Hi Mandy! Just watched this video & 5 Best ground beef dinners. On the latter, Steven said that he was in the Air Force. I want to say, Thank You, Steven! As the wife of a veteran & part of family with several currently serving members & veterans, I know the feelings & difficulties that go along with their time away from home and family.
Everything sounds so yummy! I just love how Gracie knows when her mama has cheese. I love her. I was sitting here saying “Bob the builder!“ Used to watch it with my son when he was small and adorable. We make a fried corn quite often here. Just fry it up in a skillet with some butter and then I hit it with a splash of heavy cream and a little squeeze of honey and add salt and pepper. Cook it for about 15 minutes. Yum Yum Yum.
I make my rice dish just slightly different. I melt a half a stick of butter in and 8x8 baking dish. When melted I add 1 cup of rice, one can of beef consommé and one small can of sliced mushrooms. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Perfect every time and my family loves it!! I am going to try the zucchini with Parmesan cheese…looks delicious!! Thanks for giving us such great ideas, Mandy!!
I’ve been making this rice since the 70’s and we loooove it so much too. I started making it with just half a stick of butter! Love Gracie so much❤️. My almost 18 year old Gidget (cat) was watching with me. She sends her love!❤️😂😂
I'm going to try the zucchini recipe it looks great, I love watching you, and your family doing recipes, and just how good you guys are together. I also plan to try the rice, and corn ones too, like you I'm not big on corn, but I want to try that recipe.
I found your channel in November and I am working my way through years of content and enjoying it. I love to see that I am not the only one who feeds their cat while cooking. Mine, Leo and Cosmos, don’t really go for cheese but I am positive they would cut me for tuna. Just finished watching this episode. My favorite go-to sides and air fried roasted Brussels with S&P, garlic powder and lemon juice. The lemon gives it a big pop of flavor and fresh green beans with the same seasoning and a mushroom sauce. Think homemade deconstructed green bean casserole. Sauté the mushrooms with a clove of garlic and a bit of onion, then add some heavy cream or half and half and some grated Parmesan and cook until thickened. I didn’t put amounts because you can adjust the size for the number of people and just add to taste.
Go to side dish slice corn off the cob (it’s best !!) about 4 ears ,chop up a jalapeño seeded. Heat a pan with a couple tbsps of olive oil sauté all ingredients over medium heat stirring occasionally, until corn gets mostly caramelized !! Great by it’s self or after add a squeeze of lime juice or some feta cheese !!! Yummmmmmm
Hi Mandy! I'm 62 and my mother has been making a version of this since I was a child. She sautes a medium chopped onion in a stick of butter till softened. Adds that to a cup of rice, 1 can consome plus 1 can water in a casserole dish. She never covers hers while baking and it gets this nice crispiness around the edges. We love it! I actually tried your version a couple of nights ago and it was delicious. But...I did miss the butter!
I look forward to trying that simple zucchini recipe. I usually sauté it with onions until it is mush, but I think I’d really like it baked with the Parmesan cheese. I truly appreciate you showing some side dishes because I’m in a rut with green beans all the time. Thank Common Tater for his taste tester comments--they are always much appreciated. You might say he is the C. T. T. of the channel: Common Tater Tester….😉 ❤-Brenda
Thumbs up! I’m a simple cook. I usually have roasted or steamed veg as my side. Sometimes rice. See? This is why I need Mandy and the Common ‘tator. You give me ideas!
I highly recommend roasted green beans with lemon & parmigian. Through 1 lb of beans on a foil lined oil sprayed baking sheet, toss with olive oil, salt & pepper, roast at 425 degrees for 13-15 minutes until tender crisp & there’s a little color on the beans. As soon as they come out, squeeze fresh lemon juice over them & sprinkle with a little grated parm. Stupid good. Can be adapted form almost any veggie.
I have made this rice for years :) My recipe is actually called "stick of butter rice". If you are using a 9x13, then you want the entire stick. I actually printed your mama's recipe a few videos back :) and I thought to myself "where's the butter???" 🤣🤣 I had it on my list to try and hadn't yet. Thank you for all your videos! You keep me company at work and I just LOVE your recipes and your family's sweet personalities :)
The zucchini looked really good !Thank you for showing Gracie Lou, I just think she's such a sweetheart, seeing that pretty face of her and making those little sounds when she gets her cheese, that is so cute ! Thank you for including her in your videos, it is much appreciated! Y'all have a great night !
Stir over low heat, until you have a creamy sauce. This is great w/ steak, meatloaf, peel & eat shrimp, etc. This is one of my family's favorite side dishes.
Great video Mandy and Steven. So you all are having rain. Up here in SE MI we are in the deep freeze! Temps this week in the single. digits and wind chills like 10 below zero. With snow! We did not have a White Christmas, it was warm, for us, in the 49’s and raining. Many times my side dishes are a simple frozen vegetable or a salad. I am really trying to get my five servings of veggies and fruits a day. See you on Friday!❤️
We eat a lot of zucchini in the summertime. One of our favorite ways is similar to yours. We slice it into rounds, sautée it in a skillet, turn pieces over. Put about a 1/2 t of pizza sauce on top of each one, a slice of Turkey pepperoni, and shredded mozzarella. Then we cover it until cheese melts and sprinkle it with pizza seasoning. Sometimes this is the whole lunch. It is so good.
The way you made your brown rice is EXACTLY how I've been making it for 20+ years. Except I use spreadable butter and just put about 2 tbsp's in with the rice and soups, mix everything together, then bake it on 350 for 1 hour. We LOVE this as a side to dish to pork tenderloins, baked chicken, or just about any kind of protein. It's GREAT!
Mandy, I love your videos! You're a sweet Lady, and you have a nice family. Your sides look wonderful, specifically the corn and zucchini! I'm not into the brown rice, mainly because of the soups. That said, I'm looking forward to trying your chicken fried steak. I'm originally from New England, and first had chicken fried steak in the Dallas area. Keep smiling, and all the best to you and your nice family!
We LOVE the brown rice. See Mindy Mom did a version of it a couple of weeks ago by adding browed ground beef. After the rice was cooked she added french onion dip AND the fried onions and topped it with shredded swiss or gruyere. Turned it into a whole meal.
I took your momma's rice recipe and switched it up. I needed some rice to go with nachos one night. I took the french onion soup out and replaced with a can of rotel. I also added just a little taco seasoning, rotel, beef consumme and butter and there you go..... some taco rice!1 Its delicious. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love zucchini! But frying it is such a hassle! You just changed the game for me completely! I can't wait to try it in the oven! Oh and with the parmessan cheese obviously! See you Friday! ❤️
I just made a version of that brown rice for lunch because I'm home today due to severe weather and messy road conditions, and I had all the ingredients in my pantry and the cold makes me want comfort food. My mom made it back in the 80s. She also added mushrooms; if you're a fan of mushrooms, just add a small can or jar of sliced mushrooms or use fresh ones. I also only use a half stick of butter, plus enough to butter the pan - so maybe 4.5 tablespoons. I'm not a fan of french onion soup, so I use one can of beef consomme and one small can of beef broth instead. There are so many variations - I've even seen it made with chicken stock instead of beef. We always called it brown rice, too, in our house. Now I call it mushroom beefy butter rice.
Y’all are just the cutest and funniest little family!! I fairly recently discovered your channel, and I have made MANY of your recipes (much to the delight of my husband)! He usually gets irritated when he comes home from work and hears me watching UA-cam videos. BUT, he is now also a huge fan of yours, and gets (dare I say?!) a little giddy when he sees that I’m watching one of your videos! Keep on keepin’ on!!
I have been following you for awhile now. I drive a truck with my husband and I love to pick one of your Playlist and play all. The Fiesta corn recipe is the first recipe I have tried and my husband and I absolutely loved it. As Steven would say, it was a go backer. Lol. Can't wait to try more of your recipes. I have an air fryer and an instant pot that I don't use as often as I'd like and you are inspiring me to use them more. My husband said that you could add some taco meat or something IN it and make it a one pot meal. I will try that.
Just gotta mention...what I observed...an open and an honest communication in marriage. Cream cheese reveal and honest response. No hesitation to say it is in the dish. Just beautiful.
Thanks for video Mandy, will definitely be trying the Mama’s rice with butter😊. Our go to side is Broccoli Casserole, see you Fri., have good rest of week
Bob the Builder! My 18 year old son loved that show! I’ve read that the water from the first couple drains when rinsing rice is fantastic for vegetable gardens. Thanks for the recipes! Have a blessed week!
I use the Weber garlic Parmesan seasoning on my zucchini and chicken and mushrooms baked in the oven with butter. Oh my a must try. And don't be stingy with that season. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and let it melt after everything else is done. Oh my goodness. It's so yummy.
Thanks Mandy, I love Zucchini & put it in a Casserole: Sliced Sauteed Zucchini & Sweet Onions, + fold into ur favorite Stuffing made to box directions but back off on some water so its dry (since more wet ingred will be added), then add 1 can Cream of Chicken & 1C Sour Cream & 1-2C Shredded Cheddar then bake in a 9x13 pan until Cheese is bubbly. Simetimes I add Carrots & Yellow Summer Squash. Its delish, mainly bc I love Stuffing anyway. My next fav side is a Can of Sliced Beets, 1-2Tbsp Butter & 1/2C Sour Cream & lots of Pepper - its an old fashioned Irish side dish & the sour cream turns the beets pink so its great for Valentines Day dishes. Hope u like these! Beets are fabulous for heart health but can cause Gout flare ups so watch it if u have Gout. The same goes for Asparagus & Brussel Sprouts - they're all high in Purines which raise Uric Acid. 🙋♀️🏠☃️❄️💨💕💕💕
The brown rice recipe reminds me of a dish my daughters neighbor brought over when she had her 2nd baby. The neighbor cooked pork chops in with the rice. It was so good. I can’t wait to make all of the sides you shared. Thanks
Yes Mandy thank you for rinsing the rice. Because rice is dirty and starchy. I loved the corn taste test comment "this is creamy". Before it is all said and done your taster is going to be eating cream cheese with a spoon. Zucchini looked yummy. Love your sweet Gracie "Cheese Queen". Have a good week. Stay warm. It was 14 this morning with a high of 26. Burr. North Texas doesn't do cold.
We make zucchini and yellow squash mixed, this way. We have it a lot when we're getting squash from our garden. I have also sprinkled onion powder on it and even sprinkled some ranch dressing mix on it, too. We love squash.
I make your 'mommas' brown rice too! I do add the butter and to make it a main dish, I add cut up chicken before baking. Occasionally, to make it a little healthier I do use actual brown rice too. Love your channel!
I’ve made your brown rice in the instant pot as well. Throw everything in, cook high pressure 5 mins then naturally release for 10. But I add about a teaspoon of salt and brown sugar to balance out the deep deep flavor it is. It’s a family favorite for sure! ❤
Mandy, your brown rice is our big favourite; I will try it with butter. The fiesta corn casserole sounds amazing, from the reaction of Steven with the zucchini I am adding that one to try also.
My Mother made the rice dish way back in the day. It is delicious. She made it with Swiss steak, meat loaf, baked chicken, pretty much anything she needed an easy side dish for. It was basically Rice-a-Roni before it was available. Thanks for the reminder.
Yum! Fabulous! Looking forward to these sides! Aw Gracie Lou was so sweet with her cheese waking up from her nap! Thank you so much, Mandy for another great video! 😊👍💕 Have a great week!
I love a side dish video! I also use butter in the brown rice. It’s the way I learned to make it. Sautéed or roasted broccoli or zucchini are my favorites. I get the best ideas from you & Amber, even when I don’t follow exactly and use whatever I have on hand. I’m eating a rigatoni with Italian sausage and zucchini that was inspired by her right now, and I’m making the chicken with queso that you made recently later this week.
Hi I do a zucchini in the fry pan you slice one med onion and about 3 or 4 minced garlic and 2 small zucchini cut about a 1/4 of and inch rounds and a T of olive oil and 2 T of butter saute onion and garlic add zuc stir together cover for about 20 min stirring occasionally then uncover for another 5 min and enjoy. I enjoy watching your videos and then I think you would fit in my family well lol
Binge watching because I’m taking a grad school class where cooking is required. Although I’m starting to enjoy cooking thanks to you, I’m still nervous in the kitchen.
One of my favorite side dishes is a zucchini dish. It’s 2-4 zucchini, corn niblets, 1/2 onion, 2 Roma tomatoes and 8 ounces jack cheese. Cut the zucchini lengthwise in half then slice it about 1/2 in thick. Dice onions and tomatoes. I use the frozen corn niblets. Cube your jack cheese. Place zucchini in pot with about enough water to be just below top of zucchini. Add salt n pepper. Cook until about half done. Then add your onions, tomatoes and corn. Simmer until zucchini is tender then add cheese. Please don’t substitute the jack cheese for any other cheese. The cheese melts in to the broth. I serve it in a bowl topped with salsa.
I have been making that rice dish for 35 years, but we add a can of mushrooms. My girlfriend gave that to me at my bridal shower. It is a favorite in my household!!
Made the corn recipe last night and we loved it. I dont buy fiesta corn because it cost twice as much as a regular can of corn. I always have a bag of the small tri color bell peppers so i just chopped some of those and cooked in a little butter before adding
Mandy, the Rice, it's called Stick of Butter rice. Don't be afraid of the "stick" . I've also seen many, and have done myself, just put the stick of butter in the center and don't cut it up. But I do fluff and stir up the rice once done. YUM!
I love to saute zucchini and yello squash together with olive oil or avocado oil, salt pepper and garlic powder my family loves it, tried your green beans last night and they love them said I could not make them any other way.
The recipes sound great ~ making my list as you cook! My favorite side dish: BUTTER PEAS! The perfect comfort meal is; baked Beans with Oscar Mayer Hotdogs, Butter Peas, and Cheeseburgers on Sour Dough Bread bun with homemade Chili and Slaw! Good LORD ALMIGHTY!
We love the zucchini and have been eating it for years. Our favorite is to slice it real thin and then roast it till it gets almost crispy with the parmesan. Yummy❤
I've also been making the Brown Rice dish for years. I add a stick of butter to a 9×13 glass baking dish and put it in the oven to melt while it preheats. I then add rice and soups and bake. I've also added mushrooms if I have any on hand. Love your recipes. Thank you from a fellow South Carolinian.
I'm going to try that rice recipe with the butter but also add in mushrooms 😊 maybe a jar of them. Not sure yet but sounds yummy! Thanks for the video. Love it! Love y'all too!❤
My ex-mother-in-law makes Momma's rice and bakes it with pork chops in it. She would brown the pork chops first, then add them on top and bake them all together. It is my ex's favorite, so I learned how to make it when we were first married. It gives the pork chops a good flavor also.
If you want to change up the zucchini slices w/parmesan, sprinkle on the slightest bit of cayenne pepper, AND some garlic powder. Really adds the "WOW" to the zucchini slices!!
My friend taught me to make a zucinni caserole with like 4 zucinnis sliced 2 eggs beaten like a half of onion(depending on your liking of onion.2 cups cheddar cheese 1 mixed with zucchini and beaten eggs and one cup sprinkled on top. Put into sprayed 9x13 pan and top with foil Bake approx 20 to 30 min.taking foil off last 10 min to brown cheese a little bit. Church potluck asks for it every year. Hope you try if you didnt already know. 4 ingredient uf you count onion. I add salt pepper and garlic powder to taste.
Mandy I love how you always think of Gracie & give her some cheese, she is so adorable !
Hi Mandy! Just watched this video & 5 Best ground beef dinners. On the latter, Steven said that he was in the Air Force. I want to say, Thank You, Steven! As the wife of a veteran & part of family with several currently serving members & veterans, I know the feelings & difficulties that go along with their time away from home and family.
That corn dish looked scrumptious! 🌽 Good to see you keeping up with the cheese tax.🧀🐈⬛
Hehe you know I have to pay that tax!
@MandyintheMaking I'm making BEEF STEW!!!! Its 20° in NOLA
Gracie is such a little sweet heart. Hope everyone stays safe and warm with all the snow and cold. Mama's rice yum!!
Everything sounds so yummy! I just love how Gracie knows when her mama has cheese. I love her. I was sitting here saying “Bob the builder!“ Used to watch it with my son when he was small and adorable. We make a fried corn quite often here. Just fry it up in a skillet with some butter and then I hit it with a splash of heavy cream and a little squeeze of honey and add salt and pepper. Cook it for about 15 minutes. Yum Yum Yum.
Love fried corn, going to try this heavy cream and honey.. thanks 😊 sounds so good..
I make my rice dish just slightly different. I melt a half a stick of butter in and 8x8 baking dish. When melted I add 1 cup of rice, one can of beef consommé and one small can of sliced mushrooms. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for an hour. Perfect every time and my family loves it!! I am going to try the zucchini with Parmesan cheese…looks delicious!! Thanks for giving us such great ideas, Mandy!!
What kind of rice?
Rain, thunder sounds good, I have snow and cold 9 degrees.
I am all about anything with corn. Gracie is so sweet
It's not a Mandy recipe without Gracie Lou getting her cheese.
That's right!
Or fooling Steven with cream cheese! 😉
Gracie the cheese monster is my favorite. Love her.
I agree with you ❤
Love that Cheese Monster!!! Gracie Lou is precious
Give that baby a pile of cheese instead of 1 teeny tiny strand!!! She deserves it! TYIA!!
The dishes look yummy!
100%, I always add butter to my rice, even right after it’s done cooking because butter really does make it better. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I’ve been making this rice since the 70’s and we loooove it so much too. I started making it with just half a stick of butter! Love Gracie so much❤️. My almost 18 year old Gidget (cat) was watching with me. She sends her love!❤️😂😂
I'm going to try the zucchini recipe it looks great, I love watching you, and your family doing recipes, and just how good you guys are together. I also plan to try the rice, and corn ones too, like you I'm not big on corn, but I want to try that recipe.
Hope that your family doesn't get too cold this time of year
Aww, Gracie Lou ❤ 🐾 Looking forward to Friday's video to see what the main dish is!
I found your channel in November and I am working my way through years of content and enjoying it. I love to see that I am not the only one who feeds their cat while cooking. Mine, Leo and Cosmos, don’t really go for cheese but I am positive they would cut me for tuna. Just finished watching this episode. My favorite go-to sides and air fried roasted Brussels with S&P, garlic powder and lemon juice. The lemon gives it a big pop of flavor and fresh green beans with the same seasoning and a mushroom sauce. Think homemade deconstructed green bean casserole. Sauté the mushrooms with a clove of garlic and a bit of onion, then add some heavy cream or half and half and some grated Parmesan and cook until thickened. I didn’t put amounts because you can adjust the size for the number of people and just add to taste.
You have to try her creamy chicken tortellini soup on the stove top….oh my , so so good….especially on cold winter day
I think because your sweet kitty is hearing challenges, her sense of smell, especially for cheese, is heightened.
Go to side dish slice corn off the cob (it’s best !!) about 4 ears ,chop up a jalapeño seeded. Heat a pan with a couple tbsps of olive oil sauté all ingredients over medium heat stirring occasionally, until corn gets mostly caramelized !! Great by it’s self or after add a squeeze of lime juice or some feta cheese !!! Yummmmmmm
Hi Mandy! I'm 62 and my mother has been making a version of this since I was a child. She sautes a medium chopped onion in a stick of butter till softened. Adds that to a cup of rice, 1 can consome plus 1 can water in a casserole dish. She never covers hers while baking and it gets this nice crispiness around the edges. We love it! I actually tried your version a couple of nights ago and it was delicious. But...I did miss the butter!
I look forward to trying that simple zucchini recipe. I usually sauté it with onions until it is mush, but I think I’d really like it baked with the Parmesan cheese.
I truly appreciate you showing some side dishes because I’m in a rut with green beans all the time.
Thank Common Tater for his taste tester comments--they are always much appreciated. You might say he is the C. T. T. of the channel: Common Tater Tester….😉
❤-Brenda
I love that! 🤣
Thumbs up! I’m a simple cook. I usually have roasted or steamed veg as my side. Sometimes rice. See? This is why I need Mandy and the Common ‘tator. You give me ideas!
I have made @ least 20 of your dishes & EVERY ONE, has been a hit!
I highly recommend roasted green beans with lemon & parmigian. Through 1 lb of beans on a foil lined oil sprayed baking sheet, toss with olive oil, salt & pepper, roast at 425 degrees for 13-15 minutes until tender crisp & there’s a little color on the beans. As soon as they come out, squeeze fresh lemon juice over them & sprinkle with a little grated parm. Stupid good.
Can be adapted form almost any veggie.
I have made this rice for years :) My recipe is actually called "stick of butter rice". If you are using a 9x13, then you want the entire stick.
I actually printed your mama's recipe a few videos back :) and I thought to myself "where's the butter???" 🤣🤣 I had it on my list to try and hadn't yet.
Thank you for all your videos! You keep me company at work and I just LOVE your recipes and your family's sweet personalities :)
The zucchini looked really good !Thank you for showing Gracie Lou, I just think she's such a sweetheart, seeing that pretty face of her and making those little sounds when she gets her cheese, that is so cute ! Thank you for including her in your videos, it is much appreciated! Y'all have a great night !
I have got to try the corn recipe! I love corn so much I can just eat it straight out of the can! :)
Love Steven's jacket with the paw print ❤
Stir over low heat, until you have a creamy sauce. This is great w/ steak, meatloaf, peel & eat shrimp, etc. This is one of my family's favorite side dishes.
Thanks for these recipes, Mandy! That rice casserole looks so good! I, too, can plan all the main dishes and get totally stuck on sides every time.
Great video Mandy and Steven. So you all are having rain. Up here in SE MI we are in the deep freeze! Temps this week in the single. digits and wind chills like 10 below zero. With snow! We did not have a White Christmas, it was warm, for us, in the 49’s and raining. Many times my side dishes are a simple frozen vegetable or a salad. I am really trying to get my five servings of veggies and fruits a day. See you on Friday!❤️
Roasted Brussel sprouts with bacon crumbles .. yum!
I made that rice for the first time today. That is some tasty rice! Thank you!
We eat a lot of zucchini in the summertime. One of our favorite ways is similar to yours. We slice it into rounds, sautée it in a skillet, turn pieces over. Put about a 1/2 t of pizza sauce on top of each one, a slice of Turkey pepperoni, and shredded mozzarella. Then we cover it until cheese melts and sprinkle it with pizza seasoning. Sometimes this is the whole lunch. It is so good.
The way you made your brown rice is EXACTLY how I've been making it for 20+ years. Except I use spreadable butter and just put about 2 tbsp's in with the rice and soups, mix everything together, then bake it on 350 for 1 hour. We LOVE this as a side to dish to pork tenderloins, baked chicken, or just about any kind of protein. It's GREAT!
Scalloped potatoes are on of my favorites for sure. All your sides looked amazing
Thank you! I struggle with sides as well. I always feel like I'm doing the same boring sides. Can't wait to try these especially the corn.
❤ Thanks for sharing all your delicious recipes. God bless you all Sweet Gracie Lou. ❤❤
Mandy, I love your videos! You're a sweet Lady, and you have a nice family. Your sides look wonderful, specifically the corn and zucchini! I'm not into the brown rice, mainly because of the soups. That said, I'm looking forward to trying your chicken fried steak. I'm originally from New England, and first had chicken fried steak in the Dallas area. Keep smiling, and all the best to you and your nice family!
We LOVE the brown rice. See Mindy Mom did a version of it a couple of weeks ago by adding browed ground beef. After the rice was cooked she added french onion dip AND the fried onions and topped it with shredded swiss or gruyere. Turned it into a whole meal.
I took your momma's rice recipe and switched it up. I needed some rice to go with nachos one night. I took the french onion soup out and replaced with a can of rotel. I also added just a little taco seasoning, rotel, beef consumme and butter and there you go..... some taco rice!1 Its delicious. Thanks for sharing!
I absolutely love zucchini! But frying it is such a hassle! You just changed the game for me completely! I can't wait to try it in the oven! Oh and with the parmessan cheese obviously! See you Friday! ❤️
I just made a version of that brown rice for lunch because I'm home today due to severe weather and messy road conditions, and I had all the ingredients in my pantry and the cold makes me want comfort food. My mom made it back in the 80s. She also added mushrooms; if you're a fan of mushrooms, just add a small can or jar of sliced mushrooms or use fresh ones. I also only use a half stick of butter, plus enough to butter the pan - so maybe 4.5 tablespoons. I'm not a fan of french onion soup, so I use one can of beef consomme and one small can of beef broth instead. There are so many variations - I've even seen it made with chicken stock instead of beef. We always called it brown rice, too, in our house. Now I call it mushroom beefy butter rice.
That sounds great!!!
Y’all are just the cutest and funniest little family!! I fairly recently discovered your channel, and I have made MANY of your recipes (much to the delight of my husband)! He usually gets irritated when he comes home from work and hears me watching UA-cam videos. BUT, he is now also a huge fan of yours, and gets (dare I say?!) a little giddy when he sees that I’m watching one of your videos! Keep on keepin’ on!!
Thank you so much!! I'm so glad we are hubby approved!!
I have been following you for awhile now. I drive a truck with my husband and I love to pick one of your Playlist and play all. The Fiesta corn recipe is the first recipe I have tried and my husband and I absolutely loved it. As Steven would say, it was a go backer. Lol. Can't wait to try more of your recipes. I have an air fryer and an instant pot that I don't use as often as I'd like and you are inspiring me to use them more. My husband said that you could add some taco meat or something IN it and make it a one pot meal. I will try that.
I LOVE parmesan courgettes ( zucchini) Try a sprinkle of cayenne pepper on top. Yum xx
Just gotta mention...what I observed...an open and an honest communication in marriage. Cream cheese reveal and honest response. No hesitation to say it is in the dish. Just beautiful.
Can't wait to make the brown rice and zucchini. Together makes for a great meal. Thanks for teaching me. Blessings ❤
Thanks for video Mandy, will definitely be trying the Mama’s rice with butter😊. Our go to side is Broccoli Casserole, see you Fri., have good rest of week
Bob the Builder! My 18 year old son loved that show! I’ve read that the water from the first couple drains when rinsing rice is fantastic for vegetable gardens. Thanks for the recipes! Have a blessed week!
Thinking of trying the zucchini in air fryer!
These side dishes looks delicious and easy to make.
I use the Weber garlic Parmesan seasoning on my zucchini and chicken and mushrooms baked in the oven with butter. Oh my a must try. And don't be stingy with that season. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese and let it melt after everything else is done. Oh my goodness. It's so yummy.
Thanks Mandy, I love Zucchini & put it in a Casserole: Sliced Sauteed Zucchini & Sweet Onions, + fold into ur favorite Stuffing made to box directions but back off on some water so its dry (since more wet ingred will be added), then add 1 can Cream of Chicken & 1C Sour Cream & 1-2C Shredded Cheddar then bake in a 9x13 pan until Cheese is bubbly. Simetimes I add Carrots & Yellow Summer Squash. Its delish, mainly bc I love Stuffing anyway.
My next fav side is a Can of Sliced Beets, 1-2Tbsp Butter & 1/2C Sour Cream & lots of Pepper - its an old fashioned Irish side dish & the sour cream turns the beets pink so its great for Valentines Day dishes. Hope u like these!
Beets are fabulous for heart health but can cause Gout flare ups so watch it if u have Gout. The same goes for Asparagus & Brussel Sprouts - they're all high in Purines which raise Uric Acid. 🙋♀️🏠☃️❄️💨💕💕💕
The brown rice recipe reminds me of a dish my daughters neighbor brought over when she had her 2nd baby. The neighbor cooked pork chops in with the rice. It was so good. I can’t wait to make all of the sides you shared. Thanks
Good afternoon Mandy and Steven and family and thank you for sharing your yummy meals
Your sweet Kitty isn't saying "meow" she's saying "NOW". I've got to try that rice it looks so good!
Yes Mandy thank you for rinsing the rice. Because rice is dirty and starchy. I loved the corn taste test comment "this is creamy". Before it is all said and done your taster is going to be eating cream cheese with a spoon. Zucchini looked yummy. Love your sweet Gracie "Cheese Queen". Have a good week. Stay warm.
It was 14 this morning with a high of 26. Burr. North Texas doesn't do cold.
We make zucchini and yellow squash mixed, this way. We have it a lot when we're getting squash from our garden. I have also sprinkled onion powder on it and even sprinkled some ranch dressing mix on it, too. We love squash.
I make your 'mommas' brown rice too! I do add the butter and to make it a main dish, I add cut up chicken before baking. Occasionally, to make it a little healthier I do use actual brown rice too.
Love your channel!
I’ve made your brown rice in the instant pot as well. Throw everything in, cook high pressure 5 mins then naturally release for 10. But I add about a teaspoon of salt and brown sugar to balance out the deep deep flavor it is. It’s a family favorite for sure! ❤
Thanks for sharing, I’m going to try them all😊
Gracie Lou jus warms my heart ❤ love the different way to make the corn and zucchini and rice too .. at least all different for me 😊
That is different than any corn casserole ive EVER had. I cant wait to try it.
Mandy, your brown rice is our big favourite; I will try it with butter. The fiesta corn casserole sounds amazing, from the reaction of Steven with the zucchini I am adding that one to try also.
Gracie is so adorable ❤ Looking forward to trying all 3 of these side dishes. Yum
Oh I’ve never seen the jalapeño relish before. I need some of that in my life. These all look awesome Mandy. ❤😊
My Mother made the rice dish way back in the day. It is delicious. She made it with Swiss steak, meat loaf, baked chicken, pretty much anything she needed an easy side dish for. It was basically Rice-a-Roni before it was available. Thanks for the reminder.
Yum! Fabulous! Looking forward to these sides! Aw Gracie Lou was so sweet with her cheese waking up from her nap! Thank you so much, Mandy for another great video! 😊👍💕 Have a great week!
I love a side dish video! I also use butter in the brown rice. It’s the way I learned to make it. Sautéed or roasted broccoli or zucchini are my favorites. I get the best ideas from you & Amber, even when I don’t follow exactly and use whatever I have on hand. I’m eating a rigatoni with Italian sausage and zucchini that was inspired by her right now, and I’m making the chicken with queso that you made recently later this week.
I love Glamber so much. I got to spend the weekend with her and Jessica this past weekend and it was wonderful.
Hope y'all made a video!!!
My son is soooo picky, but he loves rice. Absolutely going to test Momma's rice out on him! Ty Mandy, your video brightened my day! (:
Zucc roasted with cheese is my favorite! I'll be trying the corn casserole soon. 😋
Love those sides
Zucchini sides- I am here for it!!! Always a go backer. Cute PJ pants!
That zucchini one sounds good bathe sound of your hubby,stay warm!!!❤😁
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Hi I do a zucchini in the fry pan you slice one med onion and about 3 or 4 minced garlic and 2 small zucchini cut about a 1/4 of and inch rounds and a T of olive oil and 2 T of butter saute onion and garlic add zuc stir together cover for about 20 min stirring occasionally then uncover for another 5 min and enjoy. I enjoy watching your videos and then I think you would fit in my family well lol
I add slivered almonds to my brown rice. And sometimes a can or two of mushrooms.
I'm with you Mandy, main dish...I got it...side dish...not so much. Thank you for these good recipes.
Shredding your Parmesan is what makes that zucchini so special!!
I made the package of yellow rice as a side really good !!
Thank you for thinking for me😂you make it so easy for me to make supper for e and my family!!!
Binge watching because I’m taking a grad school class where cooking is required. Although I’m starting to enjoy cooking thanks to you, I’m still nervous in the kitchen.
I make the rice but use a whole stick of butter...it is so good!!
Thanks for getting the Bob The Builder song stuck in my brain. My kids loved that show
One of my favorite side dishes is a zucchini dish. It’s 2-4 zucchini, corn niblets, 1/2 onion, 2 Roma tomatoes and 8 ounces jack cheese. Cut the zucchini lengthwise in half then slice it about 1/2 in thick. Dice onions and tomatoes. I use the frozen corn niblets. Cube your jack cheese.
Place zucchini in pot with about enough water to be just below top of zucchini. Add salt n pepper. Cook until about half done. Then add your onions, tomatoes and corn. Simmer until zucchini is tender then add cheese. Please don’t substitute the jack cheese for any other cheese. The cheese melts in to the broth. I serve it in a bowl topped with salsa.
Oh Mandy! This is a great video, I think there's a lot of us who struggle with the side dishes. Keep them coming!
Hi there, love your videos I will try the rice and the Corn Casserole thank you
We love smothered green beans and Hasselbeck potatoes! So yummy!
I have been making that rice dish for 35 years, but we add a can of mushrooms. My girlfriend gave that to me at my bridal shower. It is a favorite in my household!!
Made the corn recipe last night and we loved it. I dont buy fiesta corn because it cost twice as much as a regular can of corn. I always have a bag of the small tri color bell peppers so i just chopped some of those and cooked in a little butter before adding
Mandy, the Rice, it's called Stick of Butter rice. Don't be afraid of the "stick" . I've also seen many, and have done myself, just put the stick of butter in the center and don't cut it up. But I do fluff and stir up the rice once done. YUM!
I love to saute zucchini and yello squash together with olive oil or avocado oil, salt pepper and garlic powder my family loves it, tried your green beans last night and they love them said I could not make them any other way.
The recipes sound great ~ making my list as you cook! My favorite side dish: BUTTER PEAS! The perfect comfort meal is; baked Beans with Oscar Mayer Hotdogs, Butter Peas, and Cheeseburgers on Sour Dough Bread bun with homemade Chili and Slaw! Good LORD ALMIGHTY!
Just love Steven's reactions. And Gracie Lou is adorable.
We love the zucchini and have been eating it for years. Our favorite is to slice it real thin and then roast it till it gets almost crispy with the parmesan. Yummy❤
I make a batter. and fry slices of zucchini in oil till brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels and enjoy. Yours looked very good.
I've also been making the Brown Rice dish for years. I add a stick of butter to a 9×13 glass baking dish and put it in the oven to melt while it preheats. I then add rice and soups and bake. I've also added mushrooms if I have any on hand.
Love your recipes. Thank you from a fellow South Carolinian.
I'm going to try that rice recipe with the butter but also add in mushrooms 😊 maybe a jar of them. Not sure yet but sounds yummy! Thanks for the video. Love it! Love y'all too!❤
Have always made the brown rice and will try the butter next time. Thanks
My ex-mother-in-law makes Momma's rice and bakes it with pork chops in it. She would brown the pork chops first, then add them on top and bake them all together. It is my ex's favorite, so I learned how to make it when we were first married. It gives the pork chops a good flavor also.
If you want to change up the zucchini slices w/parmesan, sprinkle on the slightest bit of cayenne pepper, AND some garlic powder. Really adds the "WOW" to the zucchini slices!!
Corn looks yummy! I love when you put in the cream cheese and he enjoys it 😂 success 💪🏻
My friend taught me to make a zucinni caserole with like 4 zucinnis sliced 2 eggs beaten like a half of onion(depending on your liking of onion.2 cups cheddar cheese 1 mixed with zucchini and beaten eggs and one cup sprinkled on top. Put into sprayed 9x13 pan and top with foil Bake approx 20 to 30 min.taking foil off last 10 min to brown cheese a little bit. Church potluck asks for it every year. Hope you try if you didnt already know. 4 ingredient uf you count onion. I add salt pepper and garlic powder to taste.
Good recipes, Thank you for sharing.