side dish

Easy oven baked beans with three types of beans, bacon, sausage, and cheddar cheese.

These Mean Baked Beans are loaded with all your favorite baked bean extras, which means they’re also packed full of flavor. Baked beans with bacon? Check. Sausage? Check. Onions? Absolutely. Peppers? Yes. Brown Sugar? Yep. Molasses? Oh yeah, now we’re talking. While we’re getting down and dirty with these baked beans, why not throw in three different types of beans, some homemade sweet and tangy sauce, and plenty of sharp

Traditional Mexican Tostadas with Refried Beans

My husband is finally happy again, thanks to these delicious Mexican Tostadas with Refried Beans (and a tiny bit of effort on my part). It’s been a weird week with my husband being flat on his back for five days with the flu. Poor thing. You’d think I would have some sympathy, but there is only one minor problem: I wasn’t born with the sympathy gene! Take a look at these

Cheesy Squash Casserole with Ritz Crackers topping.

For Thanksgiving this year, the fam and I packed up the car and headed north to go camping in a quaint and beautiful little town named Quitman, Georgia (Well that’s north for us since we live in Orlando, Florida). My sister asked me to bring a side dish to for the multi-family Thanksgiving feast, which is held around the campfire each year. This squash and cheddar casserole was a winner, winner, turkey dinner!