Snacks and Sides

Sharing a recipe for easy chocolate peanut butter protein balls that your whole family will love. Energy balls are one of our favorite healthy snack recipes. They store so well in the fridge or freezer, making them the perfect snack to grab quickly. They only require simple ingredients that I usually have on hand, they…

Queso is a perfect game day snack or appetizer for a party, or quick weeknight meal. Anytime really. We have not bought queso in the store for a long time simply because there are so many unnecessary ingredients that I prefer to avoid in our home. This simple queso has all the flavors and creaminess…

Perfect for all those summer cucumbers coming in the garden, creamy cucumber salad is an easy summer side salad. I don’t know about you, but this time of year we have cucumbers coming on in the garden, the farmer’s markets are prolific with them, and they are even on sale in the grocery store. We…

During the long, hot days of summer there is something incredibly refreshing about an icy-cold fruit drink or treat. This three- ingredient strawberry lime slushie is the perfect, easy and healthy way to cool off during a summer afternoon. Summer often hits hard and fast here and this summer is no different. We went from…

Homemade salad dressings are one of the easiest condiments to make from home. This blogpost compiles five simple salad dressing recipes that you will want to save for later. Salads are on a regular meal-time rotation in our home, especially in warmer weather. They are incredibly versatile as a side dish or they can even…

Sourdough discard crackers are easily our favorite way to use up sourdough discard. This sourdough cracker recipe whips up quickly and never last long in our house. This blogpost will cover how to make easy and delicious homemade sourdough crackers that your whole family will enjoy.  What are sourdough discard crackers? Sourdough crackers are made…