Sides, Drinks, and Extras
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Pickled Red Onions
This is something you always have in your fridge. It takes no time at all to create this vinegary, sweet, crunchy topping that will help elevate so many things. Toss them in a salad, throw them on your pizza, or top off avocado toast. It’ll add a beautiful color and punch of flavor! Ingredients: 1 red onion 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 tsp grenadine (you could also use sugar or honey, but grenadine will give it a nice color) 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tsp salt Finely slice red onion and place in a jar. Bring all other ingredients to a boil, and pour over the…
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Make Your Mom Proud With This Easy Brussels Sprouts Recipe
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Is it just me or were brussels sprouts like the worst thing ever growing up? They were soggy, steamed, and lacked flavor. With every layer of this vegetable it was like you were biting into another dimension of the earth until you reached its bland yet slightly less soggy core. It wasn’t until I started eating out as an adult that I realized that the problem wasn’t with the vegetable, it was how they were prepared. By roasting instead of steaming, this lackluster side went from slop to a delicious, crunchy, flavorful dish that was hard to stop eating. The best part is how easy it is…
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Simple Rum and Pineapple Kombucha
Let’s face it, you don’t have the energy to be making some fancy-ass cocktail just to sit alone in quarantine drinking away your student loan debt. Luckily, all you need for this refreshing summer drink is some cheap rum and pineapple kombucha. The best part is you don’t even need to leave your 300sqft apartment to get the ingredients. We all know you’ve got already kombucha in the fridge from your trip to Whole Foods yesterday; and if you don’t, what are you really doing with your life? Now just grab that half-empty bottle of Cruzan in your freezer, and you’re on your way to a delicious companion for binging…