Cucumber Salad takes a new spin by adding sweet green grapes, creamy avocado, and fresh mint. This is refreshing and delicious! Heads up! This Cucumber Salad with Green Grapes and Avocado recipe was originally published in 2014. An updated photo was added June 2018. Text has not been changed. ...
Side Dishes
Shaved Vegetable Salad with a Tangy Dill Dressing
This Shaved Vegetable Salad is a light and delicious salad that works well as a dinner side dish or to bring to your summer barbecues! In a sea of sameness, this Shaved Vegetable Salad gets points for standing out. At most of your summer barbecues you'll find pasta salads, you'll find potato ...
White Bean Salad Recipe
White Bean Salad is the perfect answer to what to make for a quick dinner side dish or your next potluck picnic! Heads up! This post was first published May 2014. Updates were made May 2018. Enjoy! Last week, we were supposed to attend a family picnic for Meghan's school. In a bit of a ...
How To Cook Quinoa and Quinoa Recipes Your Family Will Love
This article will show you how to cook quinoa so it has a perfect, fluffy texture and you can use it in many different quinoa recipes! The other day I got a message from a friend who was making my Sweet Potato Black Bean burgers. They call for cooked quinoa, and she wasn't sure how to cook ...
Sweet Potato Recipes You’ll Love
Who loves sweet potatoes as much as I do? If you do, then you're going to LOVE this collection of sweet potato recipes! Before I get to the recipes, let's talk about WHY you should be eating sweet potatoes. Okay, they taste good. So we've got that going for us. But what about nutrition? Oh, ...
Coconut Oil Roasted Beets (AKA Vegetable Candy!)
If you're wondering how to cook beets to make them taste like vegetable candy, you need to know that roasted beets are the BEST. Read on! This post was first published Sept. 2015. Recipe card was updated 2018. So, yes. I put both the words beets and candy in the title of this post. Candy ...
Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan
You won't find a more addicting broccoli recipe than this Roasted Broccoli with Parmesan! Get ready to fall in love with broccoli! Do you have a food happy place? I have a few, but one of them is definitely with a big bowl of roasted vegetables in front of me. Is that weird? I can't ...
Lemony Broccoli Salad
This Lemony Broccoli Salad is the perfect way to detox and restart after you've indulged a little too much! Heads up! I originally published the recipe for this Lemony Broccoli Salad in January 2013. Photographs have been updated. It's okay if you feel like you need to hit the restart ...
Perfect Bread Machine Dinner Rolls
You've just landed upon the recipe for the the most Perfect Bread Machine Dinner Rolls! You'll never be the same. Don't have a bread machine? I included the directions to make these without one, also! It might seem dramatic to call these dinner rolls perfect or life-changing, but I'd never ...
Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe-4 Ways
If you're looking for the perfect homemade cranberry sauce recipe, I have 4 different variations for you to choose from! These are ALL easy and delicious! Meghan and I had a conversation yesterday about Thanksgiving dinner. We heard a bit on the radio where the hosts were talking about which dish ...
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Almonds
This Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Apples and Almonds recipe will become a staple side dish for you! Heads up! This recipe was first published in 2011. Photos have been updated and I'm republishing it now so newer readers can find it. Enjoy! So, let's review for a minute here. ...
Garlic Butter Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Recipe
These Garlic Butter Green Beans with Toasted Almonds Recipe is equally good as a quick weeknight side dish as a pretty addition to your holiday menu! This is one of those recipes I’ve made so many times, I forgot I’ve never shared it here. Sometimes simple recipes feel too simple, but at the same ...