It’s taco night and you need to whip up some side dishes fast. These easy refried beans are made from canned beans, so they’re quick and delicious too! If you don’t know by now, Mexican food is my favorite cuisine. I grew up in San Diego where amazing taco shops are everywhere you turn, so […]
Side Dishes
Roasted Fennel with Garlic and Kalamata Olives
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Are you looking for a delicious vegan side dish? This Roasted Fennel with Garlic and Kalamata Olives makes a wonderful healthy side. One of the things the functional medicine doctor did for me was to give me a very specific food list. This is extraordinarily helpful because I really had no idea what I should […]
Rosemary, Garlic & Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes
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Looking for a new family-friendly gluten free side dish recipe? Our delicious Crispy Rosemary Garlic Parmesan Roasted Red Potatoes Recipe is easy to make in the oven. I tend to get kind of boring with the side dishes sometimes. I usually realize I’m in a rut when we have rice as a side every night […]
Poached Golden Beets Even My Kids Will Eat
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Are you looking for a way to cook beets your whole family will love? These Poached Golden Beets are tender and full of flavor. Even my kids will eat them! Beets. They’re one of those vegetables you know you should be serving your family more, but no one will eat them. I have always roasted […]
Low Carb Cauliflower Buns for the Ketogenic Diet
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Are you looking for the best keto bun recipe for burgers or pulled pork? These tasty Low Carb Cauliflower Buns are easy to make and hold up well too. Ever since I went gluten free 5+ years ago, one thing I have missed is eating burgers with an actual bun. I love burgers wrapped in […]
Spinach & Quinoa & Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
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Looking for a healthy and delicious side dish to serve? This Spinach & Quinoa Stuffed Sweet Potatoes recipe is warm, nourishing and delicious! Potatoes are a staple of the American diet. Sweet potatoes are becoming more popular as people begin to realize how delicious and nutritious they are. I know many people are often looking […]
Bacon and Brussels Sprouts Side Dish
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Are you looking for the best side dish to bring to a pot luck or serve at Thanksgiving? This Bacon and Brussels Sprouts recipe has quickly become one of my family’s favorite side dishes! During the holidays, it’s all about great appetizers and amazing side dishes for me. I love to nibble and taste all […]
How to Make Easy Baked Hasselback Potatoes
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Are you looking for the best healthy side dish recipe for your next dinner party? Learn how to make easy oven baked Hasselback Potatoes that will wow your guests. Potatoes are a staple of the American diet. They’re super tasty and flexible too. Baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes, potato salad… there are so many ways […]
Spanish Style Cauliflower Rice Recipe
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Cauliflower rice is a great substitute for rice when you’re avoiding grains. I go through phases where I avoid grains for one reason or another. Often it’s at the beginning of spring when the Farmer’s Market opens and I want to enjoy all of the wonderful produce I’ve been missing all winter. It’s spring now, […]
Garlic Roasted Bell Peppers Recipe
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This oven roasted bell peppers recipe is easy to make and delicious. Bonus: there are so many ways to serve this easy side dish! We grew a couple of bell pepper plants this year. Our whole family loves bell peppers! I was hoping to make this Garlic Roasted Bell Peppers recipe with bell peppers from […]
Dilly Beans: Pickled Green Beans Recipe
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Looking for a way to use up the green beans from your garden or CSA box? Learn how to make quick Dilly Beans in this easy recipe. In the past, I’ve had quite a bit of trouble getting the girls to eat green beans. That’s because I always steamed them out of convenience. They now […]
Oven-Roasted Baby Bok Choy Recipe
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Have you wondered how to cook baby bok choy the best way? Our Oven Roasted Bok Choy with garlic recipe is the perfect healthy side dish with Chinese food and many other main courses. Have you seen bok choy at the store, but don’t know what to do with it? We’ll teach you how to […]
How to Roast Hatch Green Chiles
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A couple years back I was introduced to Hatch Chiles for the first time at our local Chili Cookoff. There was one booth that was serving green chili made with Hatch Green Chiles. It was my favorite chili that was served that year. I have wanted to try Hatch Chiles in my own recipes ever […]
Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
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Cilantro is one of my absolute favorite fresh herbs. It goes well in so many different types of cuisine, and it also has wonderful health benefits! I feel sorry for the people who think it tastes like soap! Even the girls love it. Whenever I’m chopping up cilantro during dinner prep, little fingers always sneak […]
Gluten Free Herbed Sourdough Focaccia Recipe
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When I first went gluten free, the thing that I missed the most was bread. Not because I have ever been a huge bread person, but because most gluten free bread tastes nothing like its gluten filled counterpart. I had just gotten baking bread from scratch down, and then I had to try and learn […]
Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles
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Are you searching for the best keto appetizer recipes you can bake in the oven? Our crispy Bacon Wrapped Asparagus Bundles are easy to make and so delicious. I really came up with this Bacon Wrapped Asparagus recipe on accident, and it has become one of my family’s favorite ways to eat asparagus. Here’s the […]
Two Methods for Making a Gluten Free Sourdough Starter
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I had just gotten baking bread down (you can see some of my recipes here and here) and came up with a mean thin crust pizza recipe when I had to go gluten free. Baking gluten free bread is a whole other world that I wasn’t prepared to step into! I had been buying Rudi’s […]
Easy Roasted Artichokes with Garlic
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I love, love, love artichokes! They are super yummy, and I have traditionally steamed them. However, I have on more than one occasion burnt the bottom of the steaming pan because it ran out of water. So, I decided to experiment with roasting artichokes. You can roast them whole, but I find this method is […]
