The Mechanic CooksI’m a fan of southern food, slow barbecue and slow cooker pulled pork It just so happens that there’s a side that goes with all those, and it’s good for you, so this post is about southern style collard greens, oh, and they are good. The name collard comes from the medieval word Colewart, which…
After a while, plain rice gets boring. White, brown, jasmine, there’s a hundred different types. But after a while, well, you want to turn it up notch. Rice pilaf is the solution to boring rice, and there’s a bunch of different ways to cook it The Rice Rice is the third highest produced agricultural commodity…
Canada has given the world some great gifts; Hockey, Rush and Poutine. Poutine is a classic Canadian dish, Canadian comfort food, some even call it Canada’s National dish. But, it may be called a lot of things, and delicious is definitely one of them, I love poutine, and if you’ve never had it before, well…
The lowly spud, an absolute must have for some meals, versatile as you’ll get, and can be a meal in itself. So today we’ll cook double baked potato with ham and feta, and it is good! Serve as a side, or, if the potato is big enough, as a meal. I like to pair it…
Sides are just as important as the main portion of the plate. They add color, and goodness, and, sometimes just need to be there. So, sometimes fries just have to be on the side. But, I’m more conscious about what I eat now. I want fries, I just want them a little healthier. So if…
Cauliflower can be a little bland, but does have a distinctive flavor, it works well in a dish as an ingredient. Try Red Lentil Cauliflower Curry, it’s good. However as a side, it needs a little coaxing. So for that we’ll use the oven and some cheese and make baked cauliflower with Parmesan, it’s delicious…
Brussels sprouts are delicious and healthy. They make a wonderful side dish, especially when baked. As with a lot of greens, they have a bad rap, so we’ll take these “little brains” as some call them, and bake them. Baked Brussels sprouts with bacon is surely the winning dish to get them to eat their…
Mexican food has to have heat. And what better way to offset that than with sour cream with cilantro and lime. And even if you’re not using the it to offset the heat. The cilantro and lime add a light, citrusy, summery feel to the whole dish The chili is a native Mexican plant. It…
What goes better with tacos than Mexican corn? Roasted and mixed with red bell pepper and chili pepper. The yellow green and red brighten up the plate. We’ll also add black beans because I really like them and they add more flavor. So we’re going to make Roasted Corn with Peppers and Chili’s. This recipe…
