Thanksgiving stuffing (or dressing) made healthy with Indian-spiced lentils, quinoa, parsnips, toasted pine nuts, golden raisins, and more! A healthful side dish for your holiday gatherings. This post is sponsored by Pacific Foods. Thanksgiving is quickly approaching and I’m sure those of you who are preparing or contributing to a feast this year are already …
Side Dishes & Snacks
Creamy, naturally sweet kabocha squash casserole with gluten-free walnut topping – a marvelous dish to share with friends and family during the holidays. This post is sponsored by Vital Proteins. Kabocha is my soul squash. Have you familiarized yourself with it yet? I’m not even sure I can adequately describe it in words. It’s very …
A straight-forward and easy recipe for oven roasted root vegetables, including suggestions for flavoring and serving your roots! You guys, guess what happened to me last week? Have you guessed? No peeking for spoilers.. This is really important business… Your guess is probably wrong so you should guess again. And again. Nope, guess again. Definitely …
Stewed pears, apples, and walnuts make for a marvelous combination in this roasted stuffed acorn squash recipe. A healthy side dish for the fall, winter, and holidays.
These pan fried green beans with pomegranate seeds and bacon make for an easy and delicious side dish, requiring only three ingredients!
Fall harvest fruit salad with apples, walnuts, grapes, and homemade coconut whipped cream. A marvelous paleo and vegan-friendly side dish to bring on your fall picnics. When I was a kid, my whole family would pack up the car and drive from Tahoe to Apple Hill, where we’d go apple and pumpkin picking during …
Sautéed acorn squash and brussels sprouts with maple-cinnamon glaze, pecans, and bacon makes for a marvelous side dish to go alongside your favorite fall or winter-inspired entrée.
Cheesy vegan roasted cauliflower made paleo-friendly with nutritional yeast is a simple and easy paleo, whole30, keto healthy side dish, perfect to go alongside any main entrée.
Creamy dairy-free crock pot butternut squash soup made easily in your slow cooker. This healthful and easy recipe is a cozy meal for chilly days and evenings.
Fully-loaded breakfast nachos with sweet potato home fries, black beans, avocado, cheddar and cotija cheeses, sunny side up eggs, and more! A perfect breakfast-for-dinner, and awesome for sharing with friends at your football gatherings. Disclosure: I was asked to participate in the “#OrganicforAll” campaign as a member of the Healthy Aperture Blogger Network. I received …
Healthy Sweet Potato Casserole with crispy nutty streusel topping – a grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free recipe that’s also paleo-friendly. This casserole is the perfect side dish for the holidays! Side dishes are serious business this time of year, and it shouldn’t come as a shock that when it comes to side dishes, all-things sweet potato …
Herby mashed avocado finger sandwiches with cucumber and sprouts are a fresh and healthy appetizer for any occasion.
Grilled portobello mushroom and squash quesadillas with peppers make for excellent quesadilla filling for a healthful summer-inspired meal. Charred grilled veggies. Melty cheese. Crispy tortilla. The trappings of tongue bud bliss. I can’t think of many foods that entice me more than a fully-loaded super gooey, ultra crispy quesadilla. Perhaps because the cheese ’tilla has …
Pesto pasta salad with homemade kale-basil walnut pesto, sun-dried tomatoes, and broccoli and gluten-free noodles. Serve it up at your next BBQ or picnic!
Fully loaded Mexican street corn hummus with queso fresco, grilled corn, cherry tomatoes, red onion, black beans, and cilantro. The perfect healthy summertime snack or appetizer. I have a personal question to ask you. How do you handle the snacking situation? Do you harbor snacks in the nooks and crannies of your purse, glove compartment, …