Recap of Last Year’s Side Dishes
Here are some side dishes that have been very memorable. Never underestimate a good side dish. It can really bring a whole meal together.
I can’t even count how many times I have made this Butternut Squash and Spinach Casserole. It serves quite a few people, so it’s great for potlucks and dinner parties. It also reheats well and is healthy!

If you are looking for a delicious ooey-gooey Mac and Cheese recipe, look no further. I served this at our SuperBowl party and it was quite a success.

We love anything roasted. When you add a quick and easy marinade, you can transform plain old potatoes into these Roasted Potatoes.

Again with the roasting. Roasting Asparagus is my favorite way to prepare asparagus and we were eating this almost daily for a while…

And last but not least, this Fire Roasted Ketchup is good on everything. It takes zero effort and time and you’ll be blown away by the flavor.







I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 






I can’t decide which of those last 3 to try first…but I think I’m going with the Snickerdoodle Blondies. My husband and I are both nuts for snickerdoodles!
I adore anything pumpkin and the pumpkin spice brownies look wonderful!
I’ve tried the Almost Candy Bars but that’s it. I must try the others!
I have wanted to try all these! Especially the ice cream bars. Yum!
yum. yum. yum. and yum! love those ice cream bar thingys!
I am the cook in our family, my daughter the baker – I’ll have to show her this post – thanks for the recap!
I love “best of” posts. Every one of these goodies looks amazing!
oh my gosh, they all look amazing!
Ok, I’ll take one of each please! And could you please share your secret on cutting those perfect bars?! Mine always have crumbs coming off the edge, or part of it sticks to the knife and leaves a big hole in the bar!
Melissa – I always chill the brownies completely. Usually in the fridge. I find that helps. I also use a pastry cutter to cut them.
Thank you so much! I am even more impressed knowing that you can wait until these goodies are completely chilled before cutting into them. 🙂 I think that scraper needs to go on my Christmas list!