Side Dish – Page 2 – Tina's Chic Corner

Green Beans With Tomatoes

September 8th, 2014Tina14 Comments

Whenever I see or hear about “green beans with tomatoes” I always think about this one time at my grandmother’s house. When I was about 15 years old, my grandma had cataract surgery. My cousin (who was about 14 years old) and I stayed with her for a few days to help her while she recuperated. One day we decided to have leftover green beans and tomatoes for lunch (my grandma had prepared it before her surgery as an easy re-heat afterwards). How hard could it be for me to warm up green beans? My grandma did not have a microwave …

Spicy Zucchini Chips

August 6th, 2014Tina24 Comments

It’s zucchini season! Do you know what that means? If you’re an avid Pinterest follower then you know that every other recipe will have zucchini in it. I love zucchini and I don’t object to the sudden flurry of recipes using this veggie, so I hope you’re not sick of seeing zucchini recipes. I’m here to add to the fun with these spicy zucchini chips. They’re not really chips, but I couldn’t think of a better title and just called it close enough. Spicy Zucchini Chips Recipe (Makes 30 to 35 chips) Ingredients: 1 large zucchini 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 …

Crispy Baked Onion Rings With Chipotle Ranch Dip

March 31st, 2014Tina44 Comments

My youngest sister came over for a visit on Saturday and as always we had a blast. We started off our day chatting while we sipped our favorite iced coffee beverage, a Cafe Frappe. Then we got down to business, snack time. 😉 She was in the mood for comfort food and I was in the mood for something healthy. There just had to be a way we could both win on this one, so I thought “how about we combine both and make baked onion rings?!” These onion rings are the tastiest and crispiest baked onion rings that …

Spicy Sweet Potato Fries With Cucumber Yogurt Dip

January 22nd, 2014Tina42 Comments

Holiday weight gain is evil. Who’s with me? I try to avoid having “bad food” in the house, but that’s kind of hard to do if you’re a food blogger and enjoy baking. It’s even harder to do when friends and family are coming over and expect great food. So I’ve resorted to moving the jar of Nutella and the bag of mini marshmallows to the top shelf and I can only reach them if I move a chair over to the kitchen cabinet. I have loads of chocolate chips in a nifty glass container on the kitchen counter and …

Quinoa and Black Beans

September 14th, 2013Tina20 Comments

About three years ago I made quinoa. I cooked it in water and didn’t add any spices. It was incredibly bland and tasted…well, “gross” was the only word that came to mind. In other words, I said to myself “I’m never making this again.” For that reason, I’m really not selling quinoa to you, but stay with me here. I kept hearing that quinoa is so healthy and I know a bunch of people that really like it, so I thought I’d give it another try with this recipe. It may have taken me a few years to get here …