An Oma Marion recipe for raw-sliced potatoes fried with bacon and onions (Bratkartoffeln). Delicious as a side dish or enjoyed on its own as a satisfying meal.
Category: Vegetables
Explore vegetable recipes for sides or main dishes. Enjoy seasonal favourites like white and green asparagus, plus classic potato standbys.
Air Fryer Rosemary and Thyme Potato Wedges with Grainy Mustard
These air fryer potato wedges are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and packed with flavour from fresh rosemary and thyme. A touch of grainy mustard adds a surprising oomph.
Potatoes baked in chicken stock
Ralph can’t remember where his inspiration for this starchy side was from but just remembered that the potatoes were somehow baked in chicken stock, which infuses the potatoes with rich flavour. He tried to keep this first try simple, especially since we are using our own homemade stock. You can add in crushed cloves, onions…
Curry Cauliflower in the Air Fryer
This recipe is simple and fast using only a few ingredients and the air fryer. When air-fried, cauliflower develops a crispy exterior while remaining tender on the inside. Adding curry spice to cauliflower transforms this humble veg into a fragrant warm side. Experiment by adding other spices such as garlic power and turmeric. Ingredients: Instructions:
Air Fryer Brussels Sprouts with Bacon
Today is Thanksgiving in Canada, and I bet many family celebrations will include a bowl of Brussels sprouts. They are one of my fav fall/winter veg, in addition to flower sprouts which should be out soon at the farmer’s market. But I suspect most kids at the dinner table will *pass* on the bowl of…
Blooming Onion
This is a complementary side dish when making deep fried chicken thighs using a deep fryer, as the oil is already hot and you can use up any leftover buttermilk marinade and flour mixture from the chicken. Brine ingredients: Instructions:
White Asparagus (Spargel) Soup in a Pressure Cooker
This white asparagus soup is made by sautéing onion and potato in butter, then cooking asparagus stems in broth in a pressure cooker until tender. The soup is puréed until smooth, then finished with cream and lightly cooked asparagus tips for texture. It’s seasoned with salt and pepper, then served garnished with chopped chives.
Grüner Spargel (Green Asparagus) on the Grill
Simple, smoky, and bursting with spring flavour, grilled green asparagus is one of our favourite seasonal side dishes. With just a few ingredients and a hot grill, this recipe lets fresh asparagus shine.
Spargel (White Asparagus) with Hollandaise, Potatoes, and Katenschinken
One of Germany’s most cherished seasonal dishes, this recipe combines locally grown white asparagus with homemade Hollandaise, new potatoes, and smoked Katenschinken. It’s a delicious way to experience Spargelzeit and support local farmers during asparagus season.
Tomato Auflauf on the BBQ
There is a lady at our local farmer’s market who sells these colourful heirloom tomatoes that she grows herself. Ralph saw a similar recipe in our Italian Cooking Encyclopedia for plum tomatoes using other herbs and modified it for this tomato Auflauf (casserole) recipe. We make it regularly during the summer and early fall. Ralph…