side dish

Irish soda bread, made in a cast iron skillet with buttermilk, sour cream and caraway seeds, is super simple. Mind, it’s heavy bread and therefore excellent served with soup, stew or any dish where you may need to soak up natural juices or gravy.

Who said salads are only for the summer? this pear, walnut and blue cheese salad makes the best of ingredients available through late autumn and winter.

This broccoli and cornbread recipe is an excerpt from the book Fix-it and Forget-it Cookbook: Revised & Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes by Phyllis Pellman Good.

A relatively low-fat dip that’s delicious served with cut veggies or baked pita triangles.

This risotto is virtually fat free. Very comforting on cold winter days.

Mac 'n' cheese is pure comfort food. Real, homemade macaroni and cheese can actually be delicious and surprisingly good for you, especially with whole grain pasta. Just take it easy on the cheese and skip the cream.

Pine kernels have many of the healthful properties other nuts have. They are a great addition to any salad. Use a variety of salad leaves, such as rocket, red leaf, green leaf, and Romaine to round it off. The more antioxidant rich the leaves, the healthier the salads.

Healthy, fast and filling, this Mediterranean couscous salad is what you could call healthy comfort food.

This asparagus couscous salad is not only healthy but quick.

Sweet potatoes are packed with vitamins and is a great food for a healthy skin. Garlic has strong antioxidant vitamins and gives this mash a rich flavor. This recipe is a healthy choice.