If you’re running out of time and need to whip up a side dish fast, then this is the perfect recipe for you! This yummy and Easy Pasta Salad recipe is packed with vegetables, tender pasta, and a zesty dressing. It’s salad is sure to become a favorite at any table and is made from…
Are you craving a savory side dish that is both delicious and easy to make? Look no further than these Ranch Roasted Potato Wedges! This simple recipe combines the comforting flavors of ranch seasoning with the crispy goodness of oven-roasted potatoes, creating a side dish that is perfect for pretty much anything! We love to…
This recipe for Cinnamon Chipotle Sweet Potatoes will let you switch up that traditional holiday sweet potato side dish. It seems that sweet potatoes get regulated to holiday meals but I’m all for eating sweet potatoes ALL year! They’re so yummy and packed full of vitamins! The spicy chipotle pairs well with the natural sweetness…
This Watermelon Basil Salad is the epitome of summer. Sweet, juicy watermelon and savory feta with sweet basil. It’s the perfect combination, made in summertime heaven! How To Make It: There are three stars to this show- watermelon, fresh sweet basil and feta cheese. Next up is a simple dressing that brings all of the…
Ginger Apple Slaw is sweet and tangy with just the right amount of gingery kick to it! It’s goes wonderfully with grilled meats, chicken tacos (it’s AWESOME on tacos) or with pulled pork. As a side dish you don’t have to cook, it’s on the table within minutes and there’s nothing better delicious food with…
This recipe for Cumin Roasted Cauliflower comes together in under ten minutes and even faster if you use pre-cut cauliflower! All you need is 5 simple ingredients and you can serve up a tasty side dish with just a hint of crispiness Cauliflower is one of our favorite veggies! It’s loaded with fiber and vitamin…
Quinoa Tabbouleh: basically regular tabbouleh but with quinoa instead! Bet you didn’t see that one coming! Traditionally made with bulger wheat, our take on tabbouleh happened when we were adapting our favorite recipes to be gluten free. We all liked it so much, it’s stuck around even though it’s not a necessity now. Quinoa is…
This is my second installment in my Tilapia, Black Beans and Fresh Orange Salsa extravaganza. I first started with the Fresh Orange Salsa recipe… We’ll need all of these things together for the final dish so don’t forget to check that one out! After I show you how to cook up these delicious Caribbean Black…
First things first: this is one of our favorite side dishes! Secondly, I feel like I should mention that I love Kentucky Fried Chicken’s fried potato wedges (anyone know what I’m talking about?!) I haven’t been there in ages but I read that they recently took them off of the menu. I won’t claim these…
For part of this recipe, you’ll need to make my Ginger Miso Dressing first. If you’re just joining us, you can find that HERE! I know you’re probably wondering why sweet potato and baby bok choy – it seems like a strange combination- but I promise you it’s soooo good. However, the miso dressing is…
I recently acquired a lot of berries (AKA I bought too much) and after a dear friend invited us over for brunch, it was decided that I was too bring along a mixed berry fruit salad…a great way to not let all that fruit go to waste! I’ve never made a mixed berry fruit salad…
I picked up this yummy way of cooking Lemon Roasted Broccoli while visiting my brother. I have never particularly disliked broccoli but I never really liked it either. I’m an indifferent broccoli person…I mainly just eat it because I know it’s healthy 😆. This recipe changed my mind completely and now I love it! The…
We love to head out to Marshall, Virginia (such a pretty ride!) and pick apples every October. And like most years, this year we were overzealous and picked WAY too many apples haha. Like 5 pecks…which is approximately 160 apples. Oops! There’s no possible way two adults and one toddler can eat that many apples…
This is a super easy recipe for chickpea salad that’s perfect for picnics or to take along to a BBQ. With lemon and parsley, it makes the perfect zesty side dish that goes great with anything from the grill! The key to making this chickpea salad successfully is to rinse, rinse, rinse, those chickpeas! A…
So a bit ago, a friend of mine sent a recipe to me saying she thought my husband would probably enjoy it… She was right. It contained whiskey. He’ll eat or drink anything if it says whiskey in the title somewhere. In this instance, it was a recipe for whiskey-glazed carrots (yum!). I made them…
I learned my love of food, all of my cooking skills, and a ton of recipes from my awesome momma (seriously she can cook anything). This Pineapple Carrot Salad is something she’s been making for years…It’s a perfect summertime salad, one of the easiest recipes to make, and tasty too! *This recipe first appeared on…
This recipe first appeared on my other blog, The Traveler’s Nest! I love beets. I recently tried growing them in our community garden plot but of the row that I planted only 3 came up! *sigh* I’m determined to try again though! Honestly, I think I might have pulled them up by accident when I…