Sides - Black Girls Eat https://blackgirlseat.com/category/recipes/sides/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:43:39 +0000 en hourly 1 Candied Yams: How to Make Them Nice and Easy https://blackgirlseat.com/candied-yams-how-to-make-them-nice-and-easy/ Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:43:37 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2288 Candied yams on the table is a nod to soul food at its best. I have seen the battle for the yummy and it’s no joke! Everyone has their reason for loving this sugary side dish. For me, it’s the way the butter meets the brown sugar. This is one of those sides that can actually become the … Read More

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]]> Mashed Purple Sweet Potatoes Make The Perfect Colorful Side https://blackgirlseat.com/mashed-purple-sweet-potatoes-make-the-perfect-colorful-side/ Sun, 04 Jan 2026 12:11:00 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2549 Purple sweet potatoes are just beautiful. I grew up with white potatoes in my potato salad. The orange version ruled my childhood. It wasn’t until I was a full grown adult that I discovered the purple sweet potato. I’ve been getting groceries delivered for a while but last week I went out to shop. I always get excited … Read More

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]]> How to Make the Perfect Holiday Cranberry Sauce https://blackgirlseat.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-holiday-cranberry-sauce/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:55:08 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2263 Did you grow up with the cylinder of cranberry sauce on the table at Thanksgiving or Christmas? I remember that it wiggled like an older version of jello. I loved that it was all at once tangy and sweet. We used to slice it evenly and according to the lines embedded on it from being in the can … Read More

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]]> Vegan Honeynut Squash Pasta Recipe For Cozy Fall Nights https://blackgirlseat.com/honeynut-squash-pasta-is-the-way-to-go/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 05:02:25 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2869 Honeynut squash is one of the newest veggies to land on my plate. Over the past few years, I’ve made a real effort to learn more about squash. Long gone are the days of ignoring them at the market. Sometimes you just don’t know what you don’t know. I have embraced Roasted Delicata Squash. I learned to make … Read More

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]]> Brussels Sprouts Recipe to Make a Skeptic Fall in Love https://blackgirlseat.com/brussels-sprouts-to-make-a-skeptic-fall-in-love/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:17:03 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2301 Brussels sprouts are not the most hated vegetable in America. Shocking right? According to a 2019 survey, they were the most hated vegetable right behind turnips, beets and radishes. I grew up hating sprouts. I can’t honestly tell you why. But I can’t honestly tell you why. My mom never made them. I think it I picked up … Read More

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]]> Delicata Squash Love: Simple, Stunning, Earth Day Recipe Idea https://blackgirlseat.com/delicata-squash-love-simple-stunning-earth-day-recipe-idea/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:38:01 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=2617 Delicata is just how it sounds—delicate! Of all the squash varieties I’ve discovered over the past few years, Delicata squash has become a true favorite. What makes it especially amazing? You can roast and eat the entire thing—skin and all! Yes, I was shocked too. No peeling. No food waste. Just roast, season, and enjoy. It’s the perfect … Read More

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]]> Fonio: The Essential Super Grain You Need To Know https://blackgirlseat.com/fonio-the-essential-super-grain-you-need-to-know/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 18:47:23 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=1822 I didn’t go looking for Fonio—Fonio found me. Pronounced phon-yo, this ancient grain wasn’t even on my radar until a last-minute online grocery run. My mission was simple: restock my pantry essentials. But the quinoa was out of stock. And if you’ve been leaning into plant-based eating like I have, you know that running out of quinoa is … Read More

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]]> Egg Free Cornbread Recipe: How To Make It Today https://blackgirlseat.com/egg-free-cornbread-recipe-how-to-make-it-today/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 13:47:17 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=1102 Egg free cornbread? Yeah….the cost of eggs has caused lots of people to look for ways to reinvent their favorite dishes. Cornbread is a staple in our home so finding a new way to make it was both scary and fun. I seriously was expecting something dry and crumbly. But it did not come out that way. Whew! … Read More

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]]> Make Slow-Roasted Tomatoes To Unlock A Burst of Flavor https://blackgirlseat.com/make-slow-roasted-tomatoes-to-unlock-a-burst-of-flavor/ Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=3819 Slow-roasted tomatoes. Sounds like a smooth R & B group right? Lol. Have you ever bought too many tomatoes? You are not alone! It happens to me all the time. Tomatoes that take a long nap in the oven are transformed from lovely to exciting! Slow-roasting is a simple process that unlocks a burst of flavor you never … Read More

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]]> Spicy Maple Acorn Squash Made Easy In The Oven https://blackgirlseat.com/spicy-maple-acorn-squash-made-easy-in-the-oven/ Sun, 25 Feb 2024 16:44:00 +0000 https://blackgirlseat.com/?p=3636 Spicy maple acorn squash is a mouthful. A hot peppery one at that! At first, acorn squash looks hard and uninteresting but just you wait! Before I became a plant-based advocate, I used to walk past the squash section at the market. Acorn squash never got my attention. It just looked like large oddly shaped dark green and/or … Read More

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