Truffled potato cauliflower mash

Man were these good. My mom bought truffle butter at the store and I decided to make it a last minute addition to our mashed potatoes. Originally I was going to use it in brussels sprouts but I think I made the right call.

Wild Mushroom Stuffing Balls

Since John decided to tackle sausage stuffing for Turkey Day, I was looking for a non meat-based, new recipe for my own contribution. I used Coconut & Lime’s Crimini Mushroom Unstuffing for inspiration, making a few changes. The result was stuffing that was moist almost to the point of ridiculous (as a note, because of [...]

Orange and Asparagus Salad

This is what I served with pork noodle bowl. Cooking Light recommended serving with a honey/orange mix, but I only had one orange so I wanted to think of a way to stretch it. It’s better if you can section oranges competently, unlike me.

Vietnamese-like Asparagus

This is definitely not a Vietnamese recipe, but the flavor combo and balance reminded me of the cuisine.

Mustard-y Mustard Greens

Quick side dish.

Wax beans with basil and pistachio

The nuts and basil here kind of gave a pesto quality to these beans.

Meaty, Manly Veggies

Heh, how cheesy Food Network does this recipe sound?
Anyway, was looking for an umami fix and this is what I came up with.

Indian Squash and Chickpeas

Loooove this dish. Though I may have overdid the cayenne. And naturally I didn’t measure, so I’ll just say less is more.

Becky’s Roasted potatoes and green beans with pesto

Guest post from Becky!

I was inspired by Chef Anthony Chittum’s pesto-infused mushrooms with gnocchi and french beans this week to create a pesto-tastic side dish for Missy and John’s birthday roasting extravaganza. I’d made some potatoes with pesto before, but they never were quite what I’d hoped. Most of the recipes I found called for [...]

Nutty and lemon-y green beans

Easy side that I served with my spaghetti squash meal.