Sides are not given enough credit. They really do make a meal. In fact, most Sundays, I spend the day just making sides for the week if I know I'm in for a busy week or I'll at least prep for them. I try to be creative and switch up the things I pair my mains with. Somehow, 7 out of 10 times, a potato is always involved.
Have you ever heard that saying that your favorite foods end up being the things your mother use to crave and eat often when she was pregnant with you? Yes, this is true, my mother once told me that her favorite thing to eat when she was pregnant with me was fries or anything potatoes. I swear to you when I say, they are my weakness, fries, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes...every kind of potato and way of preparing it.
Have you ever heard that saying that your favorite foods end up being the things your mother use to crave and eat often when she was pregnant with you? Yes, this is true, my mother once told me that her favorite thing to eat when she was pregnant with me was fries or anything potatoes. I swear to you when I say, they are my weakness, fries, mashed potatoes, baked potatoes...every kind of potato and way of preparing it.
Sweet Potato Mash (V)
With in the Mexican culture of food, we like to use a lot of savory spices and seasonings rather than sweet in our food. I've always heard that sweet potatoes were healthier than the russet, so I've tried to incorporate them in my dishes more often. My taste buds are just so true to my culture that eating sweet potatoes in their natural sweet state sometimes seems more like a dessert for me. With that being said, I tried to take a Mexican spin on sweet mashed potatoes by savoring them up a bit. |
Ingredients:
- 2 Large Organic Sweet Potatoes
- 2 TBSP Vegan Cream Cheese (Miyoko's)
- 1 Cube garlic
- 1 TBSP French Butter
- Organic Onion Powder
- 2 TBSP Unsweetend coconut milk/ Light
Steps:
Pre-heat the oven to 375°
This dish is cooked with love.These taters take 1-2 hours to bake in the oven, but you really can't rush the process. The long bake, rather than boiling, gives this side a caramelized taste. ** You can even cook them the night or couple days before. **
Wash potatoes, pat dry, prick holes with a fork and place in a glass bakeware with sea salt and a light avocado oil spray. Place them in the oven for 1.5-2 hours on 375°, you can check in between, but you want to bake them till they look caramelized. Cook time depends on size of potato. Don't over bake that they look dehydrated.
Once they are done, remove from heat and let cool.
In sauce pot place potatoes, make sure to cut up into chunks and leave some of the peel on. Mix in vegan butter, cream cheese, minced garlic cloves, onion powder, light coconut milk and dash of sea salt. On medium heat lightly mash and mix, can add more onion powder or sea salt if needed.
Remove from heat and serve with your favorite dish, these have been my favorite this winter. I even made my family and friends eat them for the holidays. Trust me, my very cultural taste bud family just looked at them the first time I brought them, because we don't mess around with traditions and dishes. I like to push buttons sometimes, and introduce my family to random creations. This one scared them at first, but they came around and are so so tasty!!!
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- 2 Large Organic Sweet Potatoes
- 2 TBSP Vegan Cream Cheese (Miyoko's)
- 1 Cube garlic
- 1 TBSP French Butter
- Organic Onion Powder
- 2 TBSP Unsweetend coconut milk/ Light
Steps:
Pre-heat the oven to 375°
This dish is cooked with love.These taters take 1-2 hours to bake in the oven, but you really can't rush the process. The long bake, rather than boiling, gives this side a caramelized taste. ** You can even cook them the night or couple days before. **
Wash potatoes, pat dry, prick holes with a fork and place in a glass bakeware with sea salt and a light avocado oil spray. Place them in the oven for 1.5-2 hours on 375°, you can check in between, but you want to bake them till they look caramelized. Cook time depends on size of potato. Don't over bake that they look dehydrated.
Once they are done, remove from heat and let cool.
In sauce pot place potatoes, make sure to cut up into chunks and leave some of the peel on. Mix in vegan butter, cream cheese, minced garlic cloves, onion powder, light coconut milk and dash of sea salt. On medium heat lightly mash and mix, can add more onion powder or sea salt if needed.
Remove from heat and serve with your favorite dish, these have been my favorite this winter. I even made my family and friends eat them for the holidays. Trust me, my very cultural taste bud family just looked at them the first time I brought them, because we don't mess around with traditions and dishes. I like to push buttons sometimes, and introduce my family to random creations. This one scared them at first, but they came around and are so so tasty!!!
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Buffalo Cauliflower
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Pesto Pasta
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Yukon Wedges
Ingredients:
- 2 Organic Russet Potatoes
- Avocado Oil Spray
- Onion Powder
- Truffle Salt and or oil
Steps:
Cut these bad boys up real thick. I like to cut off the peel, but you can leave them on. No harm in that. Then rinse off the starch in a strainer.
In air fryer pan, line with avocado oil throw in potatoes and season with garlic salt, then stir till desired browned. Cook for 7-10 minutes cooking on 380, then open air fryer pan shake and cook 7-10 min more if needed. If you cook them in the oven, do so for the same heat, but made need to leave them in longer.
Remove fries from heat and while still in the pot, drizzle truffle oil and truffle salt. Add parmesan cheese if desired. Serve and enjoy. I like to dip mine in my ketchup or eat as is, because truffle is so tasty!!!
- 2 Organic Russet Potatoes
- Avocado Oil Spray
- Onion Powder
- Truffle Salt and or oil
Steps:
Cut these bad boys up real thick. I like to cut off the peel, but you can leave them on. No harm in that. Then rinse off the starch in a strainer.
In air fryer pan, line with avocado oil throw in potatoes and season with garlic salt, then stir till desired browned. Cook for 7-10 minutes cooking on 380, then open air fryer pan shake and cook 7-10 min more if needed. If you cook them in the oven, do so for the same heat, but made need to leave them in longer.
Remove fries from heat and while still in the pot, drizzle truffle oil and truffle salt. Add parmesan cheese if desired. Serve and enjoy. I like to dip mine in my ketchup or eat as is, because truffle is so tasty!!!
Fried Zucchini
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Broccoli Tots (VE)
Ingredients:
` 2 cups Broccoli
` 1/3 cup vegan cheese (cheddar cheese)
` 1 eggs or 2 egg whites
` 1/2 cup steal cut oats
` 1 tsp Almond Milk
` Salt
` 1 Cube garlic or Garlic salt
` Pepper
Steps:
` Preheat oven to 375°.
` If using frozen broccoli rinse till soft or blanch raw broccoli. Cut up in tiny pieces.
` In large mixing bowl add broccoli, 1 egg, 1 tsp almond (or milk), 1 cube garlic/ garlic salt, 1/3 cup vegan or non vegan cheese, 1/2 cup steal cut oats or bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
` Use non stick baking sheet and line with parchment paper or grease.
` Wear a glove or use a spoon and form small tots with mixture. Place on cookie sheet and place in oven. Cook on 375 for 20-27 minutes. or until desired browned. Turn half way through baking time.
` Remove from over, let cool and serve with ketchup if desired.
` 2 cups Broccoli
` 1/3 cup vegan cheese (cheddar cheese)
` 1 eggs or 2 egg whites
` 1/2 cup steal cut oats
` 1 tsp Almond Milk
` Salt
` 1 Cube garlic or Garlic salt
` Pepper
Steps:
` Preheat oven to 375°.
` If using frozen broccoli rinse till soft or blanch raw broccoli. Cut up in tiny pieces.
` In large mixing bowl add broccoli, 1 egg, 1 tsp almond (or milk), 1 cube garlic/ garlic salt, 1/3 cup vegan or non vegan cheese, 1/2 cup steal cut oats or bread crumbs, salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly.
` Use non stick baking sheet and line with parchment paper or grease.
` Wear a glove or use a spoon and form small tots with mixture. Place on cookie sheet and place in oven. Cook on 375 for 20-27 minutes. or until desired browned. Turn half way through baking time.
` Remove from over, let cool and serve with ketchup if desired.
( GF ) = Gluten Free
( V ) = VEGAN
( VE ) = Vegetarian
( V ) = VEGAN
( VE ) = Vegetarian