GREAT Side Dishes

Last night we had a couple over for dinner and I made both of these side dishes. They were delicious and very easy to make! 

Roasted New Potatoes with Herbs

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

8 large  cloves garlic, flattened  (I used minced garlic)

20 new potatoes, halved (or quartered)

1 Tbs chopped fresh rosemary (1 1/2 tsp dried)

1 1/2 tsp chopped fresh thyme (3/4 tsp dried)

salt and coarsely ground pepper to taste

Combine olive oil and garlic and allow flavors to blend at least 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place potatoes in baking dish and sprinkle with rosemary, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pour oil and garlic over potatoes and toss well. Roast until potatoes are tender and crusty, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes. Serve hot, garnished with fresh rosemary sprigs.

Tomatoes Lillian

4 large firm ripe tomatoes, halved

1/2 cup  unsalted butter

1/2 cup red pepper jelly

1 Tbs  curry powder

3 Tbs  bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Arrange tomatoes in baking pan. In saucepan, heat together butter, pepper jelly, curry powder, and bread crumbs until butter and jelly are melted. Pour jelly mixture over tomatoes. Bake until glaze has browned slightly.

Both of these recipes come from Come on In! Recipes from the Junior League of Jackson, Mississippi. I highly recommended purchasing this cookbook! It is one of my favorites!