Side Dishes & Snacks

When the weather cooled off last month and loads of amazing treats started showing themselves all over pinterest, my hibernation instinct kicked in and I began foraging.

On November 6, Faith Gorsky from An Edible Mosaic released her first cookbook,  An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. Along with some other bloggers, I am participating in Faith’s virtual book launch party and am honored to share one of her recipes with you! Faith has a rich and wonderful story, which …

Balsamic roasted root vegetables with cumin and oregano make for an excellent healthy holiday side dish, and is also great for gatherings during the winter months. On a food blog called, The Roasted Root, you would think there would be at least one recipe for…oh…I don’t know…roasted roots. There have been roots, there have been …

Stuffed Bell Peppers with Butternut Squash, Spinach, and Brown Rice Stuffing things with other things could be one of my favorite things. To do. Let’s shed some light on stuffers and stuffees.

Sweet Potato Hash Browns (or Rösti) is a traditional Swiss and German side dish to go alongside just about any meal. This easy to prepare recipe is nutritious and satisfying. Changing seasons + Oktoberfest = beer + sausage + rösti. That’s an equation I have no problem balancing! Rösti is a Swiss dish, similar to …

Stuffed Baby Bell Peppers with cream cheese are a quick, easy, and delicious appetizer! This low-carb, keto appetizer is perfect for sharing at any gathering!     I’d like to believe you can tell a lot about a person based on how they consume appetizers. Do they eat it all in one bite even if …

Beet and sweet potato tart made gluten-free. Fresh, delicious, packed with nutrients. I’m not really a tart maker. I’ll eat a tart any day of the week…I just don’t make them. Except, I did make this one. As soon as I saw this post from Cannelle Et Vanille, I knew I had better become a tart maker right …

Dried Fruit and Hazelnut Bars with dried figs, apricots and cranberries. A healthy energy bar recipe that is gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and a nutritious snack. Anyone ever try a Body Pump class?  I tried one for the first time while I was in Sonora. The workout was great but the experience was even better.  Great …

Toasted Nut Energy Bars with almonds, walnuts, almond butter, dried apricots, dates, and more! This healthy energy bar recipe is paleo, grain-free, refined sugar-free and delicious. It was always a treat to open up my brown bag lunch at school and find a granola bar waiting there for me.  Being the good little lunch eater …

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of no-bake treat recipes and I could not possibly be left behind on the no-bake extravaganza. I love baking, but let’s be honest – the dough is always the best part.  These carrot cake bites are great for the obvious carrot cake lover and are packed full of protein …