These Caramelized Roasted Carrots are the perfect healthy side dish to pair with everything. With just three ingredients, this recipe is very easy to throw together on a weeknight, but tastes impressive enough to serve to dinner guests. If I had to choose between baby carrots and whole carrots, I would choose whole any day. I…
Side Dishes
Healthy Mashed Celery Root
Celeriac, also simply called celery root, is an unusual vegetable, one that you rarely see in cookbooks or on restaurant menus. Though, I do think it’s growing in popularity, and I suspect we’ll start to see much more of it within the health food community soon due to its great nutritional profile. Admittedly, celery root…
Extra Crispy Roasted Potatoes
This special cooking method creates the most delicious crispy roasted potatoes! They’re the perfect healthy side dish to any meal and guaranteed to be devoured by everyone. I have this thing about regular potatoes that if they aren’t cooked extra crispy (I mean borderline charred), I really don’t care for them. To me, baked potatoes…
Farro Salad with Apples, Almonds and Mozzarella
This Farro Salad with Apples, Almonds, and Mozzarella is packed with fresh fall flavors. It’s a delicious make-ahead salad that you can easily pack for lunch, a picnic, or potluck. Feel free to leave out the mozzarella for a vegan alternative. I’m back! Sorry, I know it’s been awhile. Stuff got busy you see. A…
Whole Wheat Orzo with Blistered Tomatoes and Mint
I love this Whole Wheat Orzo with Blistered Tomatoes and Mint recipe so much that I’ve made it three times in the last 2 weeks! It’s the perfect make-ahead recipe that you can prepare in advance and eat throughout the week for lunch or dinner. We ate a good amount of orzo throughout our honeymoon…
Glazed Carrots with Honey and Thyme
These Glazed Carrots with Honey and Thyme are the perfect side dish to poultry or fish. They’re gluten-free, vegetarian, and dairy-free optional. We all need a quick go-to side dish that we can whip up in no time. For me, it’s these Glazed Carrots with Honey and Thyme. My favorite part about this recipe is…
Lime Corn Salad + Delicious Healthy Summer Recipes
Hey guys! Today I’m linking up with some of my favorite healthy bloggers to bring you a full healthy summer meal, including main dishes, sides, and dessert. There are some delicious gluten-free, vegetarian, and paleo options on this list, so there’s something for everyone. Scroll down to see what everyone made, and at the bottom of…
The Easiest Smashed Potatoes
These Smashed Potatoes are so simple to make, and only require two ingredients. Once you try them, you won’t want to eat potatoes any other way! You all know how much I love my Crispy Roasted Potatoes recipe, but I also love shortcuts (especially when I’m cooking a bunch of things at once). These smashed potatoes are…
Perfectly Crispy Roasted Vegetables
For as long as I can remember I’ve loved crispy foods. I think I get this from my mom. I love the edges around a brownie pan, pizza crust, extra crispy french fries, and any type of crunchy topping. So it’s no surprise that when I roast vegetables, I like getting them nice and charred, also….
Sriracha Roasted Broccoli
This Sriracha Roasted Broccoli is spicy, delicious, and comes together in under 20 minutes. It’s the perfect healthy, weeknight side dish. On a recent date night to one of our favorite local restaurants, The Misfit, Travis and I tried a new seasonal menu item, spicy charred broccoli, that we both loved. Like with many of The…
Farro Salad with Cherry Tomatoes and Mozzarella
When summer hits, I hate using my oven. It is already too dang hot, so why add another ten degrees to my kitchen? That is why I LOVE making salads during the summer. You may remember how much I love farro – I have two other farro recipes on my site that you can find here and here….
Passover Matzo Kugel with Apples
The whole family will love this Passover Matzo Kugel with Apples! You can make this kugel ahead of time and reheat it in the oven before your Seder. Passover will be here in just two weeks! For those of you celebrating, that means putting away all of the bread products and bringing out the matzo!…
