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Save time, money, headaches, and make your life easier with this ridiculously easy high-protein meal plan that you can meal prep on Sunday for several days of easy, healthy easting, from breakfast to dinner. In this week’s plan, I’ll show you how to make a super delicious Protein Overnight Oats for breakfast, Lentil and Quinoa Salad for lunch, Raspberry Chia Pudding for snack, Black Bean Sweet Potato Burritos for dinner, and a slice of Protein Cake for dessert....

For the ultimate scone experience, seek out high-fat European butter. This kind has a higher butterfat content, which creates more steam pockets during baking, leading to those beautiful flakes. Plus, European butter often boasts a richer flavor that elevates your scones from good to great. If European butter isn’t available, don’t fret! Regular unsalted American butter (at least 80% fat) will work fine. You might need to adjust your recipe slightly by adding a touch of extra cold heavy cream or buttermilk for the best results....

Shortbread is a classic cookie. It’s butter, rich, and melts in your mouth. These lemon shortbread cookies have the perfect balance of sweet and tart, with the zing of lemon zest. They’re excellent for any occasion and will surely be loved by all! My cookies were made in a cookie mold pan that I found at a thrift store. I don’t have a link for my exact pan, but there are a few options available on amazon, from fluted cookie pans to decorative round cookie pans (paid links)....

I don’t know about you, but I love healthy snacks to fix my sweet cravings, and what I love are small bite-size snacks. Often, my gluten-free protein bars are too big for a snack and my cookie dough protein balls too high in calories on rest days. I never run out of ideas and here are my favorite protein balls flavors: pumpkin protein balls perfect for fall, vegan protein balls, or coconut chocolate protein balls....

One of the grocery stores that I shop in has a readymade salad section. Their couscous salads always look so inviting. I bought some the other day and can’t tell you how disappointing it was. It was flat and artificial tasting. I didn’t eat it. Instead, I started thinking about how I would have wanted it to taste and created my own. One of the best things about this delicious and colorful salad how easily it’s thrown together....

I love making refreshing smoothies for summer, like my Blueberry Pineapple Smoothie, Mango Spinach Smoothie, or Raspberry Smoothie. I make them all the time for my kids as it’s a great way to sneak veggies and fresh fruits. Smoothies are quick to make, healthy (if done the right way 😉), and absolutely delicious. This mocktail is a Pina Colada Smoothie or a Virgin Pina Colada since it’s the alcohol-free version of your favorite cocktail you can enjoy for breakfast or a snack and refresh!...

A rhubarb crumble is similar to a Apple And Peach Crumble or Strawberry Crumble and combines the sweet and tangy rhubarb with warm crumble biscuits for a delicious family dessert. It’s not only simple and quick to make, but it’s also so delicious and full of nutrients. Ingredients and Substitutions It’s very easy to make a rhubarb crumble. All you need are: Fresh Rhubarb Stalks – Use only the stakes and no leaves as they are poisonous....

Let me just start by saying that this recipe is one of my crowning glories! It is unbelievably delicious and since I created this recipe it has been shared over a million times! I will warn you – these blondies are rich, but the salted caramel and the dark chocolate balances the sweetness perfectly. I think making these topped with milk chocolate would ruin that balance. If you love these blondies, why not try my Chocolate Chip Blondies recipe too?...

You never have enough smoothie recipes! In my house, the kids and I love smoothies for breakfast or as a refreshing snack. We love any kind of smoothie, thick and creamy like our mango smoothie, or sour and thin like this new green apple smoothie recipe. We also add apple to the kid’s lunchbox every day, I really believe the One apple a day keeps the doctor away! Apples are packed with antioxidants, fiber, and filling....

Serve with homemade garlic bread for an easy weeknight supper. You may be surprised that Spaghetti Carbonara is the easiest pasta dish you’ll ever make! With just a handful of ingredients, you’ll have a creamy pasta dish loaded with Parmesan cheese and crisp pork that’s out of this world! Oh, and it’s ready in just 15 minutes! What more can you want? Are Eggs Raw In Carbonara? The eggs are added to the hot pan off direct heat to avoid becoming scrambled eggs....

Classic banana cookies contain eggs and butter, so I knew I needed to come up with my own version, like I did for my beloved Almond Croissant Cookies, Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies, and Vegan Peanut Butter Cookies. It’s so easy to make your own vegan banana cookies at home by following my baking recipe below. Ingredients and Substitutions As always, the recipe is pretty easy, and all you need are a bunch of simple, wholesome ingredients:...

We are big fans of cookie dough recipes such as our healthy chickpea cookie dough and edible oatmeal cookie dough. This more indulgent cookie dough is a vegan, creamy, sweet, and ready-in-10-minutes dessert using the most basic ingredients. Let’s see how you can make edible cookie dough at home. Ingredients and Substitutions All you need to make a vegan edible cookie dough are simple ingredients and no fancy tools....

This gluten-free tortilla recipe is a weekly staple in our house. I make it whenever I’m not making my Spinach Quinoa Tortillas as a simple gluten-free flatbread recipe. Traditionally, we have a Mexican night every week, and since I eat very low-carb while my partner Damien is vegan. These coconut flour tortillas are perfect for all of us! How Can I Bake With Coconut Flour? Coconut flour is an amazing gluten-free flour for baking....

I have shared my famous vegan custard recipe in the past, but nothing is better than a curd. Since I was preparing a vegan lemon meringue pie, I thought I should also share this easy vegan lemon curd recipe with you. Traditionally, lemon curd is not vegan as it contains eggs and butter. But, it’s easy to make vegan lemon curd, compared to vegan custard, which is higher in liquid and slightly thinner than custard, with a bold, tart, and sour lemon taste....

Lemon lovers, this lemon pound cake has your name on it! A moist, light breakfast bread that will remind you of Starbucks’ but this one is 100% plant-based. It’s similar to my Orange Pound Cake but with a perfect lemon twist! For a simpler but spongier recipe, try my 4-Ingredients Lemon Cake. Classic lemon pound cake recipes are not vegan-friendly as they contain many eggs and butter. Luckily, it’s very easy to make your own lemon vegan pound cake at home using plant-based ingredients....

Are you vegan and missing pies, quiches, and tarts? Let me tell you that you can make delicious vegan dessert pies or vegan savory pies using this easy vegan pie crust recipe. It’s the perfect crust for Vegan Pumpkin Pie, Vegan Blueberry Pie, or Vegan Pecan Pie. A classic pie crust is made of butter and sometimes brushed on top with egg wash, especially for savory pies. Ingredients and Substitutions All-Purpose Flour – Use classic white flour....

I absolutely love making easy, healthy vegan versions of classic recipes and because we make pizza at least once a week, I had to share my vegan pizza crust! While store-bought pizza crusts are often made with plant-based ingredients, they are full of additives, so we always opt for a homemade vegan pizza crust like my Chickpea Pizza Crust, Spelt Pizza Dough, or even my Spinach Tortillas loaded with pizza toppings....

This Vegan Pumpkin Banana Bread is similar to my Vegan Pumpkin Bread, but with bananas for a different texture, and it’s the pumpkin version of my Vegan Banana Bread. Why You’ll Love This Recipe Banana and pumpkin are the perfect combinations for creating baked goods that are: Super Moist Naturally Sweet – you don’t need much sugar to sweeten your recipe. Conscious – use all your ripe bananas in the kitchen....

If you love gooey chocolate brownies, you will love those sweet potato brownies! They have an intense soft and sticky fudgy texture coming from the sweet potato puree. It’s a perfect vegan treat! Ingredients This is an easy 1-bowl recipe using only 7 ingredients. Let’s see what you need and your alternatives. Sweet Potato Puree – see below to learn how to make your own puree in 15 minutes. Coconut Sugar – or brown sugar or any unrefined crystal sugar you love....

I love baking and the first cake I learned to make when I was a kid was the simple yogurt cake. I’ve already made a vegan version of the classic yogurt cake with my Yogurt Cake which is made with just 4 ingredients, but I wanted to make a fruity version. It’s not just as simple as adding berries to the original recipes, as they can throw off the dry-to-liquid ingredient ratio....