Braised red cabbage
Cabbage is a comforting side dish on a cool, dark evening. It pairs nicely with schnitzel, sausage, roasts, and dumplings.
Cook15m
Serves4–6
Sides
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Bruce’s quick fried black beans
Fried black beans are a perfect base for nachos, quick burritos, beans and rice, and other quick food hacks.
Prep~15m
appetizerssides
Candied cranberries (sugared cranberries)
Tart and sweet, frosted like snow, with a pop when you bite in. Good on a charcuterie board, as a dessert topping, or in a dish to add colour to a table or buffet.
Prep10m
Hot Buffalo chicken dip
This is a classic chicken dip, mildly spicy, tangy, and tasty.
Prep15m
Cook25m
Oven-roasted corn
This recipe works for most vegetables, though corn is a slightly special case as it needs a bit longer than most veg. It sounds simple (and is), but the trick is to get the corn to brown and char a bit, for those summer roasting flavours.
Prep20–60m
Cook30m
Spinach mushroom flatbread
This is a quick flatbread, similar to the Trader Joe’s mushroom and truffle flatbread (but without the truffle oil).
Stuffed mushroom caps
Mushroom caps stuffed with Boursin, hummus, and finely minced pepper and onion, then baked.
Cook30–45m
Arroz rojo (Mexican red rice)
A good side for any Tex-Mex-style meal, and a filler for leftover burritos.
Prep10m
Cook25m
Serves4
Garlic broccoli
Classic takeout garlic broccoli is very simple, and delicious.
Prep5m
Cook10m
Serves2–3
Ramen eggs (ajitsuke tamago)
These savoury and jammy eggs are a perfect topping for ramen.
Prep5m
Cook7m
Serves3–4
Onion bhaji
These are delicious fritters, best served with coriander-mint and tangy tamarind date chutney.
Prep20m
Cook20m
Serves4–6