Side

Serve as a side dish or as an appetizer.

In this recipe, butter lettuce is cooked in pan drippings for a quick side.

An immersion blender makes the prep time even shorter.

Rouille is a Provençal sauce that's traditionally made with peppers and served with fish. Here, it's the spread for an easy, flavorful appetizer.

Chocolate mousse would be a great simple ending to this meal for two.

Flavored with traditional stuffing herbs, these are great for mopping up gravy. They also make a tasty snack sandwich with leftover turkey.

These whole wheat rolls will impress everyone with how incredibly soft and moist they are. The secret ingredient? Instant potato flakes.

Roasting brings out fennel's sweet side.

You'll find pomegranate seeds at markets and at specialty foods stores.

To add richness, sauté three ounces sliced pancetta until crisp; crumble over before serving. Varietal honeys are available at specialty foods stores and online at chefshop.com.

This is a fresh twist on green beans amandine. Marcona almonds, from Spain, are more tender than California almonds and are usually sold roasted and salted. Look for them at specialty foods stores and online at tienda.com.

If you've never had rutabagas, here's a great way to try them. Ginger-roasted pears add sweetness and a touch of spice—the perfect balance for this earthy root vegetable. Slice one extra pear and roast it (with the cubes) to use as garnish.

Chestnuts play deliciously against roasted grapes. Roasted chestnuts in jars can be found at some supermarkets, at specialty foods stores, and online at markys.com or mastercaviar.com.

Squash is often sold already peeled and seeded, making this recipe even easier.

Thinly sliced brussels sprouts are sautéed with shallots in this comforting hash.

The small potatoes known as fingerlings have a sweet, buttery flavor. Small redskinned potatoes would work well, too.

Japanese horseradish gives these a bit of heat. Great with steak or prime rib, too.

Over-the-top delicious.