Recipe Hippie
A free spirited approach towards home cooking
At Recipe Hippie, we are proud to offer readers a free spirited approach towards home cooking. Feel free to make changes, swap ingredients and experiment! Here you will find many delicious and unique side dishes! This includes healthy sides, sides for dinner, quick and easy side dishes and more! Your tasty side dishes recipes are just a click away!
Spicy, with strong notes of ginger and garlic, this delicious and flavorful sautéed zucchini and squash recipe is the perfect compliment to any dinner. This healthy onion, squash, zucchini and mushroom side dish is pretty simple to make, and is a great way to use up some of your farmers market produce! When You Need …
I don’t know about you, but I am a HUGE fan of having healthy snacks on deck when hunger strikes. This freezable coconut curry chickpeas recipe is the perfect easy and healthy snack. The delicious curry can be frozen in freezer bags to be enjoyed later as a dinner side or quick microwave snack! And …
What’s better than a sweet and smokey crispy grilled chicken wing in the summer time? These chipotle ginger orange grilled chicken wings are super easy to make and are absolutely addictive! They make the ultimate bbq side, or can be served as a delicious chicken wing dinner. Trust me, this is one of the best …
Earthy and smokey sliced portobellos make the best vegan bacon! Their meaty texture is similar to actual bacon, and they absorb the marinade so well. This vegan mushroom bacon recipe takes 5 minutes to prepare, and makes for a delicious vegan topper to salads and burgers, as well as a hearty breakfast side! And just …
This lattice vegetable puff pastry tart isn’t just a pretty face! There’s a lot going on under the beautiful woven vegetable topper, and you are definitely going to want a second slice of this savory puff pastry recipe! This asparagus appetizer makes for the perfect spring recipe because of how bright and beautiful it is! …
There’s no going back after trying this crispy smashed Brussels sprouts recipe! This super simple recipe uses a microwave bag of frozen steamable Brussels sprouts that can then either be baked in the oven or in the air fryer. And since we use the microwave Brussels sprouts bag, the prep only takes about 5 minutes! …
This is a super fun trend that I recently got into. Boiled baby potatoes are smashed and baked until crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. They’re pretty much a potato lovers dream. In this recipe, garlic and parmesan are mixed with olive oil and tossed with the red potatoes for a crispy …
This ginger wasabi roasted asparagus recipe is a bright and unique take on a traditional veggie side dish! Crisp asparagus stems are topped with a citrusy and intriguing wasabi sesame blend, and are then roasted in the oven to perfection! The heat of the oven helps to burn off the pungency of the wasabi, leaving …
Ohh Christmas Tree, Ohh Christmas Tree! How lovely are your…shrimps? Yes, you heard me right! Shrimp cocktail is such a holiday staple, I don’t think I have gone a Christmas without them (except that one year that I ate about 8 shrimp before I realized they were bad…). This shrimp Christmas tree appetizer is a …
If you are wondering what to do with those thanksgiving leftovers, this is definitely the recipe for you! This recipe transforms thanksgiving side dishes into a tasty and cohesive thanksgiving leftover sandwich that your family members will be begging to eat year after year! Thanksgiving sliders might even be their new favorite thanksgiving tradition! What …
You ever crave buffalo wings and quickly realize that satisfying this craving is impossible due to your lack of buffalo wings? This used to happen to me ALL of the time. Of course, there are an abundance of buffalo cauliflower wing recipes out there to help with this exact scenario. Unfortunately, I usually do not …
This bright and smooth mashed potato recipe is the perfect way to add some color to your Thanksgiving plate! The savory swirl of melted butter on top of the creamy truffled goodness will have you wondering why you hadn’t thought of making purple mashed potatoes with truffle oil before! What are purple potatoes, and are …
Recipe on how to bake perfect crispy wasabi brussels sprouts with orange zest!
When butternut squash is slow cooked in apple cider, the squash absorbs the sweet liquid. This surprising burst of flavor when you bite into the soft squash is the perfect compliment to any fall or winter meal! This recipe was actually developed by accident. I was trying to get creative with apples for dinner, and …
I am definitely one of those ‘celebrates fall prematurely’ kind of people. I just love everything about fall. As the leaves begin to speckle with oranges and reds, and zucchini recipes give way to cinnamon apple delights, I find myself, yet again, very optimistic for the future. And even though every sunday from now until …
This crab cake stuffed lemons recipe take ‘easy squeezy lemon peasy‘ to the next level! How perfect do they look?! The lemons make the ultimate vessel for the crab cake that is impeccably moist with a crunchy top. Serve them at your next dinner party or bridal shower and watch everyone be amazed at how …
So we recently bought our first ‘grown up’ grill. Prior to our Weber, we were grilling in our backyard out of a tiny portable charcoal grill. You know, the kind that you bring with you camping. Now that I have a REAL grill, we have been grilling just about everything we can get our hands …
Sometimes I just want to enjoy a nice meatless Monday meal, but I don’t want to delve into processed vegan meats. On those days, I make soysage! Tofu that is seasoned with spices to give it a similar flavor to chorizo. Smokey and spicy, this soysage recipe is the perfect addition to your tasty vegetarian …
For a recipe that only uses 6 ingredients (including salt), this vegan sun-dried tomato pesto recipe really takes you to flavor-town (Guy Fieri voice)! Different from traditional pesto, this bright red condiment is chunkier, with more flavor and less drip. It can easily be served as a dip with crackers, an easy sauce for pasta, …
How cute are these little red, white and blue blt egg bites?! I mean, who doesn’t love the greasy crunch of bacon with the juicy brightness of a ripe summer tomato? Instead of buns, eggs become the vessel for these adorable and delicious finger foods. The bottom half of the egg was dyed blue with …
This wild mushroom and matcha beetroot rustic tarts recipe is a fantastic and visually appealing large tart that you can present as an appetizer, a brunch menu item or an afternoon tea bite. The large tarts are crunchy on the outside and light and fluffy on the inside. And their striking colors are attributed to …
“Purple rice, purple riicceee”- Prince voice. This rice is not dyed with food coloring. Purple rice uses the natural colors of red cabbage and red onion to color the white rice. One thing that natural food coloring does that artificial does not, is that it also flavors the food! This rice has a slight ‘cabbagey’ …
