Side Dishes

This easy sautéed asparagus recipe from a Massachusetts asparagus-growing family is made even more delicious with a sprinkling of grated cheese.

Typically it’s meat you’ll be braising, but we stretched the parameters here for a lovely combination of two favorite bulb vegetables. When cooked slowly in a bit of wine and chicken stock, they take on silken textures and rich flavors.

A Massachusetts family recipe for French-Canadian meat stuffing, seasoned with cinnamon and cloves.

With a pound of lobster (and, yes, a lot of butter), these lobster mashed potatoes are the perfect special-occasion side dish.

Maple-glazed walnuts may be nothing new, but here they get a kick from cider vinegar. Add savory roasted Brussels sprouts, and you have a sweet, salty, tangy side dish.

Using breadcrumbs flavored with shallot, fresh herbs, and Parmesan, these stuffed and broiled tomatoes are an elegant way to enjoy a classic tomato dish.

This recipe will have you seeing franks and beans in a new light. Serve with brown bread for authenticity.

Made with whole-kernel white corn, cream cheese, and green chiles, this slightly spicy shoepeg corn casserole is rich and creamy crowd pleaser.

These delicious creamed onions are rich and satisfying, yet super-easy and lighter than most “creamed” recipes.