Side Dishes Archive

With a good blender, puréed root vegetables make a satisfying creamy soup with nary a drop of dairy in sight. This recipe combines parsnips and turnips with some aromatics to create a dish that you’ll enjoy year round, but particularly on these early spring days when you

Have you ever tried a cauliflower gratin? This is a healthier twist on the cheesy potato dish you might be familiar with and would be perfect on a spring holiday table and suits the dietary needs of practically everyone, whether they be paleo, autoimmune, vegan, kosher… or

Raise your hand if you are following AIP and you miss creamy, starchy mashed potatoes. If you hand is up, put it down right now and use it to scroll down for a dairy free parsnip puree recipe that will scratch that itch… and as a bonus,

If you have an ice cream maker shoved in the back of a cupboard somewhere, it is time to get it out and dust it off. This recipe for a dairy free savory Pesto Frozen Yogurt is just a teaser to whet your appetite for a totally

A simple way to make sure that you are getting all the nutrients you need in your diet is to eat plants in a rainbow of colors. This recipe for braised red cabbage and apples is a delicious way to do that and is a good option

Let’s just say that I have a complicated relationship with the official food of my childhood home state of Wisconsin. I can eat a couple bites here and there of the good quality stuff and I feel fine, but the problem is that I love it too

Paleo autoimmune protocol (AIP) meals should be comprised of 2/3 to 3/4 vegetables… easy enough to do when the garden is overflowing in the summer, but what about the cool months? Thankfully the vast majority of fall and winter vegetables are AIP-compliant and there is a huge

Breakfast soup may seem like an odd choice to some, but in fact it is a common dish in cultures around the world. A humble bowl of soup is nourishing, satisfying, and quick – all features busy people appreciate for that first meal of the day – and can

After decades of being reviled by children everywhere, Brussels sprouts are having their moment in their sun. If you are surprised that they taste better than you remember, you aren’t alone and your taste buds are not fooling you. In fact, the modern day varieties (yes, varieties… there are

I can’t think of any more quintessentially American kid food than the “tater tot”; unfortunately the store bought ones are usually made with ingredients that are at best not health-promoting and at worst, downright disgusting and off limits for kids with allergies and food sensitivities. But with this