This cucumber jicama slaw is a great alternative to cabbage or salad greens as a taco topping! Also great with grilled meats.
Side Dishes
These aren’t your regular roasted sweet potatoes! They’re smothered in Thai spice, mixed with some toasted coconut, and finished off with a squirt of lime.
Celebrate vibrant green spring vegetables by tossing them in a flavorful dill pesto! This salad is great cold or warm and is sun-safe for potlucks!
I’m not sure there is a more perfect trifecta than Roasted Butternut Squash, Brussels Sprouts, and Bacon. Creating a balance of flavors in a recipe is super important to me! This easy side dish has sweet, salty, and bitter flavors harmonizing beautifully together.
I’ve been making sweet potato fries for over 15 years and THIS easy seasoning blend is by far our favorite! It’s just equal amounts of four ingredients you probably already have. (And you can use it for more than just sweet potato fries!
This Cilantro-Lime Quinoa is a healthier alternative to rice and is studded with spicy almonds!
I love the Mediterranean feel of this Roasted Carrot and Chickpea Salad!
These Leek and Brussels Sprouts Fritters would be perfect with a roasted chicken or as a light lunch on their own!
The big day is almost here! What are your plans? Traveling? Hosting? Traveling so you don’t have to host?
In the 17 years I’ve spent feeding children, this easy cucumber salad is, hands down, the most loved vegetable side dish in my family. My children eat these marinated cucumbers like potato chips! Thankfully it’s quick and easy to make!
If you need a quick dinner on a weeknight, this Brussels Sprout and Sausage Hash with Apples will feed your hungry tribe in a jiffy.
My favorite part about this hearty, vegetarian quinoa salad is the sweet dressing made from lemon-infused oil! The whole thing is so light and fresh.
After living in Europe and eating LOT of tangy German style potatoes, I fell in love with German style potato salads! Since recreating dishes is my superpower, I created my own version with a warm bacon dressing! You’ll fall in love with this salad like my family did!
Making homemade sauerkraut is easy! All you need is a bunch of cabbage, pickling salt, and a couple of quart-sized mason jars.
Mango Cucumber Rice Salad is a perfect summertime meal with some grilled chicken! Don’t turn on the oven unless you absolutely have to!
How often do you see carrots with the greens still attached? They’re so pretty. I wonder if cutting their greens makes them feel like their “hair” is getting chopped off? If carrots had feelings, that is. Speaking of feelings… I have mixed feelings toward beets. They’re probably the most gorgeous color found in nature, but …
Roasted cabbage is a quick, easy, and inexpensive side dish! The fresh dill is a perfect compliment.
When we first started participating in a CSA program in California, the biggest adjustment I had to make was cooking with greens. I distinctly remember pulling a bundle of rainbow chard from the box, almost the length of my arm, wondering what the heck I was going to do with it. And wondering what it …
If you hate Brussels sprouts, you NEED to try shredded and roasted Brussels sprouts! They’re crispy and delicious, and luckily shaved Brussels sprouts are easily found at the grocery store!
This may be my most favorite breakfast ever. Also, you’ll never look at Brussels sprout hash the same way after this!
I’m a sucker for fresh corn in the summer. My all-time favorite way of making fresh corn is turning it into elote or Mexican corn on the cob — rolled in spiced mayo and cotija cheese. But when I don’t feel like getting my face covered in cheese and sauce, this flavorful, fresh bowl of grilled …
I have a whole section of my website dedicated to grilling. Not just burgers, but all kinds of protein and vegetables! I would grill everything all the time if I could! I love adding fun twists on traditional grilled recipes and this grilled zucchini recipe is the perfect example of that.
This is the BEST way to make roasted broccoli and have those caramelized crispy bits! No more soggy, overcooked broccoli.
I’m not going to lie to you. (I never do anyway.) This mac ‘n’ cheese is awesome. VERY awesome. It’s perfectly creamy with a smoky bacon flavor, yet the slight sweetness from the roasted squash still manages to shine through. One of my favorite parts is that it doesn’t bake in the oven forever — …
Part Three: the ginger rice. I saved the best for last. It may look like plain old rice, but it’s far from it. I could seriously eat an entire pot of this myself. With nothing else on it. I’m not joking. There’s a catch, though. You must like ginger to like this rice. The ginger …