Colorful Vegan Chickpea Broccolini Rice Bowl
One Bowl Dishes are my favorite way to enjoy a balanced meal. And they’re fast to put together on busy evenings. This one is vegan and has a Mediterranean flair that goes down easy.
Read MoreBison, Bean, Lentil, Tomato Soup
This hearty soup warms the soul and gives you the fuzzies only a comfort food experience can do, while being packed with so many good-for-you ingredients, you’ll feel like Popeye!
Read MoreGluten-free, Vegan Asparagus Mushroom Lunch Bowl
Single? Busy? Don’t like to cook? This dish is for you. Two main ingredients. Fast. One pan. Complete meal. Packed with nutritional benefits. There, I even made the intro to the recipe fast!
Read MoreProsciutto, Red Potato, and Pine Nut Salad
Need an interesting salad for lunch or dinner? Want it to fill you up without weighing you down? Need it to be a healthy balance of good carbs, protein, and healthy fats and oils? Look no further! All the right tastes, all right here.
Read MoreAsian Vegetable Soup
Feed a cold, starve a fever. Or is it starve a cold, feed a fever? Whatever it is, this soup seems to always fix whatever cold or flu bug I’m trying to fight off. Though I can’t really make this a medical claim, with a bit of sweetness from the sweet chili sauce, and garlic and ginger for the asian twist, this easy and healthy soup recipe has all the ingredients to help clear a stuffy head, warm a congested chest cold, and soothe a sore throat. It’s my go-to, feel-better soup!
Read MoreCreamy Cruciferous Broccoli Cauliflower Soup
A delicious, nutrition-packed, 30-minute meal so good that even kids will devour it. Creamy soup with no binders, no dairy, no beans, just pure goodness. The creaminess comes from the cauliflower, which also naturally sweetens the broccoli. Perfect for cold days and when you just need a low-cal, healthful, hearty lunch or dinner. Don’t tell anyone, but I eat it for breakfast too!
Read MoreGluten-free Vegan Saucy Polenta Rounds
Your super easy, gluten-free, dairy-free, budget-friendly, kid-approved, vegan and vegetarian lunch or light meal go-to. Yep, it’s all that! Two ingredients only. This won’t disappoint!
Read MoreHow to Make Dairy-Free Buttermilk
When your recipe calls for buttermilk, simply create this dairy-free substitute mixture and add to the recipe as directed. Your biscuits, crunchy-crusted chicken, pancakes, and salad dressings will be back in your recipe repertoire.
Read MoreChicken, Bean, and Chipotle Pepper Chili
This recipe is bursting with fiber, protein, and a smokey flavor. Tastes like its been cooking for hours, but it’s a quick weekday dinner meal. Or cook it “low and slow” in a slow cooker and have it ready for anyone’s busy schedule. Bonus: It freezes and reheats to be just as delicious as when just prepared.
Read MoreGluten-free, Dairy-free Beef Stroganoff
This was a staple dish when I was growing up, though my mom’s version included canned soup as a base gravy ingredient, far too much salt and sodium, and much more fat (aka greasy meat drippings) than I approve of, or enjoy the taste of, here. Sorry, Mom, I know you did your best, but now we’re doing things my way!
Read MoreRetro Pork and Beans
Much like the pork and beans dish my mom prepared when I was growing up, this recipe is simple to make and even easier to eat. With just a few tweaks, and some healthier product choices, this is a step back in time about which you can feel good. It was a kid pleaser then, and it still is today.
Read MoreGluten-free, Dairy-free, Oat-free Tender BBQ Meatballs
Dressed with a drizzling of sweet and tangy homemade barbecue sauce baking into a smooth, sweet, tangy glaze, these meatballs disappear faster than you’d ever imagine. Tender, moist, and tested … over and over and over …
Read MoreDry Rub Pulled Pork
This recipe makes seven pounds of full-flavored, cooked shredded pork that is ready to use whenever you need to put a meal together in a hurry or for a crowd. Makes the tastiest tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, pizza, or one dish wonders. Reheats and freezes well. It tastes like you’ve cooked it all day …
Read MoreLayered Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner Leftovers in a Pot
Happy Day-After! You survived. Hopefully, you had a wonderful family celebration and feast. But now you’re looking for something easy to prepare and still delicious to eat. And you have a boatload of leftovers in the fridge. Maybe more of some dishes than others. So, what to do?
Read MoreCreamy Homemade Tomato Soup
This gluten-free, dairy-free creamy tomato soup recipe lets the full richness of ripe tomato come through. The flavors will taste like you’ve been pampering the soup all day long, while the creaminess will have your family (or guests) convinced that you’ve spent pain-staking time seeding and skimming to achieve this velvety result. But you’ll know the process was easy!
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