Roasted Green Beans
A perfect spring dish! The beans are slow roasted in fresh chopped garlic and shallots then drizzled with lemon juice to give them a truly flavorful spring feel.
Mussels with Roasted Plum Tomatoes & White Wine
A savory appetizer or light dinner with fresh spring flavors that takes no time to whip up.
Garlic Smashed Cauliflower with Creme Fraiche
A healthy alternative to mashed potatoes! The creme fraiche adds a savory creaminess to the cauli for a perfectly delicious side dish that comes in under 100 calories per serving.
Savory Mushroom & Basil Pilaf with Toasted Pine Nuts
This dish is a gorgeous arrangement of spring flavors - green onions, mushrooms, fresh basil leaves and toasted pine nuts come together perfectly with brown basmati rice and a touch of olive oil for rich flavor.
Roasted Cauliflower
A quick and easy side dish that is oh-so savory and delicious..with little effort! Pop these in the oven and forget about them while you whip up the main dish!
Carrots Two Ways
Roasted Carrot Fries are a wonderful way to add more vegetables to your plate with plenty of flavor and more nutrition than you would get from a regular french fry. This recipe can also be done with parsnips, zucchini or butternut squash and perfect for any clean eating diet.
Southern Fried Okra
The real way of making these is with cornmeal, so for anyone that's a true southerner, I know, I know! I just prefer them this way with seasoned breadcrumbs, and trust me, they're still darn good, especially dipped in some BBQ sauce or baked beans. This lightened up version uses less oil and you can either bake or fry them for a deliciously perfect side dish.
Quinoa Pilaf with Caramelized Onions
Unless you live under a rock, you've heard of Quinoa. It has wonderful health benefits and is considered one of the few grains classified under "clean eating." I've had some leftover pine nuts in the freezer for quite sometime, and Ryan has been on a tangent about how much "stuff" we have in the fridge and freezer that should be used, so here we go, quinoa pilaf. Delicious. Continue reading
Fresh Cilantro Guacamole
Beautiful, colorful, bright, nutritious and full of flavor. There's nothing not to love about guacamole.
Mexican Rice & Beans
A little spicy, a little cheesy...basically heaven in the form of rice & beans.