There’s a trendy lunch café near our house that serves upscale sandwiches, prepared salads, and side dishes. My favorite dish there is the shrimp salad, which has generously plump shrimp in a creamy sauce… so I decided to recreate it at home.
Archive | Veggies & Sides
A Quick and Easy Dinner with the SmartHub Sous Vide Cooker
Cooking for your family takes a lot of time and effort, right? It doesn’t have to! Sous vide cooking can take a lot of the effort out of meal prep.
Four Ways to French Fry (Without Salt or Potatoes!)
Feel good about eating any of these fries – these salt-free and potato-free fries are a delicious and healthy twist on an old favorite.
Scallion-Cucumber Raita with Fresh Pomegranate Arils
Raita is a side dish in Indian cuisine that is meant to cool the palate and soothe the stomach after eating the spicy main course. Prep the ingredients in advance and mix in just a few minutes before serving for a crisp and refreshing side dish to your festive platters.
Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Harissa Sauce
Today, Amie shares her story about how going unprocessed changed her health… and recipe for a simple, delicious side dish that takes very little prep work.
Winter Vegetable Soup with Squash, Garbanzo Beans, and Quinoa
This winter vegetable soup was inspired by a recent trip to the farmers market. With tons of local squashes and root vegetables on display, vegetable soup came to mind. I added garbanzo beans and quinoa to make it heartier (and even healthier!), but you can leave those out, or make a few substitutions.
Wheat Berry Salad
This wheat berry salad has an earthy warmness to it, a tad nutty but only slightly, and depending on what other ingredients are mixed in, the wonderful ability to suit any season.
6 Tips for Serving New Recipes to Your Family (& Crispy Smashed Potatoes)
This is a great starter recipe and a family favorite. Use it as a winning side dish, especially instead of French fries. This dish is universally well-received by ALL kinds of eaters. In fact, when I served these potatoes at a large family dinner, the potatoes created a stir of excitement amongst the guests before I could get them on the table. Everybody loved them, and even the picky eaters had second helpings.