Creative Loafing Tampa

The CL Food guide to holiday sides, appetizers and desserts

Everything but the bird.

• by Katie Machol
Everything but the bird.
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, thanksgiving, Christmas, dinner, recipes, holiday, soiree, food, stuffing, soup, dessert, pie, pumpkin pie, apple, sweets, side dish, salad, cake, cupcake, galette

Zucchini "pasta" salad

Zucchini makes a fantastic side dish and is great for summer picnics.

• by Gretchen Cothron
Zucchini makes a fantastic side dish and is great for summer picnics.
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, gretchen cothron, zucchini, squash, vinaigrette, side dish, salad, recipe, summer

Tasty summer watermelon recipes, plus how to choose and store them

Drinks, desserts and everything in between!

• by Katie Machol
Drinks, desserts and everything in between!
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, summer, watermelon, recipes, healthy, alcohol, cocktails, side dish, dessert

Holiday side dishes sans guilt: Ginger-coconut sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions

• by Katie Machol
Try these easy to prepare, lightened up sides in at your next feast with plenty of flavor and significantly less calories than the standard holiday fare. Your pants will thank you.
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, recipe, holidays, thanksgiving, christmas, Recipes & Cooking, Katie Machol, caramelized onions, side dish, holiday season, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, holiday food

Perfectly pickled: Red cabbage and radish kimchi recipe

• by Patrice Knezevic
Kimchi can be eaten as a side dish, used in stir fry or egg rolls or used as a sandwich topping.
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, Recipes & Cooking, condiment, side dish, Patrice Knezevic, kimchi recipe, kimchee recipe, red cabbage kimchi recipe, korean food, kimchi

Pickled to perfection: Sweet and spicy "Wickled" okra

• by Susan Filson
But, my lovely little, rosy, red okra deserved more than just being chopped up in a salad. So, I decided to make pickles out of them. And, not just any old pickles, mind you, but wicked sweet and spicy pickles. I wanted to make okra Wickles!
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, condiment, side dish, snack, susan filson, pickling, pickles, okra, pickled, pickled okra, Uncategorized

Mexican-style grilled corn recipe: A union of sweet, smoky and salty goodness

• by Katie Machol
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, Food and Restaurants, recipe, cooking, Recipes & Cooking, corn, mexican, Chipotle, spicy, side dish, snack, street food, elote, nacho libre, Uncategorized

Roasted Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes, simply done

• by Leslie Green
Potatoes simply done, simply delicious
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, Food and Restaurants, recipe, Recipes & Cooking, potatoes, roasted, side dish, Uncategorized

Lemon-Mint Risotto recipe

• by Katie Machol
Creamy and delicious risotto with the bright flavors of lemon and mint -- perfect for a springtime meal.
• Tags: Recipes & Cooking, food, recipe, Recipes & Cooking, rice, mint, italian, white wine, lemon, spring, side dish, vegetarian, zest, risotto, Uncategorized

Asian-inspired Soba Noodle Salad recipe

• by Katie Machol
Quick & easy cold soba noodle salad for the hotter days to come!
• Tags: Food and Restaurants, Recipes & Cooking, Food and Restaurants, recipe, salad, Recipes & Cooking, asian cuisine, japanese, ethnic food, pasta, asian, noodles, soy sauce, sriracha, peanuts, sesame, side dish, vegetarian, vegan, Uncategorized