There’s a big emotional adjustment in switching how we eat. A virtually starch- and carb-free lifestyle these days certainly challenges my creativity.
Mashed cauliflower, while perhaps not as filling as mashed potato, is still rich and delicious. I’ve used my favorite brand of ghee from Farm True, full-fat coconut milk, and ample seasoning to give this otherwise mild vegetable a creamy mouthfeel.
Today we’re celebrating a week since surgery and the addition of solid foods, anti-inflammatory care, and summer produce.
Lighten up with fries and guac made from a crunchy and fibrous root vegetable called jicama.
Fries before guys. But anywho, homemade sweet potato fries are unbelievably easy to make any night of the week or as part of meal prep for the week.
The perfect side dish in the late fall and dead of winter comes as a big serving of romanesco. If you're not familiar with romanesco, it's part of the brassica family (a cruciferous vegetable) and tastes rather like a piece of cauliflower. It has an attractive form and color as it's swirled in fractals and a gleams bright green and yellow hues. Being that romanesco is a cruciferous vegetable, it's best to eat cooked. Raw cruciferous vegetables contain goitrogens, which are substances that block the uptake of iodine in the thyroid gland. In turn, this interrupts thyroid hormone production.
How to get your family to embrace vegetables at this year’s feast? Bacon. I personally can’t imagine anyone turning down a vegetable dish that contains bacon. Bok choy, a relatively watery vegetable, gets new life with the addition of bacon and some bright lemon in this side dish.