With the crispness of a fried potato and softness of a mashed potato, Hasselback potatoes or Potato à la Hasselbacken, offer the best of both worlds. A type of baked potato, where the potatoes are about halfway cut through into thin slices, hasselback potatoes are traditionally had as a side dish with meat, but can be relished by themselves, as well. Not only are they delicious, but the fancy appearance adds on to the charm of digging into them immediately on sight.

I love potatoes and wanted to make something different with them.

Since sweet potatoes were on sale, I came up with this easy-prep sautéed side dish.Since these are sautéed, not boiled, the crisp texture of the sweet potatoes remains, thus making a delicious snack.I like this browned almost to a burnt crispness. Recipe by Marrietty

Between the two truffle oils, black and white, I found that the white truffle oil was the better one. It’s sweet, almost a sugary flavor. Coupled with salt, parsley and Parmesan, it makes for an amazing treat or side dish to a meal. Parsley & Parmesan are optional toppings!

I've been making this for a while.It's easier to eat if you grease the the aluminum foil.Adjust the toasting time depending on your toaster oven.If you can adjust the cooking temperature on your toaster oven, set it to high. Recipe by yukanosuke

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Comfort food for when I have dumplings leftover from my cream of chicken and dumplings soup. If you're making without the soup, start with just half the dumplings recipe. This makes a great side dish for dinner, but I also just make it as a quick lunch for myself sometimes, too.

I was given a lot of sweet potatoes, so I wanted to use them in a side dish.Cook the onions on high to medium heat. Recipe by Nanakure-pu

The glazed carrots were served on the side with hamburger steaks in restaurants I frequented as a child. I used to think that carrots naturally tasted that way.I tried to recreate the taste according to my memory.Nowadays, glazed carrots are a must whenever I make hamburger steaks at home.Cut the carrots in rounds or any way you like. You can cut them out into stars or hearts with cookie cutters to encourage children who are not keen on carrots. Recipe by fukufukuxx

I got a good deal on the maitake, so made it in lieu of kinpira (stir-fried and simmered) burdock root.The mushrooms will instantly diminish in size when stir-frying, but it's best to use a large frying pan.If it's not spicy enough, add a bit of ichimi red chili pepper powder. Try it as a bento lunch box item. Recipe by Yueringo