Tag: Side Dishes

Coconut Oil Green Beans with Garlic

Coconut Oil Green Beans with Garlic

Coconut Oil Green Beans with Garlic is a simple yet delicious, quick, and delicious preparation for green beans. This might be the simplest recipe on my blog, but it is such a go-to side dish that you can whip up quickly and serve alongside various continue reading

Toasted Walnut & Nutritional Yeast Savory Topping

Toasted Walnut & Nutritional Yeast Savory Topping

This Toasted Walnut & Nutritional Yeast Savory Topping adds a nutty and rich flavor to meals. You only need 3-ingredients to make this – toasted walnuts, nutritional yeast, and sea salt. This topping is especially delicious on pasta dishes. I even sprinkled a little on continue reading

Cranberry Cinnamon Jam

Cranberry Cinnamon Jam

Each spoonful of this Cranberry Cinnamon Jam is tart from the cranberries, with warm hints of cinnamon, and sweet cane juice notes from the panela to finish. Do not think for a minute that to achieve this taste you need 10+ ingredients because you only continue reading

Homemade Paprika in 3 Easy Steps

Homemade Paprika in 3 Easy Steps

You can make your own homemade paprika in three easy steps. Do not worry, the dehydrator and the spice grinder do most of the work. Did you know that Paprika is made from finely ground dried sweet bell peppers? Honestly, I never knew that dried continue reading

Tostones – Twice-fried Green Plantains

Tostones – Twice-fried Green Plantains

Tostones are twice-fried green plantain sprinkled with sea salt—the perfect crispy, salty, tropical accompaniment to any dish. Tostones are twice-fried green plantain sprinkled with sea salt. This crispy, tropical, salty side dish is found in Caribbean and Latin American cuisines. Today, I am going to continue reading

4 Plant-Based Recipes to Serve At Your Next Family Gathering

4 Plant-Based Recipes to Serve At Your Next Family Gathering

Family gatherings are a great time to gather and serve delicious food. Here are four (4) plant-based recipes to serve at your next family gathering. These recipes are easy to prepare, versatile, and packed with flavor. All four of these plant-based recipes can be served continue reading

Fried Sweet Plantains

Fried Sweet Plantains

Fried Plantain are a staple in many African and Caribbean meals. I grew up on the small island of Saint Croix. Saint Croix is the largest island in the United States Virgin Islands and is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea. This tropical environment allows a continue reading

Oven Roasted Garlic

Oven Roasted Garlic

Oven-roasted garlic fills your kitchen with the most intoxicating, mouth-watering, and delicious garlic aroma. You can use roasted garlic for hummus and garlic bread.

Slow Cooked Collard Greens

Slow Cooked Collard Greens

What season is it? You guessed correctly….. the season for farmer’s markets. This means a large variety of local irresistible fresh produce and fruits such as blueberries. Did you know that July is National Blueberry Month? It is also the time when you start to continue reading

How To Make Oat Flour – Simple and Easy

How To Make Oat Flour – Simple and Easy

Oat flour is so simple and easy to make. All your need is a food processor or coffee grinder, depending on how much you need, a few minutes of your time and….. you guessed it OATS.