• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Elise Tries To Cook
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • Meal Prep Friendly Recipes
  • About
    • Privacy
    • Contact Me
  • Work With Me
  • Navigation Menu: Social Icons

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Contact Me
  • About Me
  • Newsletter
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Contact Me
    • About Me
    • Newsletter
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • YouTube
  • ×

    Clean Eats & Drinks with a SoCal Twist

    Recipes with fresh, simple ingredients to make a healthy lifestyle more accessible. All easy to follow recipes with clean, naturally-derived ingredients.

    Juice Recipes

    Elise Tries to Cook tried and true recipes for juices, aguas frescas and more. Start with my ultimate guide to juicing, and adventure from there! Blender and Juicer options included!

    • Kale and spinach smoothie in a glass with a straw.
      Easy Kale and Spinach Smoothie
    • Fresh squeezed grapefruit juice in a glass.
      Fresh Grapefruit Juice Recipe: 3 Ways!
    • Freshly squeezed orange juice in a glass.
      Homemade Orange Juice Recipe: 3 Ways!
    • A featured image of multiple types of oranges cut open on marble.
      The Best Oranges for Juicing
    More juices →

    Favorite Mexican Recipes

    Tacos, Mexican meats, salads and more, the list of Mexican recipes continues. All with clean, fresh ingredients and easy to prepare. And I promise, these recipes are all approved by my Mexican Mother-in-Law!

    • A baking sheet with crispy carnitas, garnished with lime wedges.
      Dutch Oven Carnitas (Authentic Mexican Carnitas)
    • close up photo of corn on the cob with cotija cheese, cilantro and tajín
      Healthy Mexican Street Corn (Elotes)
    • A bright green serrano salsa verde in a molcajete with a chip being dipped into it.
      Spicy Serrano Salsa Verde
    • Roasted Mexican breakfast potatoes on a baking sheet with lime wedges and topped with cilantro.
      Mexican Breakfast Potatoes
    • A featured image of chilaquiles rojos in a black skillet close up to see the toppings.
      Authentic Mexican Chilaquiles Rojos
    • A skillet of huevos con chorizo topped with cilantro.
      How to Make Huevos con Chorizo
    • Featured image of a Mexican avocado salad in a large green bowl.
      Fresh Mexican Avocado Salad
    • Beef enchiladas with green sauce on a white plate topped with cilantro.
      Healthy Green Chile Beef Enchiladas
    More recipes →

    Searching for something?

    Sign up for FREE recipes, tips, & more.

    * indicates required

    Impressive + Delicious Side Dishes

    While it's easier to focus on the "meat" of the dish, sides are important as well! Whether you're in the mood for salads or carb-y sides, there's a match for you.

    • A large bowl of Mexican rice topped with cilantro and fresh lime on top of a napkin.
      Vegan Mexican Rice
    • Blue bowl filled with a spinach and kale salad, with lemon wedges on top.
      Lemony Kale and Spinach Salad
    • Seasoned fajita veggies in a cast iron skillet with a spoon.
      Fajita Veggies (Chipotle Copycat)
    • spinach and arugula salad featured image
      Simple Arugula and Spinach Salad
    More side dish recipes →

    Easy + Fresh Cocktails

    A huge fan of light and easy cocktails that are set to impress! My go-to is always the Skinny Margarita or a Mexican Tequila Mule!

    • A featured image of a spicy skinny margarita garnished with a fresh lime wedge and jalapeno slice.
      Spicy Skinny Margarita
    • A featured image of a tequila mule in a copper mug with two lime wedges inside.
      the Best Mexican Mule (aka Tequila Mule)
    • A glass of red sangria margarita with a lime and orange wedge.
      Red Sangria Margarita
    More cocktail recipes →
    Elise Shivamber in a kitchen.

    About Elise

    Hey there, I’m Elise! I’m an LA-based food blogger sharing recipes for clean eats and drinks. I use fresh, simple ingredients to make a healthy lifestyle more accessible.

    Learn more about me →

    Clean Eating Snacks

    We love snack time at Elise Tries to Cook, but sometimes it can be hard to find clean eating snacks. Start off with 60+ healthy dairy free and gluten free snacks and then explore some other recipes!

    • A baking tray full of ahi tuna nachos with jalapeños, radishes, green onions, and sriracha mayo.
      Ahi Tuna Nachos
    • A close up of salted gluten free tortilla chips on a baking sheet with lime pieces.
      Corn Tortilla Chips (Gluten Free)
    • A featured image of a mango habanero salsa in a molcajete surrounded by tortilla chips.
      Mango Habanero Salsa

    I'm Looking For ...

    Looking for specific clean recipes that fit your diet? Elise Tries to Cook has got it all, from gluten free to dairy free and vegan! Browse some of our most popular categories for specialty diets!

    • Vegan Recipes
    • Gluten Free Recipes
    • Dairy Free Recipes

    Recent Recipes

    Want to see what I've been cooking up recently?

    • balsamic baked swordfish featured image
      Easy Balsamic Baked Swordfish
    • A blender sitting on top of a marble countertop in the kitchen.
      What to Look For When Purchasing a Blender: Holiday Guide
    • Air fryer swordfish topped with lemon and parsley.
      Easy Air Fryer Swordfish Steaks
    • Mexican caesar dressing without anchovies in a glass bowl.
      Mexican Caesar Dressing (Without Anchovies)

    Recently Updated Recipes

    • Creamy dill mustard dressing in a small bowl with a spoon.
      Easy Dijon and Dill Salad Dressing
    • Lemon and chive dressing in a small bowl.
      5 Minute Lemon Herb Vinaigrette with Chives
    • A carnitas burrito sliced in half, showing rice, corn, guacamole, salsa, and carnitas.
      Meal Prep Carnitas Burritos
    • a stack of four mango popsicles with two mangos in the back, and sliced mango in the front, and lime wedges scattered around
      Creamy Mango Popsicles (No Sugar Added)

    Primary Sidebar

    Elise Shivamber in a kitchen.

    Hey there, I’m Elise! I use fresh, simple ingredients to make a healthy lifestyle more accessible. With clean ingredients, these recipes will make your heart and belly happy. Thanks for making me a part of your cooking journey!

    About →

    Reader Favorites

    • A baking sheet with crispy carnitas, garnished with lime wedges.
      Dutch Oven Carnitas (Authentic Mexican Carnitas)
    • A featured image of two ginger turmeric shots with a measuring cup of the extra juice in the back.
      Ginger Turmeric Shots
    • Featured image of mandarin juice in a glass.
      Mandarin Juice
    • Blue bowl filled with a spinach and kale salad, with lemon wedges on top.
      Lemony Kale and Spinach Salad
    Sign Up! For weekly emails.

    Healthy Weeknight Recipes

    • Beef enchiladas with green sauce on a white plate topped with cilantro.
      Healthy Green Chile Beef Enchiladas
    • Overhead view of gluten free meatballs seared in a pan.
      Gluten Free Turkey Meatballs
    • A featured image of a pan seared salmon filet on a plate with a fork piercing a piece of salmon.
      How to Cook Salmon without that White Stuff
    • Lemon Pepper Pork Chops

    Fave Fall Recipes

    • A close up view of a burgundy mug filled with hot cocoa.
      Creamy Oat Milk Hot Chocolate
    • Pumpkin seed butter spread on a piece of toast on a pink plate.
      Homemade Pumpkin Seed Butter
    • A featured image of a close up of three cashew butter cups stacked vertically.
      Cashew Butter Cups (3 Ingredients!)
    • Featured image of a pumpkin chai latte on a wooden table.
      Pumpkin Chai Latte (Dairy Free)

    Newest Recipes

    • Kale and spinach smoothie in a glass with a straw.
      Easy Kale and Spinach Smoothie
    • balsamic baked swordfish featured image
      Easy Balsamic Baked Swordfish
    • A blender sitting on top of a marble countertop in the kitchen.
      What to Look For When Purchasing a Blender: Holiday Guide
    • Air fryer swordfish topped with lemon and parsley.
      Easy Air Fryer Swordfish Steaks

    As Featured In

    the food gawker logo of a bowl above food gawker text
    the feed feed logo of circle surrounding two spoons

    Footer

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • About Me
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms

    Let's Connect!

    • Find us on Facebook
    • Find us on Instagram
    • Find us on Pinterest
    • Newsletter

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Work With Me

    Copyright © 2023 Elise Tries to Cook

    AS AN AMAZON ASSOCIATE AFFILIATE, I EARN FROM QUALIFYING PURCHASES.