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Potato Au Gratin W/ Cheese and Panko Toppings

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While the videos for the bacon-wrapped stuffed pork are uploading, let me share with you the side dish that accompanied that main entree, this potato au gratin with cheese and panko bread crumbs toppings. There is another potato au gratin recipe in the archives which is pretty basic. This one is cheesier and it has the Japanese Panko bread crumbs on top which I love and prefer over the regular bread crumbs.

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Baked Sweet Potato Fries

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I had such a craving for sweet potato fries earlier this month so I decided to make baked sweet potato fries. I think it’s because we didn’t eat that much sweet potatoes around the holidays. I made sweet potato bread on Thanksgiving Day but that’s about it. I wanted to savor the flavor and softness of sweet potatoes in fries form. Hence the baking way instead of fried way. Here’s how I make my ba...

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Cucumber and Apple Slaw

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This is just a simple side dish that I put together to go along with the sliders the other day. Instead of the cabbage based slaw, I used cucumber and green apple. It’s a combination of soft, crunchy and just the right about of sweetness from the apple.

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Cucumber Pickled Salad

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When I say pickled I don’t mean the typical 8-week length of pickling process. This cucumber salad was I guess in a way marinated in vinegar and a few seasoning to create a nice side dish for a fish fry meal or grilled meat. I remember eating this kind of pickled salad from my childhood and it had been a while since I’ve made it so I decided to partner it with the leftover dirty rice from the bee...

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