I love making healthy, delicious, and easy plant-based lunches and dinner, especially when the fall season starts, like I did with my Vegan Spaghetti Squash Alfredo, Lemon Broccoli Green Pasta, or Vegan Scalloped Potatoes. Sweet potatoes are such a great ingredient to bring a ton of nutrients compared to many other starchy vegetables like potatoes. They are easy to find, cheap to buy, easy to cook, bake, or fry....
When it’s back-to-school time, and you have your kids’ lunchboxes to fill, you need easy meal prep recipes, like my Easy Garlic Knots or Banana Carrot Muffins. These vegan savory muffins have been on the weekly menu lately. They are easy to make and customize, using different vegetables and spices to create a range of lunchbox muffins that kids love. Let me share our favorite classic savory muffin recipe....
Chopped Flank Steak Salad Grilled Chopped Flank Steak Salad is an easy, tasty meal with tender marinated steak, fresh veggies, and homemade dressing. It’s so satisfying!Get the Recipe: Chopped Flank Steak Salad Italian Rice Salad – Insalata di Riso This delicious Italian rice salad is perfect for picnics, potlucks, or summer BBQs. It also makes a versatile side for a quick lunch or dinner. Every bite is bursting with fresh salad veggies, giving it that Mediterranean flair!...
What makes a healthy breakfast for kids? Vegan or not, a healthy kids’ breakfast should contain at least 4 of the basic food groups below. They provide energy for the body of kids and toddlers and help us thrive through the day. A healthy breakfast for kids on school mornings should contain: Protein – they keep kids’ tummy full and feed their muscles. Vegan protein sources for kids’ breakfasts come from soy milk, fortified cereal, whole grain bread, beans, peanut butter, and seeds....
I love to make easy, healthy snacks for my kids to put in their lunchboxes, like my Banana Carrot Muffins, Samoa Bars, or Quinoa Bagels. These baked oatmeal cups are always one of my go-to recipes for the kids on busy mornings. Plus, they are very simple and cheap to make, made with very basic pantry ingredients, and a great way to use your ripe bananas. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Kids love how convenient they are because they can grab their favorite flavors and pack them in their lunch boxes....
You only need a handful of ingredients to make the Best Lemon Squares Recipe. They are a wonderful citrus treat! Buttery shortcrust pastry base with a tart lemon filling and finished off with a dusting of confectioners sugar, and you will be licking your fingers clean after each one! I adore baking with lemon. From Lemon Pound Cake to Lemon Blueberry Scones, I love the tart sweetness you get in each bake....
I have a passion for overnight oats recipes and especially dessert-for-breakfast flavors, like my Birthday Cake Overnight Oats, Tiramisu Overnight Oats, or Biscoff Overnight Oats! What’s more comforting than starting the day with a healthy bowl of oats that taste like your favorite desserts? Plus, overnight oats are a great recipe to meal prep breakfast ahead. No more excuses to skip breakfast in the morning. It’s all ready to eat with no cooking required....
This Cherry Jam is the perfect addition to any breakfast or dessert. Serve it with pancakes, yogurt, and ice cream (we love it on vanilla ice cream, cherry ice cream, and Cherry SemiFreddo)! You won’t be able to resist its sweet and delicious flavor. Sterilizing Jars Although it’s not a necessity for this recipe, to give your cherry jam preserves an extended shelf life (up to a month), sterilize your jar and its lid first!...
They are delicious served as a side bread to curry or vegan tortillas with lentil taco meat or to make my Vegan Birria Tacos or Vegan Enchiladas. I have shared many vegan, gluten-free tortillas recipes on the blog lately. Our red lentil flatbread, Quinoa Tortillas (2 Ingredients), and paleo almond flour tortillas are your favorite so far. So here’s a new high-protein flatbread recipe using chickpea flour. These chickpea flatbreads are made with 4 simple ingredients....
Serve with a starter of Chinese Noodle Soup and Homemade Fried Rice for an authentic Chinese meal right in your own home! This healthy version of a takeout favorite combines chicken, super healthy broccoli, garlic, and ginger for a delicious, weeknight dinner. And it’s just 408 calories – it doesn’t get much better! This truly is dinner on the table in just 30 minutes that’s homemade. Making Chinese food from scratch isn’t at all complicated....
I created this recipe to use all the ripe bananas sitting on my kitchen benchtop. I usually bake my healthy banana brownies, banana protein cookies, or eggless banana bread to use black bananas, but today I was craving a mix between cookies and brownies. That’s why I made these fudgy chocolate banana cookies. They are soft and fudgy, taste like brownies, but hold very well in one hand like a cookie....
Welcome, pie lovers! Get ready to be transported to a tropical paradise with every bite of this flavorful Coconut Cream Pie. Rich, creamy, and packed with an amplified coconut flavor, this pie will have you dreaming of sandy beaches and swaying palm trees. Whether you’re an experienced baker or a beginner, this recipe will guide you through the process with detailed steps, tips, and ingredient notes, promising a successful pie every time....
I love making my own ice cream, especially homemade popsicles, like my Avocado Popsicles, Banana Popsicles, and Peanut Butter Popsicles, because they are so easy to make. A Coconut Popsicle is a simple no-churn ice block ready super quickly for a delicious summer treat. You don’t need an ice cream maker, and it takes just 10 minutes to prepare ice pops at home, which the whole family loves. So after sharing my banana popsicles and peanut butter popsicles, time for a new flavor: Coconut Pops are ready for you!...
Step By Step Instructions Start by preheating your oven to 325°F (163°C). Melt 2 cups of chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl, using 30-second intervals. Stir between intervals until the chocolate is smooth and fully melted. For more information on how to melt chocolate properly, see my guide on How to Melt Chocolate. In a medium bowl, sift together 1½ cups of all-purpose flour, ½ cup of bread flour, ½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder, two teaspoons of baking powder, and ½ teaspoon of salt....
I love cakes. I mean, I love baking in general, but cakes in particular, like my Yogurt Berry Cake, Vegan Bundt Cake, or Vegan Christmas Cake. Cakes bring people together, bring families around the table, celebrate occasions like birthdays, Thanksgiving, or Christmas. Cakes are not just recipes for me. They are glue for people you love. And making them has a deeper dimension than making any other recipe. This coconut cake is very special to me, because I loooove coconut....
Are you tired of store-bought dressings that lack that special touch? We’ve got the recipe for you! This delightful creamy garlic dressing recipe will take your salads to the next level. Bursting with the robust flavors of fresh garlic and Parmesan cheese and boasting a creamy texture, this dressing will surely be your go-to. In addition to salads, you can enjoy the versatility of this Creamy Garlic Parmesan Dressing in other dishes too!...
I love making delicious muffin recipes for my kids, like my Chocolate Muffins, Black Bean Muffins, or Vegan Spinach Muffins, but today, they asked me for classic vegan muffins. I wanted to find a way to make a very simple version. I managed to make vanilla muffins with a classic flavor, traditional fluffy texture and only 4 plant-based ingredients! Ingredients and Substitutions You only need 4 base ingredients to make these muffins....
Bonus, these cookies are made with just 4 ingredients, including almond flour and coconut flour, which means they are also gluten-free, paleo, and grain-free! What Are Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies? Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies are a healthier version of the classic vegan peanut butter cookies with a delicious peanut butter flavor, but they are also: Egg-free Refined sugar-free Gluten-free Dairy-free Also, the best healthy peanut butter cookies are made with gluten-free, low-carb flour – almond flour and coconut flour....
When I’m doing my meal prep for the week, I like to make recipes that are easy to store, easy to whip up, and are full of protein to support my daily workouts. For breakfast, I would typically make my High Protein Chia Pudding or Overnight Oats with Protein Powder, but when I want a simple lunch, I make this protein salad. It’s made with only wholesome ingredients that you probably already have in your fridge....
What better way to celebrate the holidays than with a tasty glass of sangria? This fun and easy recipe can be made using any seasonal fruit you like, so it’s great for Thanksgiving, Christmas, informal gatherings, or special occasions. Looking for more Festive drink Ideas? Try my Easy Christmas Punch! Step By Step Instructions In a medium saucepan, add the cranberry juice, one cinnamon stick, 2 whole star anise, peppercorns, slices of half an orange, and 1 cup of fresh cranberries....
