Monday, November 23, 2009

Side Dish Superstars!

This is a huge cooking week for many in the States...with Thanksgiving lurking so near! Now, we pretty much all know we're going to cook a turkey...maybe the same way we always have...maybe a new recipe or brine or rub or cooking method. But definitely turkey. Of course, you don't have to be celebrating anything this week to contemplate what's going to be on your plate this week. Start with your meat (or main dish...sorry vegetarians)...
I love to eat turkey love to eat tur-ur-key (thank you Adam Sandler)...BUT there's just something about planning around that turkey...looking beyond that main dish...finding that perfect...
Oh yeah...the side dish!! Or side dishes, if you will. Those are what truly make the meal. And endless possibilities! I just know that you can find a fabulous Nigella Lawson recipe to fit into this weeks theme:Scour the websites...pour through your books...and come up with a fabulous side dish to share here at I Heart Cooking Clubs this week! And if you missed this months Potluck, be sure to head over and check out the goodies that everybody shared.

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11 comments:

  1. NKPNovember 23, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    I love this post Heather! Such fun! Looking forward to some rocking side dishes!

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  2. Heather S-GNovember 23, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    SUPERSTAR! LOL...can't get it out of my head! Hope people will get the reference...it's Molly Shannon in her SNL days (for anybody who isn't familiar)...Superstar! :)

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  3. pamNovember 23, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Well, with all this enthusiasm, I definitely have to participate.

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  4. KimNovember 23, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    I just knew that Heather wrote this post :D I used to love Molly Shannon when she did this skit :D I know just what I'm going to make and I can't wait!

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  5. TinaNovember 23, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Molly Shannon is hilarious...and so is Girlichef :-)
    I just posted Sweet and White riced potatoes ladies.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 24, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    Love this post. I'm the one that doesn't own any Nigella cookbooks, so will scour the web and hopefully have time to participate.

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  7. KimNovember 24, 2009 at 12:26 PM

    Just put up my broccoli and pasta with mustard-caper sauce. I planned on serving buttered noodles with the broccoli as the side dish, but decided to mix it all together. I had Deb in mind when I made the mustard-caper sauce, knowing her love of capers, and decided to throw in the pasta so I could participate in her PPN this week! My link is spelled wrong, but I didn't know how to fix it.

    Happy Thanksgiving all!!

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  8. NKPNovember 24, 2009 at 1:44 PM

    Great idea to combine with the pasta! Don't worry about minor spelling mistakes. If it was something big we could log into mr. linky and edit but it isn't very noticable.
    Cheers!

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  9. Deb in HawaiiNovember 25, 2009 at 11:56 AM

    OK, my Lentils Braised in Red Wine is posted. Really delicious and a perfect side for a variety of main dishes.

    Kim--lol--thanks for thinking of me and my great caper love! ;-)

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  10. Heather S-GNovember 26, 2009 at 8:19 AM

    My Superstar! is posted :)

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  11. NKPNovember 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM

    Woohoo!
    My Side Dish Superstars are up!
    Help yourself to some Herbed Bulgar Wheat and Nut Salad as well as some Griddled Aubergines with Feta, Cilantro and Chilli!

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