Category — Side Dishes

This asparagus dish is part of my planned Valentine’s Day menu. I love the way the roasted nuts compliment the flavor of the asparagus. It’s a fabulous combination.

I’ve been roasting vegetables in the oven for some time now. It’s one of my favorite ways to eat veggies. Something about it just brings out the flavor of a vegetable like nothing else can (except maybe grilling).

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This is a recipe my mom made for me years ago. I was so impressed with it, I’ve been making it ever since. There’s just something about a caramelized carrot that gets me salivating. The full bodied flavor induces a fabulously tasty explosion in your mouth. Add a little dill and agave, and… man oh man, is it ever good! [Read more →]

I grew up eating Brussels Sprouts. My grandmother would hear nothing of my protests. So eventually, they grew on me. Especially when coated with a pound of butter and half a container of salt.

But as I grew older, I began to really appreciate the flavor these little guys can bring to a dish.

Now that I’m eating clean, I wanted to come up with a way to prepare them without the pound of butter or gobs of salt. [Read more →]

I’m a Sticky Rice kinda gal. I don’t know why. I grew up with regular rice that you had to eat with a spoon, or you couldn’t pick it up. The kind you can eat one grain at a time.

But darn it, I like eating my rice with a fork, thank you very much! I’m not sure when it happened, or what caused the change, but I somehow wound up preferring it over the stuff I grew up with. [Read more →]