Category Archives: side dish

Naan

Posted on August 12, 2016 by debspots

It’s been at least a year since Ashley asked me for the recipe for naan, the traditional Indian flatbread I make regularly. It was on my list of future posts and last week I realized that my dear young friend … Continue reading →

Posted in baked, baked goods, bread, breakfast, lunch, side, side dish, side dishes, snacks, Uncategorized, vegetarian | Tagged crust, make ahead, pizza, recipe, vegetarian | 6 Comments

Roasted Beet Salad

Posted on May 27, 2016 by debspots

Suddenly, summer has arrived, just in time for the long holiday weekend. The sun is hot, the air is thick and steamy. The owlets have found their wings and moved deeper into the woods. We can hear, but no … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, easy, entertaining, gluten free, healthy, paleo, roasted, salad, side, side dish, side dishes, simple recipes, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetable | Tagged dairy free, easy, gluten free, healthy, herbs, make ahead, nuts, paleo, sauce, vegan | 12 Comments

Flavor Bomb Kale Salad

Posted on April 1, 2016 by debspots

It’s 3 am; a howling wind woke me and I remembered that I’d forgotten to put together the Mindfulness Bread before bed. Sadie and I shuffled sleepily downstairs to raid the mindfulness drawer (I know, so awesome!!) in the … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, dressing, gluten free, healthy, low carb, salad, side dish, Uncategorized, vegetarian | Tagged blue cheese, kale, make ahead, pottery, spring, stawberries | 6 Comments

Warm Brussels Sprout and Sweet Potato Salad

Posted on February 5, 2016 by debspots

Have you ever noticed that there are some people who always seem to know the inside story? Yeah, well, I’m usually not one of them. But I got the scoop on the Brussels sprout situation in Washington DC during … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, gluten free, healthy, holiday, low carb, lunch, pottery, roasted, salad, side dish, side dishes, Uncategorized, vegetable | Tagged brussels sprouts, gluten free, low carb, paleo, sweet potato, vegan, vegetarian, warm salad | 4 Comments

Cauliflower Cheese Breads

Posted on January 29, 2016 by debspots

Before I started this blog, my intention was to take a few pictures and write down my favorite recipes to share with my twentysomething kids and some friends. Loved ones have been asking me for cooking ideas and instructions … Continue reading →

Posted in appetizer, baked, baked goods, baking, bread, dinner, easy, entertaining, gluten free, healthy, side, side dish, side dishes, snack, snacks, Uncategorized, vegetable, vegetarian, weeknight | Tagged Brazilian Cheese Bread, broccoli, cauliflower, gluten free bread, Nigella Lawson, recipe, tapioca flour, tapioca starch | 15 Comments

Carrot and Fennel Salad

Posted on December 30, 2015 by debspots

We all love to hate on New Year’s resolutions. We all make them. I know some people who say they don’t, but I suspect they are lying. We hate them because they are hard to keep. If they were easy … Continue reading →

Posted in dressing, easy, entertaining, gluten free, healthy, low carb, lunch, paleo, salad, side, side dish, side dishes, simple recipes, snack, snacks, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, workout | Tagged carrots, fennel, new year, resolutions | 12 Comments

Genius-ish Umami Roasted Cauliflower

Posted on November 13, 2015 by debspots

Don’t get me wrong, I love being dr deb. My work is meaningful, important, interesting, lucrative, and rewarding. I’ve been a practicing psychologist for 28 years and I’m good at it. But I watch my husband, friends, and colleagues aspire … Continue reading →

Posted in holiday, side, side dish, vegetable | Tagged cauliflower, genuis, glutenfree, paleo, recipe, roasted, roasting, umami, vegan, vegetarian | 9 Comments

Sweet and Spicy Asian Sesame Cabbage Salad

Posted on October 30, 2015 by debspots

Once upon a time, there was something even more delicious than food: the way they talked when they were babies. In 1992, my mother saved all the bright objects she could find just so that she could hold them up … Continue reading →

Posted in salad, side dish | Tagged asian, cabbage, coleslaw, dairy free, gluten free, make ahead, paleo, sesame, slaw, vegan | 2 Comments

Zucchini Fries

Posted on August 27, 2015 by debspots

Were you popular in high school? I wasn’t. One of my most prominent memories is of a “friend” shouting at me in the cafeteria. She said, “Do you know what your problem is? You don’t know how to have fun. … Continue reading →

Posted in side dish, simple recipes | Tagged 6 ingredients, appetizer, easy, fries, kids, oven fries, popularity, quick, sauce, snack, social media, vegan, vegetable, vegetarian, zucchini | 10 Comments

Epic Thai Peanut Zucchini Noodles

Posted on August 21, 2015 by debspots

Today is a very special, much-anticipated day here in our newly renovated house and Deb’s Pots Studio in the woods! Brian is home!!! Our son, Brian graduated from college (GWU) in May, packed a backpack and took off for Europe. … Continue reading →