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Here are some of the sides I make

steamed brocolli

steamed asparagus

different salads---pasta, lettuce salads, taboule salad

vege stir fry--mushrooms, brocolli, aspagarus, squash, zuchinni or variation of any of those--a little olive oil, pepper, garlic, ginger root and maybe a dash of soy sauce--yum!

sweet potatoes--those microwaves ones wrapped in the plastic in the produce section are really good

stove top stuffing

homemade applesauce--really easy

mahatma saffron rice--it is pretty good

add something to your couscous--veges, mushrooms, soy, etc.

my latest favorite "easy" veggie side dish is just plain ol' frozen spinach, i usually buy the green giant kind, in the little box.  you get a ton, and then i spice it up by adding EVOO and sea salt or stirring in butter and nutmeg (a little goes a long way!).

you can also make mashed potatoes a little easier, especially if you're just making a small quantity, by baking the potatoes as usual, and then scraping out the insides and just mashing them up with a fork and add milk and butter.  then you get to eat the yummy skins (also good with EVOO and sea salt)!  it still takes an hour or however long to bake the potatoes, but it's more mindless than peeling, boiling, etc.