Category: Side Dish
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Cheesy Buffalo Quinoa Bites
I was dancing my butt off at Zumba last night and of course my mind was on the moves but also on what I was going to make for dinner. So during a really spicy Latin jam, I was inspired to make these delicious little buffalo quinoa bites. Okay okay, I wish I could say…
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Cauliflower Power Steaks
Cauliflower is the new kale and I’m not mad even one bit about it! I’ve been sick with a very annoying sore throat for a few days now and I needed all the vitamin C I could get. Since cauliflower is jam packed with vitamin C it was the perfect time to make these Cauliflower…
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Sweetie’s CousCous
Recipes like this are what make cooking so much fun. You take 5 or 6 ingredients you love and mix em together and BOOM! you have a delicious and unique dish that somehow just works so well. A little bit of sweet, something salty, a tasty carb, something of texture with a crunch, and…
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A whole lotta Latkas
Tis’ the season! Not only for discount shopping, presents, gingerbread houses, and ornament dressed trees but also for candles, dreidels, and deep fried starches! Most importantly, fried potato pancakes called Latkes or Latkas (Google didn’t know either)… Hanukkah was definitely a time when the BIG GUY was like “Hey, sorry about that whole matzah…
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Broccoli & Cheddar Quinoa Cakes
All the credit for this one goes to Pinterest! I just love finding recipes with minimal ingredients and then realizing that all the ingredients are aready in my fridge. The design credit goes to me, because I had a big cup of coffee at 4:30 and… I bought way too much cilantro.
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Guilt-Free Nacho Supreme
Ay yi yi!! This recipe is muy bien and almost completely guilt free!! I remember when Joony was training for the marathon and I was having the BEST time carb loading with him, because that’s just the supportive kind of girlfriend I AM, we had the most delectible dish called Nacho French Fries at…
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Balsamic Glazed Brussels Sprouts
The countdown to thanksgiving continues and we’re oh so close! Less than 24 hours to go. Tonight, I played around with a very ordinary Brussels sprouts recipe and holidized it as best as I could! If you don’t like Brussels sprouts, you’re doing them wrong and need to try again. Start here…
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Pumpkin Pumpkin Zuchini Linguine
Is it Thanksgiving yet?! I’m so hungry and if I read one more mashed potato recipe I’m gonna rob a KFC. It feels like I’ve been waiting for this day all year and finally it’s 2 days away. So, I decided I need to “practice” a few dishes before I can decide what will actually…
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Curry Carrots love Cucumber Yogurt
This was so yummy! I highly recommend making triple this recipe. And of course you know by now, it was super easy to make… This was one of those concoctions that kinda just came together by accident. I’ve been crushing on these heirloom carrots ever since my mom surprised me with her awesome farmers market…
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Pretty Girls Eat Veggie Spring Rolls!
About 2 years ago I started following one of these beautiful, skinny, blonde, raw vegan chicks on Instagram. She would post all these perfectly lit, professional, colorful, fresh, vegan meals and I would gawk at them like I was looking at a supermodel. Scrolling through her pics, I actually began to crave raw veggies the…
