Category Archive: Sides

Kale, Cucumber, and Carrot Salad with Avocado Tahini Dressing

I googled the three vegetables I had in my fridge: kale, cucumber, and carrots (nice alliteration in that, huh?) and found this salad from Savvy Vegetarian. Super simple, except for the dressing part… Continue reading

Chicken Strips with Honey-Mustard

First a small vent: Normally I’m totally happy with what I can eat. But when I’m on a work trip in a small town or whatever and at the mercy of local restaurants… Continue reading

Guest Post: Spinach and Fire-Roasted Tomato Muffins

Listen, we all have mixed feelings about Facebook (unless you’re 14) but without it we wouldn’t have this fabulous recipe, because today’s guest-poster is a friend-of-a-friend-from-college who heeded my “help I’m going out… Continue reading

Guest Post: Delicata Squash Chips

My amazing friend Rebecca, from such previous posts as almond flour pizza crust and cauliflower tater tots has written up the following recipe for us. Looks amazing, and I bet you could make… Continue reading

Sesame Seed Crackers

One thing I haven’t been able to find in the store which has been rather inconvenient is grain-free crackers. So why not make some? I found a recipe for paleo herb crackers from… Continue reading

Guest Post: Chickpea Salad

Since I had to go out of town for work, I put a call out to friends for guest posts. Here’s another one from Adrianne: I love homemade tuna salad (I don’t trust… Continue reading

Banana Nut Muffins with Coconut Flour

I had some bananas that were dying, which apparently is important for banana baked goods, so I decided to make More muffins for my trip (I called ahead and the hotel room has… Continue reading

Eggplant Guacamole

I think “guacamole” just means mashed up avocado with some other stuff mixed in. In this case, you mix in roasted eggplant! In the original recipe from Cara’s Cravings they grill the avocado… Continue reading

Confetti Muffins

I have to go out of town for work for a whole week, and so I wanted to make something to bring with, aside from trail mix or whatever. So what about muffins?… Continue reading

Warm Mushroom and Arugula Salad

The only ingredients I actually had for this salad from Serious Eats were mushrooms and arugula – which I guess is important since they’re both in the title, but most of the rest… Continue reading