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Fifteen of The Best Clean Eating Veggie Girl Recipes of 2015| cleaneatingveggiegirl.com

A look back at fifteen of The Best Clean Eating Veggie Girl Recipes of 2015. 2015 has been full of ups and downs in both my personal and professional life.  I got engaged, got a new job and moved, experienced health challenges, and my diet changed immensely.  But through it all, I have created some [...]

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Paleo_Side_Dishes_Perfect_for_Thanksgiving

A collection of Paleo sides dishes perfect for Thanksgiving, or any holiday for that matter! I spent the past three years filling up the bulk of my holiday dinner plates with side dishes.  When you eat vegetarian or vegan, that just somehow seems to be inevitable.  And even though turkey is making its way onto my [...]

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mashed_cauliflower_paleo

A simple tutorial on how to make mashed cauliflower using frozen cauliflower.  This comforting side dish is completely vegan, gluten-free, nightshade-free, Paleo, and AIP-friendly! Cauliflower is one of those crazy versatile foods that I actually severely dislike on its own.  The taste of it just plain does nothing for me.  And while I enjoy it [...]

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Perfectly Crispy Collards and Kale make for the most delicious healthy side.  Serve them alongside your favorite protein and roasted veggies! This girl has come a long ways from her frozen Lean Cuisine, 100-calorie pack, fruit snack eating days. Not that there is anything wrong with those every now and then or in moderation, but [...]

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Parsnip "Rice" with Fresh Thyme & Sage is a nutty, flavorful substitute to rice.  Serve with your favorite protein and additional sides for a cozy fall dinner or a holiday meal. Move over cauliflower rice.  Parsnip "rice" is coming for ya!  It is about to give you a run for your money, too. Ever since [...]

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gluten_free_fourth_of_july

Normally I am ecstatic when Friday rolls around.  But not this Friday!  This Friday is the last full day of my Colorado vacation.  As you can imagine, I am a bit disappointed about this.  It has been an amazing week so far, and I do not want it to end... at all.  Such is life, [...]

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roasted_radish_chips

A simple and easy way to prepare fresh radishes.  These Roasted Radish Chips are vegan, gluten-free, and paleo! Radishes = comfort, happiness, and joy. Weird?  Maybe.  After all, most people do not tend to have strongly positive feelings toward this slightly bitter vegetable.  But for me, radishes bring back fond memories of home and make [...]

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mashed_sweet_potatoes_and_apples

Happy first day of June!  Crazy, right?  Time is a-flyin' these days, and it is hard to believe that we are nearly halfway through 2015.  It really is true what they say.  The older you get, the faster time goes by. You may be wondering why I am sharing a recipe that looks a bit [...]

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homemade_grain_free_tortilla_chips

These Homemade Grain-Free Tortilla Chips are vegan, gluten-free, and stand in as the perfect dipper for guacamole, salsa, and as nachos. Somehow a Grain-Free Pizza Crust just turned into Homemade Grain-Free Tortilla Chips.  That is how you know that desperation has hit. I mentioned about a month ago that I planned to eat my way through [...]

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chickpea_flour_breakfast_pizza

It's Friday!  Finally! Remember when I said that the week was going by quickly thanks to the three-day weekend?  Yeah, I take that back.  I think the cumulative of a long Wednesday and Thursday made up for the extra day off on Monday.  This week did not feel any shorter to me, so I am [...]

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