Sides

Thanks to the pressure cooker, homemade refried black beans from scratch are just an hour and some change away – not overnight!

This cauliflower and jasmine rice blend is a delicious way to transition from white rice to full-on cauliflower rice.

Just say no to marshmallow covered sweet potatoes, and enjoy the goodness that happens when you mix sweet potatoes with savory ingredients!

Instant Pot Spiced Cranberry Sauce is extra flavorful with spices, orange, and ginger, and you might just catch people sneaking seconds along with their turkey.

Roasted asparagus becomes extra special when brushed with miso butter and topped with feta cheese and capers. So easy, elegant, and delish!

A healthy weeknight home cooked meal your family will love? You got this. Long grain rice medley with peas, carrots, and a tangy, herbal chimichurri is the perfect accompaniment to salmon, chicken, or a big green salad.

Everyone will love this winter salad! Raw Brussels sprouts are fabulous: milder than most cabbages, crunchy, and ever-so-slightly sweet. Add apples, fennel, bacon, and Pecorino, and you’ve got one amazing Brussels Sprouts Salad!

Homemade grilled flatbread, seasoned with a bright and lemony za’atar spice blend, is so easy make and is the perfect side for soup!

Roasted stuff acorn squash topped with a rainbow of vegetables makes a healthy, tasty side. Naturally vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free. The El Niño weather system …

Hearts of romaine on the grilled is a smoky crisp surprise. Top with shrimp, corn, tomatoes, avocados, and fennel to create a unique and crunchy summer grilled romaine salad.

Sweet and tangy balsamic cipollini onions are the perfect side dish, and so easy to do on the stove top.

One of the fabulous things about having a home vegetable and herb garden is the discovery of unexpected behaviors of some plants. Like the fact …

I have this thing about corn on the cob. It’s sweet and crunchy and tasty and summery, and us Midwesterners will get into an all …

As you might have gleaned from the content on the blog as of late, I’m a salad girl. A salad-lovin’ home gardener. Almost everything I …

I know summer isn’t quite here yet, but, I’m already kind of smitten with summer produce. The spring stars and good gardening mojo aligned perfectly …

This show-stopper seven layer salad is a real crowd pleaser, served with a surprising and unique creamy salsa vinaigrette dressing.

You might have noticed from this blog that I don’t post a lot of desserts here. Peeps go crazy for desserts. But, I just don’t …

Warning: there’s an unapologetic use of winter tomatoes in this post today. I know. Please don’t tell anyone, because the seasonal cooking police will bust …