dish

These spiral sweet potatoes are roasted in a cast iron skillet with garlic, rosemary, and a little brown sugar. The slices are shingled in a shallow spiral, so each one shows an exposed top edge that can brown in the oven. Soft centers, browned edges, Read More

Southern cornbread dressing is the savory side that makes a holiday plate feel complete: crumbled cornbread, softened onions and celery, plenty of stock, and sage baked into a moist, tender casserole with a crisp top. This cornbread dressing recipe rests on one decision that matters Read More

This hash brown casserole bakes up creamy in the middle with a golden, cheesy top, and it feeds a crowd from one 9×13 pan, which is why it lands on holiday tables and potluck spreads all winter. Frozen shredded potatoes do most of the work, Read More

This corn casserole recipe skips the boxed mix and builds its own cornbread base from cornmeal, flour, and a little sugar, so the center bakes up creamy and the edges turn golden and firm. Two kinds of corn do the heavy lifting here: creamed corn Read More

This scalloped potatoes recipe layers ⅛-inch Yukon gold slices in a cheddar cream sauce. I bake it covered so the center goes tender before the top browns, then rest the pan so the sauce sets instead of running. I set it next to a Dutch Read More

This creamy cowboy corn dip combines sweet corn, black beans, crisp bacon, jalapeño, and three kinds of cheese in one thick, scoopable dip. Fresh lime cuts through the richness, while red onion adds a little crunch to every bite. There’s no baking involved, and it Read More

This Mexican street corn recipe gives you smoky, charred kernels coated in a creamy lime and garlic sauce, then finished with salty Cotija cheese and chili powder. Cooking the corn in a hot skillet instead of boiling it helps the kernels brown and keeps the Read More

These baked beans with bacon start with canned pork and beans, then bake uncovered until the sauce turns thick, glossy, and clings to every spoonful. Bacon, onion, and green pepper build the savory base, while barbecue sauce, brown sugar, Dijon, apple cider vinegar, and smoked Read More

This cornbread recipe is the one I reach for when a pot of chili needs something to soak up the last of the sauce. It walks the middle of the sweet-versus-savory debate: a touch of honey and sugar for flavor, buttermilk for moisture and tang, Read More

This garlic bread recipe turns a plain loaf into the first thing that disappears from the table. The crust turns crisp under the broiler while the inside stays soft, and the butter carries real minced garlic instead of the flat flavor you get from a Read More