Side dishes make the meal. Think about it: What’s a burger without fries, turkey without stuffing, or barbecue without coleslaw, baked beans, or macaroni and cheese—or all three? The Big Book of Sides contains more than 450 delicious recipes to complement any dish. Award-winning cooking teacher and author Rick Rodgers has carefully compiled a variety of wonderful options, from traditional to inspired, Americana to ethnic, Southern fare to California cuisine. Sections include “Eat Your Vegetables,” “From the Root Cellar,” “A Hill of Beans,” “Righteous Rice and Great Grains,” and “Pasta and Friends.”
Home cooks of all levels will delight in preparing Roasted Summer Squash with Pepitas and Cilantro; Chard Puttanesca; Parsnip, Apple, and Bacon Hash; Smoked Gouda Mashed Potatoes; Quinoa with Carrot and Mint; Farro, Cherry, and Feta Salad; and Butternut Squash and Potato Gratin. Rodgers also shares recipes for relishes, chutneys, pickles, baked goods (from biscuits to foccacia), and even sauces.
With helpful tips on how to stock your pantry, easy-to-follow cooking techniques, gorgeous color photos, and main dish pairing suggestions, The Big Book of Sides is sure to become a trusted staple in your kitchen.
ABOUT RICK:
Rick Rodgers is one of the most versatile professionals in the food business. Through his work as a cooking teacher, food writer, cookbook author, freelance cookbook editor, and radio and television guest chef, his infectious love of good food reaches countless cooks every day.
Rick has been guest chef on the national television shows Today, CBS Morning Show, Good Morning America, Cooking Live with Sara Moulton, Food Network Challenge, and many others, including media appearances in every major local market.
Rick's combination of down-to-earth humor and solid information brought him the prestigious Bon Appetit Food and Entertaining Award for Outstanding Cooking Teacher. In addition to his publishing work, Rick teaches sold-out cooking classes from coast-to-coast, as well as the occasional international stint (including Korea and France) and he is a speaker at many festivals and seminars. Rick lives in the New York City area.
WWW.RICKRODGERS.COM
INNOVATION INSIDER & AUTHOR STEVE GREENBERG UNVEILS THE GREATEST DEALS OF THE SEASON
ABOUT STEVE: In addition to being a product scout and the author of GADGET NATION, Steve is also the host of the Food Network's INVENTION HUNTERS. He routinely appears on The Dr. Oz Show and NBC's Today Show. Each month, Steve can been seen demonstrating innovative products in America's top TV markets including WGN Chicago, ABC Dallas, NBC Seattle, CBS Houston and others.
For three years Steve could be seen nationally every weeknight demonstrating innovative products on the Discovery Channel's Your New House. For six years Steve was on HGTV's very popular Dream Builders. For Dream Builders, Steve has traveled the country showcasing the latest in home design, construction and trends. For 5-years, HGTV also used Steve's reporting skills for coverage of the hottest new home improvement products at NAHB's International Builders Show. Steve has also been a judge for Hammacher-Schlemmer's Search for Invention Contest and Popular Science's National School Inventors Challenge. Steve writes for several magazines, newspapers and websites. His "Innovation Insider" features appear in the Miami Herald, Air Currents magazine, ROOMS magazine, and others.
STEVEGREENBERG.TV
NICOLE JOHNSON – BUTTERBALL TURKEY TALK-LINE EXPERT
FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS
It all began in 1981 when six home economists worked the phones that holiday season to answer 11,000 turkey-cooking questions. Since then the Turkey Talk-Line has grown in both the number of calls answered and experts responding.
AN EXPERT FOR EVERYONE
In order to create stronger bonds with and meet the needs of those who call in, the Talk-Line has diversified its ranks by adding Spanish-speaking experts and – most recently - the first male Talk-Line expert.
EMBRACING DIGITAL
With more tech-savvy people entering the kitchen the Talk-Line has embraced Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, live chat and email to help every cook get the information they need, when they need it.
WE'RE HERE TO HELP
Our Butterball experts are available to answer your questions by phone, online chat and email. Let’s talk turkey! 1-800-BUTTERBALL (1-800-288-8372)
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POPULAR LIFE AND STYLE BLOGGER DAISY TEH IS HERE TO HELP US CONQUER THE POST-THANKSGIVING CLEANUP WITH SOME EYE-OPENING TIPS AND ADVICE
Life and Style expert Daisy, from the popular blog TheItMom, is here to help listeners conquer the post-Thanksgiving cleanup with some eye-opening tips and advice.
ABOUT DAISY TEH
Life and Style Guru of TheItMom Blog, Daisy Teh helps women (and Moms) improve their lifestyle in every way, from home tips and recipes to fashion and beauty trends, travel tips and family fun. Daisy’s expert advice has been featured in magazines like All You and on national televisions shows. She has also received several awards including Start-UpNation’s Leading Moms in Business and PopSugar’s Circle of Moms.