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    Side Dish Recipes

    Find easy side dish recipes to serve with all your favorite meals, from simple vegetables and creamy mash to homemade gravy and fresh slaws. Reader favorites include my Pak Choi with Garlic & Chilli, Red Onion Gravy, Mashed Parsnips with Parmesan and Sautéed Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries. Whether you're planning a weeknight dinner, Sunday roast or holiday meal, you'll find simple and flavorful sides to complete your meal.

    Onion gravy in a ladle in a slow cooker.

    Slow Cooker Onion Gravy

    A cut garlic cheese tortilla on a chopping board next to a pizza cutter.

    Cheesy Garlic Bread Tortilla

    Parsnip mash garnished with sprigs of fresh thyme.

    Mashed Parsnips Recipe with Parmesan

    A spoon in a bowl of blue cheese mash garnished with green onions.

    Loaded Blue Cheese Mashed Potatoes with Bacon

    Mini hasselback potatoes on a serving plate topped with parmesan shavings and fresh herbs.

    Roasted Mini Hasselback Potatoes with Garlic and Parmesan

    Overhead shot of three buffalo cauliflower steaks topped with blue cheese and chives on a parchment lined baking sheet with two forks.

    Buffalo Cauliflower Steaks

    Garlic parmesan spaghetti in a blue bowl.

    Garlic Parmesan Pasta

    Vegetable crumble in a glass baking dish on a wooden chopping board

    Vegetable Crumble

    Overhead shot of red cabbage and carrot slaw in a large white bowl

    Creamy Red Cabbage and Carrot Slaw

    Top shot of Sauteed Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries in a large serving bowl

    Sautéed Shredded Brussels Sprouts with Cranberries

    Fennel apple coleslaw in a small blue bowl

    Fennel and Apple Coleslaw in a Creamy Mustard Dressing

    Salsa in a bright blue bowl

    Fresh Corn Salsa with Avocado

    Top down shot of sweet potato dauphinoise in a glass dish

    Loaded Sweet Potato Dauphinoise

    Pak choi halves on a white serving plate

    Pak Choi (Bok Choy) with Garlic & Chilli

    Oven baked fries served on a plate

    Oven Baked Fries with Herb & Chilli

    This onion gravy is a perfect accompaniment to bangers and mash, toad in the hole or a Sunday roast. Made from scratch and full of flavour. Vegetarian.

    Red Onion Gravy From Scratch

    The best roast potatoes

    Roast Potatoes with Garlic, Herbs and Parmesan

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      Easy Green Lentil Daal Recipe (Vegan, One Pot, 45 minutes)
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    Slow The Cook Down is all about taking life down a notch - stopping to enjoy the smell from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there's no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done, and it will be delicious! Pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new.

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    Featured Recipes

    • A chicken frittata in a skillet on a wooden chopping board.
      Chicken Frittata
    • Overhead shot of two bowls of mushroom leek soup next to a dutch oven with the rest of the soup in.
      Creamy Mushroom and Leek Soup
    • Overhead shot of green lentil daal in a bowl with a piece of ripped naan bread in the bowl
      Easy Green Lentil Daal Recipe (Vegan, One Pot, 45 minutes)
    • A blue bowl with chocolate balls.
      Chocolate Rice Krispie Balls
    • Two bowls of roasted cauliflower soup topped with bacon and herbs
      Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Soup with Blue Cheese
    • Flank Steak tacos on a chopping board
      Marinated Flank Steak (Carne Asada) Tacos

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