Colorful Vegan Chickpea Broccolini Rice Bowl
One Bowl Dishes are my favorite way to enjoy a balanced meal. And they’re fast to put together on busy evenings. This one is vegan and has a Mediterranean flair that goes down easy.
Read MoreGluten-free Vegan Saucy Polenta Rounds
Your super easy, gluten-free, dairy-free, budget-friendly, kid-approved, vegan and vegetarian lunch or light meal go-to. Yep, it’s all that! Two ingredients only. This won’t disappoint!
Read MoreEleventh-Hour Gluten-free, Dairy-free Seasoned Crunchy Tator Tots
Okay, we’re in the “eleventh hour” of party food prep, right? The very last minute we can create a Super Bowl party food touchdown. Let’s do this … tasty, super easy, and with as few words as possible.
Read MoreTropical Whipped Cream Fruit Salad
I could bathe in this stuff! Yep, this salad (or dessert if you prefer) is that luxurious to the taste buds – in flavor and texture. But I’ll refrain from taking a dip, and just dip my spoon into the yumminess over and over and …
Read MoreRoasted Paprika Cauliflower
Cauliflower is too often still thought of as a “diet food”. But there’s so much more to cauliflower if we take our blinders off … in flavor opportunities and health benefits, while often still keeping the “diet”, and naturally gluten-free and dairy-free, properties intact. This recipe takes this healthy, cruciferous veggie into a tastier food group? Let’s get started …
Read MoreKale Sprouts and How to Cook Them
These little cruciferous vegetable beauties first caught my attention with their vibrantly colored purple and green, mini-sized kale leaves and stock, and tiny quasi Brussels sprout loosely encased in the center. Guess what? They’re loaded with nutritional benefits, great flavor, and are super easy to cook.
Read MoreGluten-free, Dairy-free Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
This gluten-free, dairy-free recipe brings creamy, rich, nutritious sweet potatoes into a casserole dish all their own. A pecan streusel topping bakes in a bit of crunch.
Read MoreStovetop Grilled Corn on the Cob
Sad to see summertime go because that means a wind-down to the grilling and barbecuing season and all those delicious foods that rock the epitome of summer? Me too! That’s why we’re doing Stovetop Grilled Corn on the Cob!
Read MoreGluten-free Dairy-free Broccoli Cauliflower Salad
This veggie salad recipe is light, served cold, and offers the freshness of summer vegetables with mild crunch and flavor. By using homemade dressing, we’re keeping it a low-sodium and low-carb side dish.
Read MoreGluten-free, Dairy-free Crunchy and Creamy Coleslaw
Need a super simple summer salad? You know, for those days that it’s just too hot to cook – or even think about what to cook? We get our fair share of those days here in Minnesota. This cool and refreshing, gluten-free, dairy-free coleslaw recipe has a fun bite to it too!
Read MoreCreamy Potato Salad
Why is THIS potato salad perfect for your next summer barbecue? Because we marry tangy, sweet, flavors of the dressing with the crunch, tender, and crisp textures of pampered potatoes, fresh celery, and perky pickles. It’s been our favorite recipe for years. I can’t believe I’m just sharing it with you now … Shame on me!
Read MoreMexican Sweet Corn Cake
Mexican sweet corn cake, in case you’ve never had the pleasure, is this creamy, sweet, mash-like-ultra-moist-cornbread-like baked dish. It is speckled throughout with whole and chopped super sweet corn kernels. The starch from the corn creates a texture and mouth-feel similar to … well, nothing I can really say resembles this texture. It is such a great texture, just one of its own design (okay, my mouth is already watering).
Read MoreRosemary Herbed Oven Roasted Fingerling Potatoes
Herbed petite potatoes are my idea of a perfect starchy side dish. These little gems require minimal prep work to get them into the oven, will waft irresistible scents while roasting, and will delight your tastebuds with a “snappy”, tender texture. Their diminutive size makes them very kid-friendly too!
Read MoreThanksgiving Bread Stuffing Cups
The debate is long lived. Some say stuffing is different from dressing, some argue they’re the same thing. I don’t really think about it much and love them both, and to me Thanksgiving “isn’t” without this side dish. I’ve put a spin on it this year, making stuffing cups instead of putting it into the turkey … with great results!
Read MoreRosemary Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are a staple side dish in many homes and a must for a complete Thanksgiving dinner. Seasoned with bold yet sweet garlic that’s been oven roasted to mellow it’s harshness, then paired with an herby “perfumed” essence of freshly chopped rosemary, these potatoes …
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