Vegetarian Recipes

Thai Basil Eggplants Stir Fry - eggplants sliced and stir fried with Thai Basil in s chili soy sauce - easy and flavorful! Perfect meal any day of the week!

I absolutely love adding chili oil to most things I'm cooking or eating. Sometimes it's because I love the spicy kick of it and other times it's just because it adds an additional flavor profile to the dish! Turns out it's not super hard to make chili oil at home if you prefer some homemade …

This Chinese Cucumber Salad is super refreshing and perfect when it's warm out! We make this as a side dish often, and the garlicky goodness and spicy kick to it is so delicious!

Have you ever had Pea Shoots aka Snow Pea Leaves before? Pea Shoots Stir Fry is a very popular veggie side dish win Chinese Restaurants. That's not very surprising because these tender and crisp leafy greens are super tasty! If you'd like to make this at home - it's actually pretty easy too!

I love my air fryer because it's so easy to cook anything in it! My latest veggie side dish made in the Air Fryer is Air Fryer Red Potatoes. This method makes is crispy on the outside, tasty and tender on the inside, perfect side dish for any entrée!

It's officially Spring today - which means that carrots are in season! I don't eat carrots very often, but I really should because they're super healthy for you. Carrots are a good source of beta carotene, fiber, vitamin K1, and potassium and promote eye health! This Air Fryer Baby Carrots Recipe is super easy to …

If you've decided to join the Air Fryer club, you might be interested in cooking ALL the things in your air fryer at the moment. I know, because I got mine a while ago, and every so often I think the same thing. One of my favorite things to do with it is cooking Broccoli …

Have you ever had Yu Choy before? This is another one of those veggie side dishes that's often on my rotation growing up in an Asian household. It tastes a little similar to baby spinach with a little peppery note and more crunch! If you would like to try making some, this Yu Choy Stir …

I absolutely love oven roasted asparagus, but I don't always feel like turning on the oven. This is when this Pan Fried Asparagus recipe comes in super handy. It is just as tasty (maybe even more!) and it is insanely easy to make - this is how to pan fry asparagus!

This Garlic Parmesan Mashed Potatoes recipe is so incredibly flavorful and easy to make! I'm not going to say I'm never making my mashed potatoes another way, but this is probably my go to recipe for mashed potatoes now.

I love an easy and delicious veggie side dish idea to add to my entrees, and this Chinese Green Beans Stir Fry is one of those! Just a few simple ingredients, and some easy steps, and you can make your own!

This keto broccoli cheese soup is perfect for any meal! It's super creamy and the sharp cheddar goes so well with the broccoli.

This Stir Fry Spinach with Garlic is an easy side dish that I make quite often. The garlic makes the spinach aromatic, and both spinach and garlic is very healthy for you so it's not only a tasty dish, but also a nutritious one.

So I finally caved and bought me an Air Fryer. I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. At about the same time, I received a giant home grown organic eggplant as a present (yes, everyone knows I love food as presents, haha). So what to do? Air Fryer Eggplants of course!

Zucchini Tomato Stir Fry is a super easy and tasty veggie side dish! You can make this to go with any entrée!

I've been pretty much staying at home lately, and my favorite thing ever every day is really cooking and eating (haha, surprise surprise, I know) It's kind of funny to think about how every hour by the hour I am just thinking "what am I eating next?" I always need a veggie side with my …

Have you ever had Red Amaranth before? When I was little I was always excited about eating Red Amaranth because the veggie turned the dish's juice red (and I was easily amused, I guess). Actually, I still am amused! But I also get excited just because this Chinese Red Amaranth Stir Fry with Garlic is …

Growing up I never understood why my friends didn't like to eat broccoli when we were kids. Broccoli has always been super tasty to me as my mom normally would stir fry it with garlic. Looking back, I personally blame the school cafeteria making those mushy green broccoli that didn't taste like anything. My point …

It's a struggle that my boyfriend isn't a fan of veggies - He loves meat. Like most carnivores, he IS, however, a fan of potatoes, so I will take what I can get! For Valentine's Day I made one of his favorite sides - and I'm sharing it now. These Easy Whole30 Crispy Potatoes are …

Keto Chocolate Mousse with Whipped Cream - Sometimes keto desserts can be a disappointment when it comes to textures. Cakes and brownies are hard to get just right. This mousse will NOT let you down. It’s creamy, not too heavy, and sweetened perfectly. I’ve been playing around with desserts for Valentine’s day that involve chocolate …

The very last of this year's garden was harvested this week.  I'll have to wait another 7 months before the first of next year's harvests. It is a sad day at my house when I have to pull up the last of the greens and root veggies.  I set to lighten the mood this year …

We love to have little snacks around the house and one of our favorites is plantain chips -- but they're so expensive! So this week we decided to make our own and make an easy avocado dip on the side so we could feel extra fancy (and it still cost about the same as just …

This Carrot Ginger Soup is made with coconut milk, roasted carrots, peppers, onions, and a blend of spices. Perfect for warming you up on a chilly night!

I love asparagus when it's cooked right, and there are many ways that can be done!  Stir fry is definitely one of them, as the asparagus can come out crispy tender.  This Asparagus Stir Fry with Soy Sauce is a neat way to add some delicious flavor to your standard Asparagus Stir Fry.  It's also super …

I'm not huge on baking, but sometimes I like to treat my co-workers and have a sweet surprise waiting for them when they walk into my office. These Banana Walnut Coconut cookies are perfect for that! They're not too rich or sweet like many cookies can be, and they're Paleo and gluten free, so they're …

Summer and watermelon go hand in hand. So do fresh greens! That makes these two the perfect to pair for salad. Watermelon and arugula, two iconic summer foods, get to together in a hydrating and spicy salad. The peppery arugula helps to offset the sweetness of the watermelon and if you just add some basil …

Memorial Day is the unofficial official kick-off to summer! And I can hardly wait! Summer is BBQ season and I love me some good BBQ. Not because of the meats, sauce, hot dogs or pie. Nope, my favorite part about BBQs are the sides, such as this Red White and Blue Potato Salad!

When it's warm out, I love lemons!  Lemons in my iced tea, fresh squeezed lemonade, and... these Lemon cookies made with Fresh Lemons!  I absolutely love how these easy-to-make lemon cookies are made with real ingredients, aren't too sweet, and have the perfect amount of lemon flavor in them.  If you love lemons, this is …

Have you ever had Watercress before?  Chinese Watercress With Garlic Stir Fry is a pretty common dish at my house and one of my faves! It's easy to make, it's tasty and the veggie is high in vitamin A and C.  I definitely recommend trying this dish out if you're looking to switch up your usual …

Easy Paleo Pancakes (Banana and Coconut Flour). I've seen a lot of recipes out there for coconut flour pancakes, but this is my favorite combination -- I love the way that the cinnamon and banana combine with the light flavor of the coconut - it is just heavenly.

Mushroom Cauliflower Fried Rice Recipe - I love this mushroom fried "rice" recipe -- it is SO quick and easy to make, and it tastes so good! But at the same time, it's absolutely packed with nutrients from the high-quality protein in the eggs to the vitamin- and mineral-rich mushrooms.

I feel like cabbage is so underrated!  It’s so delicious to me… but I mostly stir fry it Chinese style.  One common method is to stir fry cabbage with dried shrimp, but this Stir Fry Cabbage with Sichuan Peppercorn recipe is another method we like to make!

If you love broccolini but have never tried making it before or never had it before but are curious, here's an Easy Chinese Broccolini Recipe to try!   

Paleo Spanish Fig Bread

I don't usually bake. I've always been good at it, but it just never seems quite as fun. To me, baking is the flip-side of cooking: cooking is all organized chaos and anything goes, while baking is rule-heavy and chemistry reliant. So when the words "I'll bake you something!" came out of my mouth as …

Roasted Root Vegetables - Root vegetables are to fall as asparagus is to spring. And yes, you know a true foodie when their season's are marked by the changes in produce not the changes in weather. And I know, Brussels Sprouts aren't root vegetables, but the name of this recipe was so catchy I couldn't …

October is Vegetarian Awareness Month!  Now, I know lots of people think that Paleo = Anti Vegetarian, but it's really not true at all!  There are actually plenty of people who eat a more veggie based paleo diet!  For me, everyone knows I LOVE meat, but to be honest I can go a day without …

I am not a breakfast fan, but I am a brunch fan. There is something to be said about a relaxing Sunday with a nice Bloody Mary (or Maria if you are me). The classic garlicky and spicy pickled green beans is the quintessential stirring stick of a bloody Mary. And best of all, to achieve …

Oven Roasted Brussels Sprouts - I'm a weirdo and love Brussels Sprouts.  It's funny because I don't actually recall ever having them when I was younger.  So maybe that is why I never learned to hate them at a young age (though I never did have a "I hate veggies" stage).  

Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Soup - Whoever came up with the tomato + basil combo was a GENIUS.  These two ingredients together is one of my favorite pairings, so I guess it makes total sense that I would enjoy having Tomato Basil Soup!  Have you ever tried making your own Paleo Tomato Basil Soup?  It's …