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Braised leeks & peas

A light and versatile side dish from Angela Nilsen, this can be simmered slowly as you prepare your main

Author: Angela Nilsen

Stuffed Acorn Squash With Mushroom Gravy

This stuffed squash is a favorite of the family of Amy Lawrence, and her husband, Justin Fox Burks, who developed it for their blog, the Chubby Vegetarian. The couple brings this dish to Thanksgiving dinner,...

Author: Tara Parker-Pope

Horseradish mash

Give your mash a kick with the addition of horseradish

Author: Good Food team

Crunchy potatoes with dill & onions

Roasties packed with flavour, and they're good for you too... try them with slow-roast lamb

Author: Sarah Cook

Carrot & cumin salad

The sweet, fresh flavours of this superhealthy side dish make it the perfect accompaniment to curry

Author: John Torode

Gratin of Butternut Squash

Author: Jacques Pepin

Roasted Potatoes With Figs and Thyme

A fall walk through New York's Greenmarket with Eleven Madison Park's chef, Daniel Humm, brought the idea for this unusual dish. Hot black tea lends a deeper flavor to dried figs, which are scattered with...

Author: Kim Severson

Green salad with olive dressing

A simple, Italian-inspired side salad to serve with rustic bakes, meat or fish

Author: Sarah Cook

Winter root mash with buttery crumbs

A little bit of this winter root mash goes a long way - make it a day ahead and cut the stress on Christmas Day

Author: Angela Nilsen

Potato And Carrot Puree

This puree is excellent, especially if served immediately after it is prepared. Although we could have used a food mill, we pureed the vegetables in a food processor. If you puree potato only in this manner...

Author: Jacques Pepin

Crispy baked potatoes with spring onions

Perfect the art of roasted, fluffy spuds with crisp skin, served with soured cream - a healthy winter warmer

Author: Sarah Cook

Roasted shallots with olives, bay & balsamic

These sticky shallots are delicious with vegetarian sausages and creamy mash

Author: Mary Cadogan

Champ

Good with bacon or thick slices of ham and, although not traditional, splendid with fish

Author: Good Food team

Wheatberry Salad With Dried Cranberries and Goat Cheese

A wheatberry is the whole wheat kernel. You can grind it to make flour, but if you boil it like a bean, you're left with a delicious whole grain that has a nutty flavor and pops in your mouth when you...

Author: Tara Parker-Pope

Pommes De Terre Fondantes

Author: Pierre Franey

Fried rice with egg & ginger

John Torode's delicious egg fried rice is dotted with juicy prawns and makes a great addition to a Chinese feast

Author: John Torode

Braised white beans

A healthy and delicious side dish, packed full of unforgettable flavours - try it with a roast

Author: Mary Cadogan

Crunchy parsley croutons

Try this recipe from Gordon Ramsay - it's a crunchy alternative to traditional stuffing

Author: Gordon Ramsay

Horseradish potato dauphinoise

Indulgently creamy, this dauphinoise dish makes a delicious alternative to roast potatoes

Author: James Martin

Parsnip, potato & St Gall cheese gratin

St Gall is one of the best Irish cheeses to cook with, but it will also sit happily alongside a few other varieties on a cheese board

Author: Richard Corrigan

Creamy cheese & tomato macaroni

Try pasta instead of potatoes as a quick side-dish with chicken or steak

Author: Good Food team

Simple creamed corn

Take whole cobs of sweetcorn, slice off the delicious yellow kernels and cook with butter, onion and nutmeg

Author: Good Food team

Spiced tomato rice

Just a few storecupboard ingredients turn plain rice into something special

Author: Good Food team

Basic fondant potatoes

A fondant potatoes recipe for tender, golden spuds. Cooked with butter, stock and thyme, fondant potatoes are the perfect side to a roast

Author: Mary Cadogan

Skinny carrot fries

Want to be healthier but can't give up chips? Try these low-fat, crispy baked carrots with tarragon

Author: Good Food team

Basic hollandaise

This sauce, from Gordon Ramsay, takes some time to prepare, but think of it as a workout with a whisk

Author: Gordon Ramsay

Zesty pomegranate rice

This fragrant dish adds an exotic flavour to plain rice, delicious served with chicken kebabs

Author: Good Food team

Baked carrot & sweet potato mash

Whizz your roots into a smooth, creamy mash, then bake with breadcrumbs, cream, cinnamon and nutmeg

Author: Good Food team

Creamy Potato Gratin

There is an annual color war in our household, with one faction demanding sweet potatoes with marshmallows, the other countering with a potato gratin. I parcook the potatoes in half-and-half before baking...

Author: Florence Fabricant

Jewelled rice

Give rice an exotic edge with this colourful and fragrant recipe, perfect with slow-cooked lamb

Author: Good Food team

My Favorite Bread Stuffing

Author: Mark Bittman

Mustard mash

An excellent, tangy mash which will work well with dishes that tingle the tastebuds

Author: Good Food team

Spicy buttered corn

John Torode serves his corn on the cob with plenty of melted Mexican 'ancho' chilli and coriander butter

Author: John Torode

Crook's Corner Shrimp and Grits

"Everything I do is as authentic as possible, but with my own refinements," the chef Bill Neal told Craig Claiborne in a 1985 profile. Mr. Neal brought his historical approach to Southern cooking to Crook's...

Author: Craig Claiborne

Crunchy potato squares with herby salt

Cut spuds into uniform little cubes then sprinkle liberally with rosemary, thyme and sage salt - they'll crisp up a treat

Author: Good Food team

Truffle oil pomme purée

Everyone loves mashed potato - but it's hardly glamorous, is it? Gordon Ramsay's version is - and this is the classic creamed potato he serves in his restaurants

Author: Gordon Ramsay

Festive red salad

Cabbage, red onion, apple and beetroot - all the brightest purple fruit and veg makes up this winter salad with sweet vinaigrette

Author: Good Food team

Long stem broccoli with sautéed onions & bacon

Try something different from the usual plain boiled broccoli and serve with grilled chicken or white fish

Author: Good Food team

Christmas slaw

A nutty winter salad which is superhealthy, quick to prepare and finished with a light maple syrup dressing

Author: Good Food team

Crisp potato cake

This side dish is one to bring to the table with pride - it looks as good as it tastes!

Author: Barney Desmazery

Broccoli & peas with sesame seeds, soy & honey

Transform your side dish into something special with this low-fat, taste-packed recipe, delicious with fish

Author: Good Food team

Confetti Green Bean Salad

Author: Molly O'Neill