This honey mustard quinoa chickpea salad is a perfect addition to your summer barbecues and picnics! Loads of colorful vegetables and a tangy dressing make this salad hard to resist! Are you loving this summer weather? It’s so nice to be able to cook a simple, colorful, seasonal meal and enjoy it outside. Fresh vegetables…
Vegan KFC Copycat Coleslaw.
Finely chopped cabbage and a creamy, zesty dressing make this vegan KFC copycat coleslaw recipe a big hit at any party! Do you have a favorite fast food that you remember fondly from when you were growing up? Or from before you had food allergies? For me, that fast food is Kentucky Fried Chicken. (I…
Easy and Healthy Baked Sweet Potato Fries.
Baked sweet potato fries are an easy, healthy side dish! Allergy friendly, comforting, and delicious! Don’t you love sweet potatoes? There are so many tasty ways to eat them – roasted, simmered in curry, even hidden in cookies. But my favorite way to eat them is really the simplest – baked sweet potato fries. Just…
Vegan Cheesy Roasted Asparagus.
This vegan cheesy roasted asparagus takes just minutes to make and is sure to become a new favorite side dish! Do you get excited at this time of year, when you finally start to see some signs of spring? Whether it’s in the yard or the garden, or in the grocery store, mid-March is the…
Sweet and Spicy Barbecue Sauce.
An easy recipe for sweet and spicy barbecue sauce that’s allergy friendly and perfect for all your barbecue needs! Imagine that it’s summertime. You’re having a backyard barbecue, and you need to run to the store to grab some barbecue sauce. You run into the store, head down the aisle, and see that your favorite…
Perfectly Seasoned Roasted Potatoes.
Make these perfectly seasoned roasted potatoes for a delicious side dish – simple, allergy friendly comfort food that everyone will love! When the weather gets colder, we all start to crave more comfort food. Chilly temps and snowy days make us want to huddle up inside and eat cozy soups, casseroles, and carbs. Pasta, bread, and…
Gluten Free and Vegan Green Bean Casserole.
This gluten free and vegan green bean casserole is made mostly from scratch – no canned goods here! Just delicious, flavorful, allergy friendly ingredients. It can’t be Thanksgiving dinner unless there’s a green bean casserole on the table, right? Green bean casserole is one of those dishes that everyone seems to enjoy, and yet it’s…
Cornbread Stuffing (Vegan, Gluten Free).
Traditional cornbread stuffing, now made gluten free and vegan! This classic dish deserves a place on your Thanksgiving table! What’s your favorite part of the Thanksgiving meal? Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing…or something else? There are so many good things to eat on Thanksgiving, and thankfully, many of them can be made…
Simple Zucchini Noodle Salad.
A refreshing blend of zucchini noodles, red onion, and a simple vinaigrette makes this summer salad perfect for hot days! Our garden is exploding with zucchini right now, and I couldn’t be happier! We love this summer vegetable – whether it’s in salads, or zucchini bread, or even just lightly sautéed in olive oil with…
Cheesy Roasted Cauliflower (Vegan and Gluten Free).
This cheesy roasted cauliflower is full of delicious savory flavor. It’s a perfect vegan and gluten free side dish recipe! Yesterday was spent running around like a crazy person. A trip to the pediatrician, then a Target run, then a ton of cleaning, then another Target run to get one more thing, and then going to…
Vegan Quinoa Salad with Zucchini.
A fresh and healthy vegan quinoa salad with lots of vegetables and a mustard vinaigrette. This salad is perfect for a picnic! Did you hear about the man in Michigan who has been going around to Whole Foods and Plum Markets and spraying the food with mouse poison? Isn’t that so scary?! Just horrible. What…
Roasted Garlic Curried Cauliflower.
Roasted garlic curried cauliflower is a healthy, spicy, side dish that everyone loves! Although cauliflower is one of my favorite vegetables, I haven’t shared a cauliflower recipe here since the earwig incident. (Did you go read about it? Isn’t that horrifying? Blech). Anyway, I was thinking of what recipes I wanted to share with you…
Garlic Rosemary Roasted Potatoes.
Garlic rosemary roasted potatoes are comfort food at its simplest and most delicious! Potatoes – my favorite comfort food. I mean, I have a lot of favorite foods, but if I’m feeling under the weather, or tired, or it’s freezing cold outside…potatoes are what I turn to. They’re just so nice and comforting and warm and…
Red Cabbage Apple Slaw.
This crispy, crunchy red cabbage apple slaw is the perfect side dish that’s gluten free and vegan! I’m starting to feel the Thanksgiving crunch a little, what about you? A sure sign that I have a lot of stuff to do is that instead of focusing on the main thing, my brain starts focusing on…
Wild Rice Lentil Salad with Apples and Cranberries.
This gluten free wild rice lentil salad with apples and cranberries is a tasty Thanksgiving side dish that’s full of fresh flavors. Oh my, it’s Thanksgiving week! We had two birthday parties over the weekend – my firstborn turned 8! Where does the time go – it seems like just yesterday he was born ON…
Wild Rice Stuffing with Salami, Mushrooms, and Apples.
This wild rice stuffing is full of flavor and texture from salami, mushrooms, and apples. This is a delicious addition to your holiday meal! This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PairsWellWithHolidays#CollectiveBias Wild rice stuffing with mushrooms, apples, and salami…the perfect addition to your gluten…
Maple Mustard Roasted Brussels Sprouts.
Maple mustard roasted Brussels sprouts are a delicious savory sweet side that goes well with the Thanksgiving turkey! Brussels sprouts…friend or foe? Do these little green globes make their way onto your holiday table? I wasn’t always a big fan of this cruciferous vegetable, but when I found out that you can roast Brussels sprouts,…
Roasted Delicata Squash with Fresh Cranberries.
Roasted delicata squash with fresh cranberries is an easy, tasty, colorful Thanksgiving side dish! Even though we are barely into November, I’m ready to share Thanksgiving recipes galore! It’s no secret that I love delicata squash…it’s my very favorite. It’s easy to prepare, and I love the flavor – it’s sweet, and mild, and not…
Simple Garlic Mushroom Quinoa.
Garlic mushroom quinoa is a healthy and easy gluten free side dish! I know I’ve shared a lot of quinoa recipes…salads, main dishes, and breakfasts, but this garlic mushroom quinoa is my favorite. Oh wait, do I say that every time? Well, this time I mean it. :) I’ve come to rely on easy recipes…
Garlic Dill Chickpeas.
These garlic dill chickpeas make a delicious side dish or a light salad for summer! Please tell me you’re not sick of chickpeas. How could you be? They’re such a healthy and tasty source of protein. And you can make so many things with them! (Have you tried aquafaba yet? I haven’t – I’m too scared….
Picnic Corn Salad.
This fresh and colorful picnic corn salad is sure to be a crowd pleaser! This is a great side dish for a barbecue or potluck. Summer produce is just about my favorite thing right now. The Farmer’s Market is bursting with local fruits and veggies, which makes it so easy to make healthy and…
Homemade Barbecue Sauce.
Homemade barbecue sauce is delicious and very simple to make! This recipe is perfect for chicken, beef, or pork. Barbecue sauce is soooo easy to make. Doesn’t it make you happy when you find out how easy it is to make something from scratch? I must admit that I generally purchase barbecue sauce. It is…
Cheesy Quinoa with Green Beans.
Cheesy quinoa with green beans is a simple meal that’s satisfying and filling. Plus it’s gluten free and dairy free, too! This is one of those recipes that I wonder about…is it too easy? Too simple to post? But then I decided, no, this cheesy quinoa with green beans is really too good not to…
Curried Quinoa Broccoli Salad.
My recent discovery: I can’t stop making quinoa salads. They are just so easy to make, and you can add anything at all to them and they pretty much taste amazing! I tend to make them when I have no idea what else to make for lunch. Quinoa is great because it has a lot…
