Sides – Confessions of a Prairie Mom

Bread & Butter Pickles

To many cucumbers this year in your garden yield? Yep – Me too! Ahh, hate to see them go bad or maybe just tired of having cucumbers 124 times a day to try and eat them before they spoil! Well, I have a great solution to this cucumber mayhem! Bread and Butter Pickles are theContinue reading “Bread & Butter Pickles”

Camp Fire Steamed Vegetables

If there is one thing I just can’t get enough of is vegetables! I absolutely love them! This is just a quick simple way to cook your veggies on the fire while your out camping or on your backyard BBQ. This is a great way to add a healthy touch to any BBQ. The bestContinue reading “Camp Fire Steamed Vegetables”

Potato Pancakes

If you are a potato fan like us in our house, you will love these potato pancakes – I promise! Potato Pancakes may not be the healthiest thing on the planet, as you do need to fry them but, they are probably one of the most delicious! I really don’t like to fry food, IContinue reading “Potato Pancakes”

Grilled Asparagus

It’s BBQ season! Yay! If you know me you know I have a love for BBQ vegetables I think I could live on them I enjoy them that much! This is one that everyone in my house actually agrees with and we end up fighting over the last one… they are so beyond tasty! AsparagusContinue reading “Grilled Asparagus”

Homemade Frech Fries

There is something about eating fresh made French Fries that is just satisfying! My family loves French Fries, and they love homemade ones. I think a couple times a week my oldest son asks for them, but as always is disappointed because we are having something else. However, when I do make them, he isContinue reading “Homemade Frech Fries”

Roasted Sweet Peppers

With summer fast around the corner, it is BBQ season! I can’t help but love the veggies you can grill directly on the BBQ. Sweet Peppers is by far one of my favourites. They are good with veggie dip but they are even better when cooked above a fire. These are so simple to makeContinue reading “Roasted Sweet Peppers”

Veggie Chicken Rice

If you have a family where getting them to eat their veggies is a bit “challenging” at the best of times, this is the perfect side dish for you. My youngest son loves veggies! My oldest son I basically have to spoon feed him if I want him to eat them. And well, my husbandContinue reading “Veggie Chicken Rice”