DINNER
“GOES WITH EVERYTHING” GARLICKY CAULIFLOWER RICE
MAKES: 6 servings (1 cup per serving) · PREP TIME: 10 minutes · COOK TIME: 25 minutes This is one of those side dishes that truly goes great with just about anything. Chicken? Check! Beef? Check! Seafood? Check! The flavors from the onion and garlic make this the...
GREEN BEANS WITH TOASTED HAZELNUTS AND DRIED CRANBERRIES
MAKES: 6 servings · PREP TIME: 10 minutes · COOK TIME: 20 minutes This is one of my favorite side dishes to prepare around the holidays. If you end up adding this dish to your keto holiday feast, you can blanch the green beans ahead of time and store them in the...
ROASTED MUSHROOMS, ZUCCHINI, AND EGGPLANT
MAKES: 6 servings · PREP TIME: 20 minutes · COOK TIME: 40 minutes I love the tart, acidic taste of balsamic vinegar paired with savory ingredients like garlic and onion. Roasting these vegetables with the balsamic brings out the sweet component of the vinegar as well....
CAULIFLOWER RICE PILAF
MAKES: 12 servings (½ cup per serving) · PREP TIME: 15 minutes · COOK TIME: 30 minutes When I was growing up, rice pilaf was one of my favorite side dishes. Of course, back then it came straight from a box. You know, the all-too-familiar San Francisco treat. Rice is...
SOUTHWESTERN PORK SKILLET
MAKES: 6 servings · PREP TIME: 10 minutes · COOK TIME: 20 minutes This is seriously one of the most versatile dishes ever. You can eat it just as it is, pile it on top of a taco salad, or put eggs in it and call it breakfast. The sky’s the limit here. I love to buy...
MINI MEATLOAVES WITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS
MAKES: 6 servings · PREP TIME: 20 minutes · COOK TIME: 30 minutes I love the simplicity of sheet pan meals—no fuss, no muss, and, even better, very little cleanup. Now that’s a winning combination. I also love how versatile they are. For example, if you aren’t a fan...
BRAISED BRATWURST AND CABBAGE
MAKES: 6 servings · PREP TIME: 15 minutes · COOK TIME: 45 minutes One of our favorite places to visit in our great state of Washington is Leavenworth. It is a Bavarian-themed town that instantly transports you to Oktoberfest. With authentic German food gracing every...
BLACKENED SHRIMP FETTUCCINE ALFREDO
MAKES: 4 servings · PREP TIME: 15 minutes · COOK TIME: 20 minutes If I had a dollar for every time I ordered fettuccine Alfredo at a restaurant in my twenties, I would have a truckload of dollars. It probably didn’t help that I spent a lot of years working in Italian...
RANCH CHICKEN SALAD CUPS
MAKES: 8 salad cups (2 per serving) · PREP TIME: 15 minutes Why make chicken salad with mayonnaise when you can make it with ranch dressing? If you were to look in my fridge on any given day, two of the things that you would be sure to find are chopped cooked chicken...
PORK BELLY WEDGE SALAD
MAKES: 4 servings · PREP TIME: 15 minutes I am a huge fan of wedge salads. There is something so satisfying about cutting into a big, crunchy wedge of iceberg lettuce. Plus, the topping possibilities are endless. INGREDIENTS • 1 large head iceberg lettuce, quartered •...
