Category: Side Dishes
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Homemade Mac & Cheese (Rice Cooker Recipe)
This week I am going to share with you my favorite, go-to, super fast, super easy and so, so creamy homemade mac & cheese… made in the rice cooker! I love this recipe because it’s perfect for a speedy meal (or side dish) that is so rich, creamy, and comforting with very little hands on…
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Yuca Fries…. Plain or Topped with Chili and Cheese!
Craving a MEGA pile of crispy yuca fries, topped with chili and cheese? Yeah, me too, so I had to make some! You should make some too! These would also make for a delicious twist on the potato version for your Super Bowl party! Just set out a big pile of yuca fries and make…
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Waffle House Style Homemade Hash Browns… Made with Yuca!!
Scattered, smothered, and covered, you say? I’ve got you covered this week… with Waffle House style homemade hash browns from yuca! These babies hit closer to home (as the nearest Waffle House is nearly a 7 hour drive)! Of course, you could make them from potatoes, but when you have an abundance of starchy potato-like…
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A new twist for using okra… my okra hush puppies!
We have had a bumper crop of okra this season! Okra-bundance!!! (As my husband Todd says.) Okra seems to love the warm days and wet weather of the rainy season here, but it is not a typical Costa Rican vegetable. Few locals are familiar with it, but more should be! Its beautiful flowers and productive,…
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Garlic Dilly Green Beans (in the Oven or Air Fryer)
Perhaps you have already fallen in love with green beans in the air fryer? Or perhaps you only use your air fryer for French fries? For those of you that have (or those of you that have not) already experienced the joys of air fried green beans, you need to try my garlic dilly green…









