This might be the PERFECT slow cooker lentil soup recipe. I kid you not. It is so rich and flavorful, and so simple to make. I bought the “Greens for Soup” from the grocery store (Celery, Carrots, Leeks, Onions, Turnips & Parsnips) – this is a super great tip if you don’t mind spending $1-2…
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Garlic Caper Roasted Mushrooms
Feel like you need to eat vegetables for the rest of your life to recover from Thanksgiving? Here’s a delicious recipe from Cooking Light that will have you drooling for veggies. It takes about 25 minutes and can be a side dish or a main served over a grain. I’ve been combining 1-2 different veggie…
Roasted Cauliflower Salad
I really wish this one looked as good on camera as it tasted in person! This roasted cauliflower salad is dressed with a maple mustard sauce that is the perfect pairing for all of its salty and sweet flavors. The cauliflower is really just the base to carry the flavors of the salty capers, the…
Butternut Squash Farro with Roasted Carrots
This farro recipe is a copy cat of Dig Inn’s farro bowl base. If you’re not familiar with Dig Inn, it’s this lovely fast casual food restaurant that’s basically a Chipotle but serves whole foods in healthy bowls. This farro is one of their seasonal offerings and is delicious topped with any of their roasted…
Chocolate Tahini Date Balls
I’ve already shared a recipe for date balls (here), but these super snacks are too good not to repeat. I personally love them as an alternative to processed / packaged snack foods, and they are so sweet even kids will love them! This flavor combination is inspired by Natural Kitchen Adventures and uses tahini, sesame…
Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins
Breakfast, snack, dessert – I love foods that could be served as all three! The only sweetener in this recipe is the maple syrup and the naturally sweet potatoes and raisins, making these muffins truly a healthy baked good that is also delicious to eat at all times of day. I based these Sweet Potato…
Spicy Bolognese with Butternut Squash Noodles
Maybe you never thought you’d have a yummy bolognese as a vegan or vegetarian. Or maybe you’ve had some okay versions with fake ground crumbles. But you’ve definitely never had a sauce like this before. I discovered soy chorizo and am excited to start using it in all sorts of recipes. In this recipe, I add…
Dressed Up Rice and Beans
Let’s dress up the regular rice and beans dinner staple by switching up the rice for quinoa and adding lots of goodies to the beans, shall we? Healthy, filling, easy, delicious. This one is going to be a new weekly staple for sure. Ingredients 1 cup quinoa 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed 1…
Roasted Brussel Sprouts and Apples
This meal is SO fall. Roasted Brussel sprouts with apple, red onion, walnuts, fake bacon bits, balsamic….need I say more?! The flavors all blend together so sweetly as the sprouts, onions, and apples all brown and caramelize in the oven. A splash of balsamic vinegar complements the sweet, roasted veggies and brings it all together…
Kale Chips
Kale chips are a perfect snack food for those of us trying to cut back on processed foods or high-calorie snacks. They only take fifteen minutes, five minutes prep and ten minutes in the oven, and a little olive oil and salt. It’s simple to whip these up in a flash when you have a…
An Imperfect Vegan 