Maple butternut squash purée boils cubed squash until tender, then whirls it with coconut milk, maple syrup, and nutmeg into something silky enough to pass for dessert. A…
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ROASTED SWEET POTATOES
Roasted sweet potatoes cooked right on the oven rack — or out on the grill — taste almost like dessert for dinner. Bright orange, full of beta-carotene, and finished with a…
GREENS & BACON
Greens and bacon is the three-ingredient side that turns a pile of spinach into the dish everyone fights over: half a pound of nitrate-free bacon fried until almost crispy, then…
NATURE’S SPEARS (ASPARAGUS)
Nature's Spears are roasted asparagus at its most kid-tempting: a full pound of spears snapped, tossed in melted lard or olive oil with salt, cumin, and pepper, and roasted…
CHOU VERT (BIG CABBAGE)
Chou vert — French for 'big cabbage', pronounced 'shoo vair' — is a Vietnamese-inspired side of cabbage ribbons stir-fried in garlic and duck fat,…
LITTLE CABBAGE (BRUSSELS SPROUTS)
Brussels sprouts — or little cabbages, as our family calls them — win everyone over when they're roasted like this. Thirty to forty minutes at 410°F leaves them crispy…
ZUCCHINI LATKES
Zucchini latkes replace the potato with one grated zucchini and swap the onion for cinnamon, honey, and vanilla — a slightly sweet green patty that fries up crisp in coconut…
BUNNY’S SOUP
Bunny's Soup turns two pounds of carrots into a silky, curry-spiced blended soup with a whisper of cinnamon — inspired by the carrot soup in a library book about a bunny…
CARROT ROUNDS
Carrot rounds are the simplest side in the rotation — thick carrot slices tossed in coconut oil, salt, and an unusually generous dose of nutmeg, roasted at 400°F until the…
RATATOUILLE
Ratatouille became a must-cook in our house the moment the kids finished the movie about the mouse who cooks. Eggplant, peppers, zucchini, squash, and tomatoes all diced to half…
DEVILED BACONY EGGS
Deviled bacony eggs are classic party deviled eggs with one bold swap: the yolks get mashed with Bacon Mayonnaise instead of store-bought mayo, so every bite carries smoke and…
ROAST BEAST
Roast Beast, straight out of How the Grinch Stole Christmas — because once you've read about the Whos carving one, you have to make your own. This version is a…