Clean eating side dishes can take a basic meal and turn it into something memorable. From the best-tasting cheesy asparagus to my famous (secretly) healthy sweet potato casserole, this is your one-stop shop for delicious and healthy sides.
Easy and full of rich flavor, baked figs make for a special fall or winter side dish. They only take a few simple ingredients and are ready to serve in less than half an hour! My mom has a couple of large fig bushes, so this time of year we have all the figs we…
Easy, delicious, and packed with probiotics, fermented peppers are a perfect condiment to complete a meal. With so many delicious ways to eat them, you’ll be fermenting peppers all summer! Every summer when all the fresh produce is in season, I’m always thinking of new fruits and vegetables I can ferment. Whether I’m making sauerkraut…
Decadent and full of classic sweet and spicy flavor, fried apples make the perfect easy side! Made with only simple, healthy ingredients and no refined sugar, you can feel great about eating this delicious dish. Growing up in the South, fried apples were a staple. They were the perfect easy side dish to go along…
Sweet, nutty, and full of rich flavor, gluten-free sweet potato casserole is a healthier (but no less delicious) twist on a classic holiday favorite! It’s so easy to make and sure to become a new holiday meal tradition. My mom’s sweet potato casserole has always been my all-time favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas side dish. I…
Bursting with sweet and tart cranberry flavor, fermented cranberries in honey make the perfect cranberry sauce! It only takes a few minutes to start fermenting delicious cranberry sauce that goes perfectly with any holiday meal. I’ve always loved cranberries. So much that I even buy them in 5 pound bags from Azure Standard all year…
The perfect holiday combination of sweet and tart, low-sugar cranberry sauce is the best addition to your festive meal! It has all of the classic cranberry sauce flavor without needing lots of refined sugar. To me, homemade cranberry sauce has always been one of the necessary elements of a classic Thanksgiving dinner, right up there…
Soaking quinoa is the healthiest way to prepare quinoa, and it also tastes the best. Learn how to make soaked quinoa yourself in a few simple steps! I’ve tried to cook quinoa for years, but I wasn’t a huge fan of the flavor. Even when I rinsed it, I felt like it still had a…