Vegetable side dish is a must in all our dinner entrée. Sometimes though I run out of ideas on how to cook vegetables. Boiling or steaming is good and all but sometimes adding a few more notches is a good idea as well. Kinda like the bacon notches I did with the asparagus side dish a few months ago. From that idea, I made this spinach & onions with crispy garlic side dish sans the bacon and tomatoes.
INGREDIENTS:
1 bag of fresh spinach
1 onion, sliced in rings/rounds
4 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
3 tbsp of olive oil
2 tbsp of water
salt & …read more

My husband tore off a page from a magazine with an Asparagus Au Gratin recipe in it. I assumed he wanted it for a side dish. I thought I bought a bunch of asparagus the other day but it turned out that I didn’t. Fret not because there are broccolis.
INGREDIENTS :

broccoli florets (3 medium bunches)
1/2 cup water for steaming
1 tbsp butter or olive oil
salt and pepper
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan
1/4 cup fresh bread crumbs
chopped parsley for garnish

Steam broccoli florets until tender, about 5 minutes or so.
Preheat the oven, 355°.
Grease a baking dish with the butter or olive …read more