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The Essentials of Budget-Smart Side Dishes for Holiday Meals
If you're cooking a holiday meal for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa, then budget-smart side dishes are a must. These ten delicious side dishes are easy to prepare and will help you feed a hungry crowd while keeping costs low.
How to Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes, with or without gravy, is an inexpensive side dish perfect for serving crowds at a holiday dinner. If you like mashed potatoes that have some texture, use a hand-held potato masher, which [more…]
How to Make Glazed Winter Squash
Winter squash is a great alternative to sweet potatoes and complements foods served traditionally for Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner. This Glazed Winter Squash recipe is a perfect example of a recipe [more…]
How to Make Green Beans Balsamico
Bright and tangy green beans with balsamic dressing is a nutritious and budget-smart addition to your Thanksgiving or Christmas table. Fresh green beans dressed simply with balsamic vinegar and olive oil [more…]
How to Make Cauliflower Gratin
One head of cauliflower can feed a lot of people. Although some people claim not to like cauliflower, Bechamel sauce dresses up cauliflower in this recipe, making it a great Thanksgiving or Christmas side [more…]
How to Make a Classic Waldorf Salad
Salads feed a lot of people on a budget, and Waldorf salad is always a treat. The combination of apples, celery, and walnuts is delicious. This recipe works well with many common Thanksgiving and Christmas [more…]
How to Make Three-Bean Salad with Cheese
A big bowl of salad looks great on your holiday table and really stretches your food dollar. Bean and cheese salad is one of those dishes that may catch you off guard because it sounds so unusual. But [more…]
Classic Bread Stuffing with Sausage, Apples, and Cognac
A Thanksgiving dinner isn’t complete without stuffing, a budget-wise and filling side dish. This classic bread stuffing has apples for moistness, and sausage and cognac for flavor. You can substitute brandy [more…]
Broccoli with Red Peppers and Onion
Broccoli with Red Peppers and Onion is an inexpensive dish that's colorful enough for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner table. Plain broccoli is nutritious but can be boring. Dress it up with red bell [more…]
How to Make Easy, Elegant Roasted Squash Soup
Squash is a common side dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas meals. For a different — and delicious — version, try Roasted Squash Soup for the holidays. This inexpensive soup is creamy, has a lovely orange [more…]
How to Make a Basic Green Salad
Many holiday foods are rich and heavy, so a fresh, light salad of simple greens is a welcome addition. This salad recipe calls for a basic mixture of greens, including romaine and Bibb lettuce. If your [more…]
