During this time of family feasting, comfort food deserves a place at the table. Here are two side dishes that are sure to please this holiday season.
By Amy Traverso
Oct 20 2022
Twice-Baked Potato Casserole
Photo Credit : Styled and Photographed by Liz NeilyThis month’s column is inspired by a season rather than a seasonal ingredient. It’s holiday time, which means weeks of family gatherings and parties and “What can I bring?” and “How about a side dish?” Here are two fun, festive, and crowd-pleasing options.
The first is a casserole inspired by that classic of 1970s steakhouses, the twice-baked potato. In this case, baked potatoes are mashed with cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, and roasted garlic and topped with scallions. Delicious. Next, with a tip of the hat to the many Polish-Americans living in New England, we have pierogi, stuffed with butternut squash, feta, and caramelized onions and topped with crispy sage leaves. This second recipe is a bit more time-consuming, but it’s really quite simple and you can make the dough and the filling a day or two beforehand (in fact, the pierogi taste even better when you do).
Food Editor Amy Traverso oversees the Yankee Magazine Food department and contributes to NewEngland.com. Amy's book, The Apple Lover's Cookbook (W.W. Norton), won an International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) cookbook award for the category American.
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