Side Dishes

  • Vegan Sweet Potato Salad

    Vegan Sweet Potato Salad

    This Vegan Sweet Potato Salad is as simple to make as a traditional potato salad. The salad is a little sweeter than the traditional, it’s vegan as well as gluten free, and full of flavor with a touch of a sweet, tangy, and smoky flavors. Potato salad has always been my favorite side or…

  • Baked Beet Fries

    Baked Beet Fries

    These Baked Beet Fries are so easy to make and so full of flavor. But why beet fries? Beet fries are a healthy nutritious side dish or snack and also a tasty alternative to a potato french fry. They contain fiber and betalains which are known to help reduce inflammation. Baking them in the…

  • Stuffed Pita Pockets

    Stuffed Pita Pockets

    These Stuffed Pita Pockets are a simple and easy cheesy treat. Once baked, they are a crispy pocket full of veggies and a gooey cheesy filling. Try these as a side to any soup, as a snack, or just enjoy them as the main meal. These stuffed pita pockets are much like a thin…

  • Vegan Mushroom Rice Dish

    Vegan Mushroom Rice Dish

    This Vegan Mushroom Rice Dish is a favorite in my house! In this dish, we have sauteed onion, garlic, and mushrooms, mixed together with a white rice and broth. The mushrooms add a satisfying savory umami flavor, the onions add a bit of sweetness, and the garlic will infuse everything with even more flavor.…

  • Wild Rice Salad

    Wild Rice Salad

    This Wild Rice Salad is so easy to make and uses simple ingredients. It’s a cold salad with a slightly sweet and tangy citrus dressing over tender wild rice, fruit, and crunchy nuts, making it simply irresistible. A salad that will compliment any dish and can be served at anytime of year! What I…

  • Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas

    Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas

    This Roasted Vegetables with Chickpeas can be a wonderfully tasty side dish as well as a main dish. In this recipe I added sweet bell peppers, sweet potatoes/yams, carrots, and canned chickpeas. A simple and easy dish to make but full of flavor, from the tender sweetness of the sweet potatoes/yams and bell peppers…

  • Bell Pepper Pizzas

    Bell Pepper Pizzas

    Bell Pepper Pizzas are a great healthy alternative to the traditional carbo loaded pie. Don’t get my wrong, I LOVE pizza, but it is nice to switch it up every once in a while for a little something different. These individual little hand held pizzas are perfect as an appetizer, snack, or even as…

  • Berry Spinach Pasta Salad

    Berry Spinach Pasta Salad

    This Berry Spinach Pasta Salad is a refreshing, sweet, tangy, and quick summer treat. A salad that can be enjoyed as a light lunch or even as a wonderful side dish at your family barbecues! What I love most about this salad is that you can customize it to the seasonal fruits available. Personally,…

  • Vegan Cabbage Skillet

    Vegan Cabbage Skillet

    This Vegan Cabbage Skillet is so easy to make and uses simple ingredients. It can be used as a side dish or as the entrée, personally I like to use it as our entrée because of the rice. What makes this dish so different from others is that I added a white sauce before…

  • Butter Bean Salad

    Butter Bean Salad

    This Butter Bean Salad is a healthy, easy to make and a simply delicious addition to any meal. It uses simple ingredients, is plant based, and also gluten free. Why I use butter beans? A butter bean is a mature lima bean. It has a smooth, creamy texture with a mild buttery flavor. Butter…

  • Cowboy Caviar

    Cowboy Caviar

    This Cowboy Caviar is simple to make, full of bright beautiful colors with a sweet and tangy flavor. If you have never heard of cowboy caviar, you might know it as Texas Caviar. I know it as cowboy caviar, and fell in love with this salad/dip years ago when I tried it at a…

  • Vegetable Tofu Kebobs

    Vegetable Tofu Kebobs

    These Vegetable Tofu Kebobs are full of brightly colored veggies, tender potatoes, savory mushrooms, and a sweet and smokey marinated tofu that is just irresistible! What is so great about these kebobs is that you don’t have to wait until warm weather to enjoy them, they can be enjoyed anytime of year. They are…