all Quinoa Salad with Brussels sprouts, butternut squash, tomatoes, lemon and parsley. A warm, delicious meal that is vegan and gluten-free.
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A vegetarian breakfast pita wrap that can be made in 5 minutes and is full of protein, fiber and flavor. A hot, quick breakfast idea that can be made even on busy mornings! Can I be honest? This wasn’t even a planned post. I made this because I was STARVING and needing something QUICK. Therefore …
This broccoli and cheese baked potato casserole is a super easy dinner with just 5 ingredients plus spices! Vegetarian, gluten-free. Who doesn’t like a good baked potato? They are pretty easy, customizable, and can be pretty healthy if you do them right. I don’t eat them often, but they sure are a good way to …
Garlic Sage Smashed Potatoes are a great side item at your dinner table. A customizable version of mashed potatoes that everyone will love. I’m not sure where I first heard of “smashed” potatoes, but the idea is brilliant! It has the best features of mashed potatoes with the added benefit of being customizable, and in …
Spaghetti Squash Nests garnished with fresh basil are the perfect dinner appetizer for your guests or casserole-style dinner for your family. Customizable and delicious! Vegan-friendly and gluten-free. With this recipe, I was originally trying to recreate these spaghetti nests with spaghetti squash. A little bit by accident (because I forgot), there is another difference. These …
Maple roasted Brussels sprouts and butternut squash with pecan pieces and dried cranberries. A perfect appetizer or side for holiday or Autumn dinners. Gluten-free, vegan. Did you think I was kidding about being obsessed with butternut squash? These roasted veggies would be perfect as an appetizer for a holiday table spread. Especially for Thanksgiving with …
Butternut Squash Macaroni and Cheese is the perfect healthier comfort food. Adding in squash to the cheddar sauce is a great way to sneak in some more veggies to your dinner! I’m OBSESSED with butternut squash. It’s been on my brain so much lately that I’ve been saying “butternut” in place of “buttercup.” You know, …
Peach Caprese Salad is a wonderful summer side dish, appetizer or even a meal! Mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, peaches and basil makes a fresh and satisfying dish. Fresh tomatoes with sea salt is one of my favorite things. I’ve been known to go to the farmer’s market and ONLY buy tomatoes. So it’s no wonder that …
Maple roasted carrots are an easy vegetable side dish that you can throw together for any meal. Vegan, gluten-free, paleo, 5 ingredients or less.
Roasted Carrot and Cauliflower Soup. 5 main ingredients make this healthy, gluten-free, and vegan (without the optional parmesan). This soup came into existence for two reasons. I had carrots. and I had cauliflower. An easy way to use up veggies is to turn them into a soup! I’ve never roasted my vegetables before blending it into …
Honey Balsamic Vinaigrette. An easy formula for this salad dressing that you can customize to your tastebuds. Tangy, sweet, and delicious! I hardly ever have store-bought salad dressing in my house. That used to be because I didn’t eat salads. (This was before I knew they didn’t have to be boring.) Luckily I’ve grown up …
Roasted Acorn Squash with pomegranate seeds. An easy and beautiful side vegetable dish for any dinner table. Did you know, acorn squash is sometimes called pepper squash? I don’t know why. I know it’s called acorn squash because it like of looks like a big acorn. It also is an incredibly good source of Vitamin …
Baked Parmesan Zucchini Chips – a healthy and flavorful snack that is a great way to get more veggies on your plate. Zucchini season might be wrapping up at the time I’m writing this, but I know there are still people out there who have plenty of this vegetable. There are a couple ways you …
Riced cauliflower with green peppers and spices. This low-carb, healthy side dish is completely customizable and will be ready in 15 minutes! Cauliflower: vegetable of the year for 2015 (or 2014, depending on your source). Who decides this stuff? And yes, I realize it’s 2016 or later, depending on when you’re reading this. I’m known to be a …
Roasted Vegetables with Rosemary – Colorful and flavorful side dish that will help anyone get their daily dose of veggies. Chopping vegetables can be so meditative. I still prefer to buy some vegetables pre-cut (like butternut squash) but for the most part I enjoy it. Sometimes, I get so excited about food prepping that I …
Butternut Squash and Veggie Bake – ready in under 30 minutes, loaded with vegetables, protein from black beans, a little sweetness from corn, topped with cheese and served with tortilla chips. Option to spice it up with jalapeño and hot sauce. Dinner is served! This is a meal prepared in 30 minutes and takes only one …
Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower Halves – a unique way to bake cauliflower and a colorful + flavorful side. Many of the recipes I make are not pre-planned, but actually result from leftover ingredients that I need to figure out how to use. I buy cauliflower often and since I only have time for so many cauliflower …
Vegan and Gluten-Free Sweet Potato and Apple Soup. Only 4 main ingredients plus spices makes this a super simple and delicious thick soup for the colder months. I had a little deja vu when I was making this soup. It wasn’t until I started writing this that I realized it’s because the only other soup I’ve posted …
Butternut squash apple soup. Delicious autumn flavors blended together make this vegan soup a crowd-pleasing appetizer. Like many things, I used to think I didn’t like soup. I’m not sure exactly how I could declare that for such a broad category, but it was mostly because it wasn’t “filling enough” (i.e. I felt deprived of …
Homemade marinara sauce. So easy, delicious and customizable with different herbs! Contrary to what I made it sound like before, my grandma does send me recipes! Lots of good ones and not enough time to make ’em all. I simply had to make this one she sent me for marinara sauce. If I’m remembering the story …