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Pork and Black Bean Rice Cakes with Cilantro Sour Cream Sauce

July 20, 2017 2 Comments

Do you ever have days where you a) didn’t want to cook; b) didn’t plan dinner; and, c) didn’t want to cook…? I do that all the time so I got creative with some left overs.  I had pulled pork that was in the fridge left over from making these yummy quesadillas and I made […]

Filed Under: Main Dish, pork, recipes, Side Dish

Slow-cooker Butternut Squash soup

November 30, 2015 3 Comments

This recipe for butternut squash soup is probably one of the easiest I’ve ever made, and it is delicious!  Creamy and rich, with a spicy kick of cayenne pepper… it’s just about perfect! The beauty of this recipe is that you can buy the prepped cubes of raw butternut squash and just toss everything into […]

Filed Under: recipes, Side Dish

Nutritious Italian Vegetable Pasta Salad

July 13, 2015 Leave a Comment

Italian Vegetable Pasta Salad

Hi! I’m Kristy from Chocolate Slopes!  I am thrilled to be guest blogging for the V Spot today!  I’ve made a nutritious and delicious veggie salad that is sure to please a crowd. This Italian Vegetable Pasta Salad is an excellent idea for a side dish added to your dinner tonight or doubled for a […]

Filed Under: guest blogger, Main Dish, recipes, Side Dish Tagged With: Italian recipes, pasta, pasta salad, summer salad, vegetables

Mixed Melon and Avocado Salad

July 6, 2015 Leave a Comment

Mixed Melon and Avocado Salad

Linda here from With A Blast and I am thrilled to be sharing a recipe for a Mixed Melon and Avocado Salad with you on The V Spot today.

Filed Under: recipes, Side Dish Tagged With: avocado, healthy recipe, melon, salad

Pasta Caprese

June 29, 2015 Leave a Comment

Hi everyone, my name is Rosemary Molloy and I blog at An Italian in my Kitchen.  I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada where I also met my husband of over 20 years, how times flies.  A week after we were married I moved to a small town outside Rome, saying it was a big difference […]

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Heart shaped carrots.

February 13, 2014 1 Comment

Now that I have seen this cute trick from Jamie at C.R.A.F.T., I am going to refuse to eat carrots any other way.  From now on, I will only eat heart shaped carrots.   I don’t know why I didn’t figure this out on my own before this.  Please check out the easy tutorial and […]

Filed Under: Holidays, recipes, Side Dish, Valentine's Day

Scallop, corn and bacon appetizer. (Um, salad…?)

September 4, 2013 1 Comment

Over the Labor Day Weekend, we attended a friend’s pool party and I brought an appetizer to share.  Bay scallops and fresh, sweet corn were on sale, so I decided to make the guests at the pool party my personal guinea pigs and try out a brand new, made up recipe on them.  I don’t […]

Filed Under: Appetizers, bacon, recipes, Side Dish

Chipotle-Lime Coleslaw… a spicy twist on a summer favorite.

August 19, 2013 3 Comments

coleslaw, Mexican food, chipotle, lime, spicy side dish

Coleslaw is good, but this spicy twist on a classic dish is better. Just the right balance of creamy, spicy and sweet…

Filed Under: Cinco de Mayo, recipes, Side Dish

Mexican inspired bunco dinner.

August 16, 2013 5 Comments

I am in a bunco group, and tonight is my turn to host the group.  Last year I did a whole week a where I shared several projects, as well as the dinner that I served.  It was Italian inspired. This year?  Mexican food, baby! Here’s what’s for dinner tonight:   Chips & Homemade Salsa […]

Filed Under: Appetizers, Cinco de Mayo, Desserts, Main Dish, recipes, Round-Ups, Side Dish

Roasting cheesy herb potatoes in foil packets.

August 9, 2013 3 Comments

Today we’re making super easy and delicious roasted potatoes.  So easy, in fact, that you only need some foil and a knife to cook with. (Which makes them a super great side dish while camping or grilling.) One of the very best things about this process is anything goes.  As long as you have some […]

Filed Under: camping, recipes, Side Dish

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