Side dishes

Simple, clean apple butter (slow cooker and stovetop), and taking things slowly

Roasted beet, apple and goat cheese salad with walnuts & the Friday link round-up {GF}

Roasted beet and plum salad, or making the most out of what you've got {V}

Creamy eggplant tomato stacks, or how to make your Saturdays a bit more decadent

Purple cabbage and pickled mushroom salad, or how I learned to appreciate the unexpected {V, GF, Paleo}

Tangy and creamy baba ghanoush, or the eggplant dip that won me over {GF, Paleo}

Tofu in creamy zucchini and mushroom sauce, or when things are starting to fall into places

Springtime lemon broth with sorrel and peas, or eating by the side of the road

Circassian fried cheese with a field salad, or discovering other cultures {GF}

How to assemble a cheese platter, or the star of our show

Ukrainian bell pepper lecho, or the tried and true {V, GF, Paleo}

Sourdough focaccia, or the magical qualities of baking bread {V}

Pickled beet and cucumber salad with a horseradish-yogurt sauce, or letting illness take over {GF}

Tofu and sundried tomato vegan stuffed mushrooms, or the problem with an overstuffed fridge {V, GF}

Kneidlach (homemade matzo balls), or my holiday of discovery

Apple and greens salad, or how I faced the sting of failure {V, GF, Paleo}

Sauteed cabbage with peppers, or the one weeknight dinner to get right {V, GF, Paleo}

Asparagus and ricotta tart, or new beginnings {Veg}

Charred swiss chard and tomatoes, or the battle against the lingering cold {V, GF, Paleo}

Marinated beet salad with dill, or the beauty of traditions {V, GF, Paleo}