At some point recently I could feel myself becoming one of those vegetarians who doesn’t actually eat enough vegetables. Its not that I don’t like them—I love them. I’ll order them off of a menu any chance I get. But more often than not I cook for myself, and by cook I mean make oatmeal,…
Category Archives: Side Dish
Balsamic Herb Oven Fries
When I think about the foods I eat most often, potatoes climb that list far too high. Potatoes are almost always my side dish of choice; there’s just so much you can do with them. Personally I’m a fan of any potato that’s roasted. These aren’t quite your traditional french fries; they’re more accurately roasted…
Low-Fat Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes
There are two things that you can expect with every new year: A host of people looking for healthy recipes online and about triple the normal crowd at the gym. When Stonyfield asked their Clean Plate Club members to lighten their favorite comfort food with yogurt, I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Few…
Vegetarian Buffalo Chicken Dip
I’ve never been a vegetarian who claims he doesn’t miss certain food. I used to love buffalo chicken dip; what’s a Superbowl party without it? This year I finally got fed up with being dip-less and decided to make my own. Too often the impulse for making meat-free dishes is to reach for something with…
Vegan Rosemary Hasselback Potatoes
Potatoes are one of my favorite foods. You can mash them, hash them, fry them, roast them—cook them just about any way imaginable(you can also distill them and make vodka but that’s a whole different blog post entirely). And they’re so healthy, too. It’s funny how many times I get asked if I can eat…
Roasted Broccoli Quinoa
Happy New Year! We’ve survived the holidays and a Mayan apocalypse only to be told we need to lose 10lbs before February again. It’s silly the detox diets that people come up with, like raw green juice only for a week or “The Cookie Diet”(sounds promising but it’s not). I definitely could use less desserts…
Vanilla Rosemary Carrots
A lot of my meals lately have revolved around roasted vegetables. Some of my meals have been just roasted vegetables on the days I didn’t feel like cooking anything else; that’s healthy, right? A while ago I saw this recipe for vanilla carrots. The photos on that blog make everything look delicious. I finally got…
Maple Curry Acorn Squash(Again)
Every year when squash season comes around I make this recipe; it’s probably the second or third time I posted it. Once more can’t hurt, right? Maple syrup and curry powder are an underrated combination. The sweetness in the syrup smoothes out the heat in curry powder and creates something unexpectedly delicious. Acorn squash is…
Sautéed Kale with Pecans
Kale is one of those foods that it takes effort for me to enjoy. I never jumped on the kale chip bandwagon and steamed kale just tastes too bland. Add some butter, maple syrup, and pecans though and now we’re talking. I like this because it’s a simple, fast and delicious side dish. The less…
Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
I’m not the best speller. In the past week I’ve learned three different words I’ve been spelling wrong all along. The first was “forcable” instead of forcible. That one could have gone either way, right? Another was “judgement” for judgment. I’m still left wondering what happened to that missing e. And then there’s “brussel sprouts”;…
