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Side Dishes

In my house, the sides are never an afterthought. These are the dishes that round out every Sunday dinner, holiday table, and weeknight meal. You'll find my Jamaican rice and peas, creamy baked macaroni and cheese, Southern candied sweet potatoes, and pressure cooker collard greens, plus quick options like my garlic butter rice for busy nights.

  • close up photo of mac and cheese in pan in air fryer basket
    Creamy Air Fryer Mac and Cheese
  • Four-photo collage of collard greens with diced peppers in a white bowl, baked macaroni and cheese in a glass dish, candied sweet potato slices in syrup, and Southern green beans in a pot with a wooden spoon
    15 Soul Food Thanksgiving Sides
  • glass mason jar filled with cucumber and sweet onion refrigerator pickles
    Easy Refrigerator Pickles (Only 5-Minute Prep)
  • stovetop mac and cheese in a pot with spoon sticking out
    Creamy Stovetop Mac and Cheese
  • A heaped bowl of collard greens with a serving fork lifting some of the leaves, with a plate of white rice and a dish of red pepper flakes nearby.
    Braised Collard Greens Without Meat (Vegetarian)
  • The baked carrot souffle in a large white dish.
    Easy Carrot Soufflé Recipe
  • kale and broccoli salad on table
    Kale and Broccoli Salad with Sweet and Sour Dressing
  • cooked collards greens in slow cooker
    Easy Slow Cooker Collard Greens
  • garlic butter rice with butter, head of garlic in background
    Easy Garlic Butter Rice
  • smothered potatoes in cast iron skillet with wooden spatula sticking out
    Southern Smothered Potatoes Recipe
  • stuffing in casserole dish
    Easy Stuffing Recipe (Classic & Herby)
  • sweet and sour cabbage on plate
    Sweet and Sour Cabbage (German-Style Braised Red Cabbage)
  • fresh baked rice being fluffed with a fork
    Oven Baked Rice (How to Cook Rice in the Oven)
  • Overhead view of dirty rice with ground sausage, parsley, and the holy trinity in a black skillet with a wooden spoon
    Easy Dirty Rice Recipe
  • cooked jamaican dumpling on blue plate
    Jamaican Boiled Dumplings
  • A spoon in a bowl of creamy macaroni salad.
    Southern Style Macaroni Salad Recipe
  • Air fryer plantains served on a white plate.
    Air Fryer Plantains (Fried Sweet Ripe Plantains)
  • fried plantains on blue plate with plantains in rack in back
    Fried Plantains (Sweet, Caramelized, and Easy)
  • biscuits in an air fryer basket
    Homemade Air Fryer Biscuits
  • a basket of artfully arranged biscuits
    Easy Mayonnaise Biscuits (5 Ingredients, Drop Biscuit Recipe)
  • cornbread with slice cut from it and butter on top
    Classic Southern Cornbread Recipe
  • White square oven proof dish with baked sweet potato cornbread and square of melted butter on top and serving plates and whole sweet potatoes set alongside
    Golden Sweet Potato Cornbread
  • asparagus in an air fryer basket
    Easy Air Fryer Asparagus (Ready in 10 Minutes)
  • Broccoli and cauliflower salad in a white bowl.
    Creamy Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
  • three cooked sweet potatoes on a plate topped with butter
    Super Easy Slow Cooker Sweet Potatoes
  • shrimp salad in bowl mixed
    Easy Shrimp Salad Recipe
  • tuna pasta salad in white bowl with tuna can in corner
    Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe
  • seafood salad in bowl with green onions next to the bowl
    Creamy Cold Seafood Salad with Pasta & Shrimp
  • mashed potatoes in a bowl topped with salt and pepper
    Creamy Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes
  • Bowl of mashed turnips with a spoon
    Classic Mashed Turnips Recipe
  • Like a pea salad in a bowl with a spoon lifting it up
    Black-Eyed Pea Salad
  • Potato salad in a white bowl on a wood table.
    Southern Potato Salad Recipe
  • Black bean salsa being scooped with a chip
    Black Bean Salsa
  • ground chicken and rice ina skillet
    Ground Chicken and Rice Recipe (Caribbean Dirty Rice)
  • yellow rice in blue plate
    Easy Yellow Rice Recipe (Vibrant and Delicious)
  • broccoli rice casserole in dish with spoon in it
    Broccoli Rice Casserole (Made From Scratch)
  • oven baked fries in plate with kecthup on side with red towel on side
    Crispy Oven-Baked Fries (Homemade)
  • jollof rice in pot surrounded by tomatoes
    Ghanaian Jollof Rice Recipe
  • coconut rice in bowl with spoon
    Easy and Fluffy Coconut Rice Recipe
  • overhead view of cabbage on a white plate with a fork next to a blue napkin
    The Best Fried Cabbage Recipe

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Welcome to My Forking Life! Hi, I'm Tanya, an attorney, busy wife and mom, and lover of quick, easy, and delicious meals.

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