Veggies & Sides
Leftover Brown Rice with Pine Nuts, Raisins & Spinach
Here’s an easy way to jazz up leftover brown rice. With a few simple additions, it becomes a whole new dish!
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The Secret to Cutting Spaghetti Squash
One of my absolute favorite fall and winter dishes is this Ragu Meat Sauce. We serve it over roasted spaghetti squash, because it allows us to avoid pasta and because it tastes amazing. So by now, I’ve cut open my fair share of those hard-as-bricks, yellow, oblong vegetables. At first, the task seemed nearly impossible.…
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Toasted Quinoa with Sautéed Veggies
Remember my quest to integrate more quinoa into our family meals? Well, this quinoa recipe was a recent hit at our house. And by “hit,” I mean that the adults liked it and the boys ate it willingly, with no complaints. That makes it a hit, in my opinion. 🙂 I sort of improvised the…
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Sauteed Baby Mushrooms, Del Frisco’s Style
Mr. Native Texan loves a good steak. Unfortunately, he’s been unable to find one that lives up to his standards here on the east coast. Back in Texas, good steaks practically grew on trees! Del Frisco’s, located in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, was one of our favorite fancy steak houses. They also have…
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Sauteed Spinach with Bacon
Did you catch yesterday’s post Project: Eat More Veggies? This spinach recipe is on our new list… We love it with fish or chicken, or any meat really. The boys will even eat it willingly if I chop it up and mix it with brown rice, and they’ve begun to choose this spinach as…
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Green Beans Almondine with OJ
Green Beans Almondine With Fresh Orange Juice This recipe was inspired by the delicious green beans we enjoyed at The Café on 26 in Ocean View (Bethany Beach), Delaware. [We highly recommend The Café on 26 if you ever need a great gluten-free restaurant in the Bethany Beach area.]
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Fried Plantains
On a whim at the grocery store the other day, I picked up two plantains. I’m not exactly sure why, but they were calling to me, reminding me of the amazing fried plantains I enjoyed long ago at the home of a friend’s Puerto Rican grandmother. She actually allowed me to assist in the process,…
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Sauteed Red Peppers
This recipe is SO EASY, it almost seems silly to post it as a recipe. But just in case you haven’t discovered the greatness of sauteing with coconut oil, and just in case you need a super-simple veggies-for-dinner (or breakfast!) idea, here you go! Mr. Native Texan and I love these for dinner (with some…
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Sauteed Green Beans with Bacon
Plain, steamed vegetables do not taste good. I recently ordered sauteed spinach at a restaurant, with no butter, please. Guess what they brought me: steamed spinach without a hint of oil, seasonings or flavors of any kind. Guess how it tasted: absolutely terrible! Note: In my experience, the chef at any decent restaurant will know…
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