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Side Dishes

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37 Ferments for Spring | I dare you. Scroll though these 37 beautiful ferments crafted from spring produce and tell me your mouth doesn't start watering even just a little bit. Beautiful color, a crunch you can practically feel, and I bet your lips are even puckering (with delight). As if that wasn't enough, fermentation causes an explosion of enzymes, beneficial acids, and probiotics -- all good for the gut and the immune system. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

37 Ferments for Spring

Cranberry orange relish in a glass jar.

Cranberry Orange Relish

Pack your next picnic with healthy, homemade dishes, not packaged or boxed junk. Whether you pack them in a backpack, basket, or ice chest, these easy and nourishing picnic recipes are no-fuss and good for you!

60 Easy & Nourishing Picnic Recipes

Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad | When the cucumbers and tomatoes are in season, I go a little crazy. Can you blame me? We eat 1 of 3 cucumber and/or tomato salads just about every day. Here's one of my favorites! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Mediterranean Cucumber-Tomato-Mint Salad

Falafel

Falafel

Smoked Salmon and Rice Salad

Smoked Salmon and Rice Salad

Nikki's Roma Fresca | Looking for a delicious recipe for a fresh tomato salsa? Make this lacto-fermented salsa with vegetables from from the garden or found at the farmers market. Dip in your chips or use it to top steaks, chicken, fish or more. | GNOWFGLINS.com

Nikki’s Roma Fresca

Array of beautiful tomatoes, some whole, some sliced, in a variety of different colors: red, yellow, green, and orange.

50+ Tomato Recipes (from breakfast to dinner)

Fermented Tex-Mex Salsa | Having lived in Texas all my life, I think it’s safe to say that I know a thing or two about really good Tex-Mex salsa. I’ve spent the last two decades perfecting my salsa recipe, and several years ago, I began lacto-fermenting it. It’s my most-requested recipe! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Fermented Tex-Mex Salsa

Traditional foods and Trim Healthy Mama... Can the 2 go hand-in-hand? Yes! Because E meals and snacks with traditional foods are the hardest to find, here's a boat load of ideas -- so you don't have to resort to low-fat, store-bought foods to fill in the gaps.

47 Trim Healthy Mama E Meals & Snacks With Traditional Foods

Are you avoiding white potatoes? Will you miss the potato casseroles that are so typical of holiday meals? Try this versatile, tried-and-true family recipe!

Easy Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole

cauliflower potato salad sprinkled with chives in a blue ceramic dish

Probiotic Cauliflower Potato Salad (Low Carb, THM:S, Egg-Free)

Two slices of cauliflower pizza on a plate with the full pizza in the background

Cauliflower Pizza Crust Recipe (Grain-Free)

Jerky strips.

Homemade Jerky (ground or muscle meat, beef or venison!)

10-Minute Make-Ahead Instant Pot Gravy {that's grain-free & gluten-free too!}

10-Minute Make-Ahead Instant Pot Gravy {that’s grain-free & gluten-free too!}

Keto Breakfast Casserole With Asparagus (THM:S & Low Carb Egg Bake)

Keto Breakfast Casserole With Asparagus (THM:S & Low Carb Egg Bake)

wooden bowl of zesty low-carb jalapeno cabbage coleslaw

Zesty Low-Carb Jalapeño Cabbage Coleslaw {keto, paleo, GAPS, THM:S, & Whole30!}

overhead shot of a dark blue ceramic bowl of cold brown rice salad with garden veggies like cherry tomatoes, sliced cucumber, bell pepper, and diced onion, on a wooden backdrop surrounded by prettily sliced veggies

Cold Brown Rice Salad With Garden Veggies (THM:E)