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Easy Summer Side Dishes

July 21, 2020 By Holly Leave a Comment

Summer time is my favorite for entertaining. Grab a cold bottle of wine, throw something simple on the grill, and add an easy summer side dish or two and you’re all set. This year, thanks to the global pandemic, gatherings are smaller and simpler but that doesn’t mean we don’t all need a few good side dish recipes for those socially distanced gatherings. These recipes are simple, healthy, and easily made ahead of time. You can serve them cold or at room temperature. They are also easily scalable to feed a larger group! I promise, with these Easy Summer Side Dishes, summer entertaining can’t be easier.

Easy Summer Side Dishes

01. Roasted Carrot and Quinoa Salad
I love this dish for so many reasons. It is just about the simplest thing in the world and is packed full of flavor and nutrition. You can make the quinoa and vinaigrette up to two days ahead, keeping them in separate containers until the day you are planning to serve it. Don’t have fresh parsley? Try it with basil instead. Not a fan of golden raisins? Leave them out. Don’t have pine nuts? Toasted almonds would be great, too. The possibilities are endless.

Roasted Carrot and Quinoa Salad

02. Skillet Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Shallot Vinaigrette
Another healthy yet hearty side dish, I love this both piping hot and at room temperature. The lemon shallot vinaigrette really adds a great pop of flavor to the broccoli. The pine nuts give a great salty crunch! I love to double this for entertaining.

Skillet Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Shallot Vinaigrette

03. The Best Herbed Picnic Potato Salad
When we developed this recipe last year, our intent was to have a potato salad without a mayonnaise base. We love a classic potato salad, but as doctors, we don’t love worrying about summer heat and food poisoning. This potato salad uses pickled onions, capers, and lots of fresh herbs to pack it full of flavor. You won’t miss the mayo. We promise.

Vertical Herbed Picnic Potato Salad with Pickled Onions

04. Curried Cauliflower Quinoa Salad
If you’re looking for easy summer side dishes, this one completely fits the bill. The quinoa salad uses curry and a few other spices to put a spin on your typical picnic fare. Cauliflower is tossed in a little coconut oil and the beautiful spices and roasted until just golden. It then gets mixed into a big bowl of fresh quinoa and coated with a light, tangy vinaigrette. Pine nuts give it crunch and salt. You can easily make the quinoa and cauliflower a day ahead and toss it all together the morning you are going to serve it.

Still looking for side dish inspiration? Why not give these recipes from fellow food bloggers a try? I know I can’t wait to make them all!

Grilled Corn & Jalapeno Slaw
Strawberry Avocado Salad with Candied Pepitas
Easy Cucumber Salad

Filed Under: Side Dishes Tagged With: entertaining, summer

We threw another Dinner Party…and it was epic!

September 27, 2019 By Lane 4 Comments

We have a lot of new followers since we threw our last big dinner party! I can’t wait to show you all what great fun was had through all nine courses. Read on to see what we did, why we did it, and how we did it!

Grilled Grapes and Burrata
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Filed Under: Cookbooks, Entertaining, Lifestyle Tagged With: courses, dinner party, entertaining, friends, Ottolenghi, simple, supper club

Lemon Rosemary White Bean Dip

May 21, 2019 By Lane 4 Comments

Here in Minneapolis we finally saw our first 80 degree day.  Everyone flocked outside to take advantage of the amazing sunshine.  People congregated on driveways, at parks, around our 10,000+ lakes.  Just so dang happy to be outside!

But as the temperatures go up, and everyone gathers outside, snacks are needed.  Like this Lemon Rosemary White Bean Dip made with Fresh Crush Rosemary Olive Oil from the Queen Creek Olive Mill. Perfect for a summer gathering (or really ANY gathering).

Don’t trust me?  It’ll take you FIVE minutes to make it this delicious dip and you can see for yourself!

Lemon Rosemary White Bean Dip in a bowl

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Filed Under: Appetizers, Dips, Snacks, Vegetarian Tagged With: appetizer, cannelini beans, casual, dip, entertaining, lemon, olive oil, Queen Creek, Queen Creek Olive Mill, rosemary, vegetarian, white bean, white bean dip

Salmon with Lemon and Dill

March 7, 2016 By Lane 2 Comments

Salmon Butter Dill

I was once afraid of making fish.  Very, very afraid of making fish.  I was even afraid of buying fish (unless at a restaurant of course)!  It seemed like such a mystery!  But then my daughter, who was a super picky eater, starting ordering salmon in restaurants (She was about 6, and shunned most kid foods)  I cannot count the number of strange looks we got from waitstaff.  As you can imagine, this got expensive fast.  At about the same time I bought a cookbook (sense a recurring theme here?) that had a salmon orzo salad in it that looked amazing.  This was all happening around the time that I was just learning to cook and I have to admit, I was initially at a loss.  But all roads pointed to learning to cook salmon at home, so that is what I did….

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Filed Under: Main Course Tagged With: Butter, dill, entertaining, lemon, salmon, sauce

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My little is turning TEN today! He adores the sho My little is turning TEN today!  He adores the show @nailedit and can talk fondant and buttercream like a pro.  I was really late planning his cake this year (and I do NOT do cakes), so I was so grateful when @aforgetfulbaker agreed to make a cake for me. 

⭐️Look at this beauty!! ⭐️

His other love, Minecraft, is perfectly displayed on this amazing cake 🎂 !  I can’t wait until he sees it, he’s going to be so excited!

And as for @aforgetfulbaker? Thank you a million times! It’s perfect! Friends, If you’re in the Twin Cities, check out this gem! 

#minecraft #fondant #happybirthday #buttercream #bakedfromscratch #aforgetfulbaker #supportsmallbusiness #locallymade
Happy February! . . My new favorite winter treat: Happy February!
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My new favorite winter treat: Sumo oranges!  Have you tried these? Easy to peel, so sweet and juicy.  As we slide into citrus season and the Minnesota winter seems to drag on forever, grab one of these beauties.  You won’t be sorry. 
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#sumo #sumocitrus #citrus #februrary #snacks #WithTwoSpoons #juicy #fruit
Today is a new day. We have bridges to build, dis Today is a new day.  We have bridges to build, diseases to fight, and people to raise up. We have work to do.  Let’s get to it, we have all of the power to make our world a better place. 

And if you didn’t see @amandascgorman recite her poem at the inauguration yesterday, what are you waiting for?  She was an amazing bright light and her words were so eloquent and heartfelt.  So inspiring! 
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{NEW BLOG POST} It’s been a tough year and I fee {NEW BLOG POST} It’s been a tough year and I feel like not everyone understands the heavy burden we as healthcare workers are carrying. 
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For anyone that has some interest in my own perspective as an emergency medicine physician, head on over to the blog and get my take. 
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As an added bonus many of my friends and colleagues (of all job descriptions) sent me photos of themselves in their PPE.  As one non-healthcare worker said “all of those photos are so impactful”.
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Hopefully with the vaccine now here, we’re headed towards brighter days...but obviously this depends on the buy in of a public that is getting used to being so deeply divided. 
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May this upcoming year -2021 -bring us back together again. In more ways than one!
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https://withtwospoons.com/from-the-frontline-life-as-an-emergency-physician-during-a-pandemic/

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#2021 #SoMeDocs #physician #healthcare #pandemic #bettertogether #blogpost #coronaviruspandemic #covid_19
Pandemic Lesson #6- Time. . . This was one was the Pandemic Lesson #6- Time.
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This was one was the hardest lesson for me to learn.  I had prided myself on my jam packed schedule and had normalized “busyness” to the point of exhaustion. 
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All of the sudden we went on lockdown and there was nowhere I could go let alone had to go.  At first I filled up that time up with zoom bookclubs and zoom happy hours, but as the days went on I learned to see that time for the gift it was. 
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My kids didn’t need to be anywhere.  My husband didn’t need to be anywhere.  I didn’t need to be anywhere.  I could just be. 
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Turns out that taking that time isn’t self indulgent- it’s self preserving.  Took a pandemic for me to figure that out. 
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Sure I miss real gatherings and hanging out with people.  But in the future I won’t go back to having a jam packed calendar with no room to breathe. 
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I’ve planted my feet firmly on the ground and learned to take my time.  To just be.
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#pandemic #time #WithTwoSpoons #chucks #feetonthefloor #feetontheground #giftoftime #lessons #justbe #minneapolis
Pandemic Lesson #5- Equality (and the attention dr Pandemic Lesson #5- Equality (and the attention drawn to inequality). 
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I will readily admit this photo does not display all that I wanted it to.  But I will say if you had arrived at the Emergency Department of my Level 1 Trauma Center on this specific day, this is the amazing badass all-female physician team that would have saved your life. (Competently and with great compassion)
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We ladies are lucky to work for an organization with pay transparency, amazing camaraderie, and pay equality whether you are white or black, male or female, gay or straight.  So many are still not afforded that simple provision. 
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We all lived through the horror of George Floyd’s murder in what was practically our backyards.  We bore witness to a city torn apart with grief and fear. We cried together and tried to mend the broken hearts and spirits of our friends and patients of color.  We have so far to go. 
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Although we still have so much work to do, I’m here to say we’ll keep working until we get there. May we all get to live in a world where equality is more than a pipe dream. Where you are judged for your heart and soul and actions not the color of your skin or your gender or your sexual preference. 
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I thank every one of you who is different from me in any way.  You are the ones who make life rich, who keep me learning, who add so much to the kaleidoscope of our world.  We all belong.  How boring life would be if we all were the same. 
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I pledge to keep fighting until everyone has opportunity.  And if there is a way I can better do that, by all means, let me know.  I’ll start by acknowledging inequality is absolutely still a problem we all need to confront.  Join me in confronting inequality head on. 2021 we’re coming for you. 
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#equality #diversity #privledge #inclusion #inclusionmatters #badass #genderequality #mamadocs #SoMeDocs #socialjustice #opportunity #minneapolis #bethesolution #standup #northstrong
Pandemic Lesson #4- Books! . . I have always been Pandemic Lesson #4- Books!
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I have always been a book addict.  A lifelong reader.  I get a ton of pleasure out of losing myself in a good book.  This year more than ever, in a year where we couldn’t travel, and escaping seems necessary, books were a constant source of comfort. 
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I took some of my unused travel budget and joined @bookofthemonth club and got myself a long overdue @audible account.  Not to mention placing holds on LIbby to reserve all of the ebooks through the library.  I couldn’t get enough books! 
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Behold the wonder of the book!  What was your favorite book of 2020? 
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(Mine is in the comments along with my runner up...)
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#bookstagram #whatshouldireadnext #booklover #bookofthemonth #audible #withtwospoons #goodreads #withtwospoonsreads #books #library #libby #kindle #bookclub
Pandemic Lesson #3: Nature’s Beauty... . With al Pandemic Lesson #3: Nature’s Beauty...
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With all of this at home time this year, I had time to look around at what nature could do.  Snow on the trees, vegetables in my garden, flowers in my backyard, apples on my trees, amazing sunsets over the water at my cabin.  Nature is awe-inducing when you stop to look. 
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I bought this little Christmas cactus at @shopbachmans while doing errands around Thanksgiving time.  I wanted something close to my bed that I could look at every day when I woke up -to remember the everyday beauty in the world. 
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Because despite all of the horror of 2020 (and there has been tons) there is also a lot of beauty- especially when you stop to look for it. 
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Where do you find nature’s beauty in your everyday life? 
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#nature #beauty #backyard #garden #christmas #cactus #flowers #beautyallaroundus #minneapolis #cabinlife #lookaroundyou #sunset
Pandemic Lesson #2-FRIENDS. . . When you find fri Pandemic Lesson #2-FRIENDS. 
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When you find friends like these you hold tight and you don’t let go.  Find the ones who will will celebrate your triumphs and will hold you up when you fall. Who feel your wins and losses as deeply as you do.  And if you haven’t found them yet, they are out there, keep looking. 
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Call, text, write your friends.  Remind them how much you love them.  Do it today.  Do it right now. 
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This isn’t our whole crew, but If I was headed to jail, @hollyanja and Kelly would be right beside me and we’d be calling @claresercombe to get us out.  And that my friends is love right there. 
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May we all find good trouble together in 2021. (And I’ve tagged a bunch more of you lovelies that weren’t in this photo! Love you all! And I hope to add lots more in 2021!)
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(PS- we aren’t masked because this was taken in 2019 before the pandemic)...
#goodtrouble #besties #friends #friendship #OITF #supperclub #holdthemclose #friendsforever
Pandemic Lesson #1: Family They can be annoying, i Pandemic Lesson #1: Family
They can be annoying, infuriating, and maddening, but people, family is everything. 
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Make sure you remind your family today that you love them. 
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Yes, we’re sitting on a couch outside of our house.  Some of us in our pajamas. Don’t ask.  The truth is stranger than fiction.
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#family #2020 #pandemic #tellthemyoulovethem #familylife #minnesota #merrychristmas #thetiesthatbind
Many of you know 2020 has been hard for me (and fo Many of you know 2020 has been hard for me (and for just about everyone else out there!). It has been a beat down of a year in healthcare and a heart wrenching soul crushing year as an emergency physician.  I’ve struggled to find ways to find some peace amongst all of the sadness. 
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Writing has helped me process some of what I’ve seen and endured.  It has helped me to get beyond my normal coping skill of saying “everything is fine” and being more realistic with my thoughts and emotions. I have now done Morning Page journaling for over 6 weeks without missing a day.  On the days I work at 6a I get up at 4a.  There is something soothing about the process of journaling that fills me and helps give me the strength to go back again. 
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In the next few days I’m going to highlight some things I’ve learned.  Although we are anxious to throw out 2020 (so, so anxious), there are parts of 2020 we shouldn’t forget. 
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Stay tuned. 
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#vulnerability #strength #2020 #healthcare #lightattheendofthetunnel #theartistsway #morningpages #journaling
What a great night! Through a partnership with @n What a great night!  Through a partnership with @nuancecommunications and MNACEP we were able to hang out with @gavinkaysen for the evening.  Not only were the salmon crepe cakes amazing (as was my @parallelwines Cabernet Sauvignon), the connections forged by bringing people into the kitchen and around the table (even virtually) is what gives me the most joy. 
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Hang in there everyone.  We’ll get back to the real table just as soon as we can.  And @gavinkaysen that clinking of the glasses will be music to all of us! 
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#gkathome #gavinkaysen #beatburnout #forgingconnections #aroundthetable #inthekitchen #resilience #cookingclass
Thanks to EMDOCS Chefs (yep, that’s a group) for Thanks to EMDOCS Chefs (yep, that’s a group) for cluing me into this amazing General Tso’s Tofu recipe by @minimalistbaker.  Lunch today is fantastic! 
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#Mamadoc #emdoc #generaltso #tofu #minneapolis #somedocs #vegetarian #inspired
It didn’t look the same with only 4 of us around It didn’t look the same with only 4 of us around the table.  But I’m grateful we’re all healthy as is our extended family. I’m grateful we have food to eat and a warm house to live in.  I’m grateful for friends who have reached out today, a beautiful Christmas tree that went up, and a lot of time to write today.  I’m grateful for a zoom call with my family and even though we can’t be together, we can share a little cheer.
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It may not be the same, but it’s still pretty darn wonderful. 
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Happy Thanksgiving everyone, from our families to yours!
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#gratitude #thanksgiving #happythanksgivng #family #different #familymeal #withtwospoons
Anyone else stress baking like crazy right now?? 🤷🏼‍♀️

I can’t stop making these Whole Wheat Apple Cinnamon Donuts 🍩

Super simple and slightly healthier than your usual donut, this recipe is perfect for a lazy Saturday morning.
Find the recipe link in our profile or at www.withtwospoons.com

#withtwospoons #newrecipe #fall #homecook #easyrecipe #foodblog #itsfallyall #donuts #applecinnamon #baking #cookingwithkids
Dinner tonight...Chicken Piccata. . . Because the Dinner tonight...Chicken Piccata. 
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Because there is something g so delicious about lemon and capers cooked in white wine and butter! 
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Bon appetit! 
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#dinnertime #dinnertonight
No matter what your political beliefs, it is way p No matter what your political beliefs, it is way past due for women to have a seat at this table.  Today is the day ladies.  We have arrived. 
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Congratulations @kamalaharris , I could not be more thrilled for you, for us, and for our daughters. 
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#womensupportingwomen #womenempowerment #vicepresident #glassshatters #whitehouse #2020 
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Disclaimer: this is my not my artwork.  I cannot find the owner to give credit.  If it’s yours please dm, I’d love to give you credit!
My favorite squash- Delicata!! . . For me this wa My favorite squash- Delicata!! 
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For me this was a unexpectedly fabulous 2020 find.  I planted it in my garden not even knowing what it looked like (I had to look it up as it started to grow), let alone tasted like!  It has quickly risen to the top of my squash hierarchy (Come  on, I know you have a squash hierarchy too!) due to the fact that it’s not only simple but easy to prepare! 
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This roasted delicata is headed into a salad- with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, tortilla strips, pepitas snd cilantro avocado dressing.  YUM!
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What is your favorite squash?
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#squash #withtwospoons #homecook #frommygarden #eattherainbow #eatyourveggies #roastedveggies #yum
We can do hard things folks. The numbers have be We can do hard things folks. 

The numbers have been going up, and I know we’re all tired of this Corona living.  But now is the time to mask up and keep your guard up.  I guarantee you don’t want to spend any of your time with me in the ER. (And I need to keep my kids in school for what little time they get to be there!!!)

We can do hard things. 

(plus-my Fauci mask may be the cutest thing ever.  Thanks to @lisasheppardpearson for keeping me safe in style)

#fauci #maskup #maskupmn #staysafe #fashiongram #instagood #mdh #cdc #coronalife
Anyone else love making their own homemade Instant Anyone else love making their own homemade Instant Pot yogurt?  It’s so easy! I make it every few weeks and store it in mason jars.  I always keep it plain since my favorite is deciding what toppings to put on it!  Today’s toppings?  Lime curd and blueberries!
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#instantpotrecipes #instantpot #limecurd #minneapolis #cabinlife #easybreakfast #easyrecipes #blueberry #topit #thefeedfeed #WithTwoSpoons
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