Add a Little Sunshine to Your Food | Yellow Food Recipes

Yellow is a fantastic color! It’s a color of lights, brightness, and warmth. It also reminds me the changes of the color of leaves this time of year, curries, and desserts. It also happens to be one of my daughter’s favorite colors. I love to cook food with bright colors so I often find myself cooking with things that are yellow; peppers, squash, onions, turmeric, and lemons of course. I think lemons are my favorite thing to cook with. Yellow foods are also very nutritious and have been known to help with digestion and brain function. I love these yellow recipes and am so excited to share them with you all.

Appetizers – Appetizers are my favorite foods. I seriously could live on a variety of tiny meals. These apps are super yummy with great flavors as well. I am sure you would enjoy them for a variety of occasions.

I love this fresh and delicious salad. Great for a first course!

I love this vegan appetizer:

I love this corn salsa as well:

This salsa is a staple at most of our family’s events:

This could be a great appetizer or side dish:

Entrees – I think it is really easy to get into an entrée rut. Many of these entrees are easy, and can be done on the fly with ingredients you have in your home. I also love the variety of flavors shown as well.

I love a great paella!

This is a great vegetarian dish with fall flavors:

Love this simple and easy dinner:

This is a great entrée and could also be used as a side:

Here is a great one pot dish:

This is one of my favorite chicken recipes:

This is a great slow cooker recipe that I have made for my family multiple times:

Love this curry dish – filling and delicious:

I love a good Mexican casserole and this one is fantastic!

Side Dishes – I love a good side dish. Many times it can really help make or break an entrée. Not to mention that many of these side dishes can also be used as a main dish.

This dish could be great as a side or entree

I love this bright and delicious side dish

This is a great side dish

I love this fall side dish

Here is another great side dish

This side dish would go great with anything on the grill

I love this side dish we make it multiple times a year

This side dish is both beautiful and hearty – it could definitely stand on its own as well:

Soup – It is finally fall and the cool air has finally arrived. These soups are a great addition to the rotation and great to freeze and use later as well.

I love this heartwarming soup:

This is a great soup with lots of flavor:

Here is a great fall dish:

I love this summer soup:

This is a great soup both hot or cold:

I think this is a beautiful and hearty soup:

Desserts – I LOVE fresh desserts. I feel that many times during this season desserts get too heavy. These are a great list of light and refreshing desserts.

I love these cookies – they are super cute and delicious without being too sweet:

These lemon meringues are so cute and delicious!

I love a good curd:

This pie is to die for – fresh and delicious:

I love this quick easy vegetarian dessert:

I love how beautiful these cupcakes look!

Who doesn’t love a dipped pretzel?

A great alternative for a traditional cheesecake:

Sticky rice is always a hit!

Drinks – Can’t have too many fun drink recipes. These are light and refreshing and some that are perfect for the fall season as well.

I love non-alcoholic lavender lemonade!

This drink is so refreshing:

Another refreshing drink that would be good with or without alcohol:

Here is an alcoholic version of the lavender lemonade:

I love a good spicy cocktail!

Smoky whiskey cocktail – yes please!

Who doesn’t love a good sangria

I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. It is so important to remember to cook with color so you can bring in more nutrients and variety to your dishes. Plus, you never know when you will be throwing an event or going to an event that will require a specific-colored food. Let us know how they go!

Lauren Cop is a part-time SAHM (Stay At Home Mom) of Irish Twins and Senior writer/editor of the Olive Shoe Blog. Currently Lauren and her family live in Tallahassee, FL where she helps teach at a local pre-school. A Clemson fanatic, alumni and general sports enthusiast. She loves reading, gardening, food, and traveling. Follow her Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

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