Recipes

Everyday Meals

Sun-Dried Tomato, Spinach and Quinoa Salad

This simple spinach quinoa salad is full of fresh Mediterranean flavors, including lemon, sun-dried tomatoes and toasted almonds! It’s vegan and gluten free, too, so it’s a great potluck option. Recipe yields 4 side servings or 2 main dish-sized servings.

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Classic Martini

Make a classic martini at home with this foolproof recipe. Whether you like your martini with a twist of lemon or dirty with olives, this recipe is for you. Yields 1 cocktail as written; you can mix several at once if you’d like.

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Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Spring rolls stuffed with summer vegetables, arugula and sesame seed-sprinkled tofu. Served with spicy peanut sauce, these are a fun appetizer or light main course!

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Basil Pesto

Homemade basil pesto is so easy to make! Learn how to make basil pesto with this recipe, plus learn how to properly toss it with pasta, and freeze leftovers. Recipe yields 1 cup pesto, which is enough to toss with about 12 ounces of pasta.

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Healthy Zucchini Muffins

These healthy zucchini muffins are naturally sweetened and made with whole wheat flour! They’re fluffy, moist and absolutely delicious, too. Recipe yields 1 dozen muffins.

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Watercress and Forbidden Rice Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette

Beautiful Asian inspired, healthy green salad tossed in a simple ginger vinaigrette. Edamame and forbidden rice make it a great side dish or light main course.

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Favorite Balsamic Vinaigrette

Balsamic vinaigrette is the perfect dressing for almost every salad. This balsamic vinaigrette recipe is easy to make and strikes the perfect balance between tangy and sweet. Recipe yields just over ¾ cup.

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Creamy Golden Milk

This creamy golden milk recipe features turmeric and other warming spices blended with cashews, so it’s dairy free and easily vegan. Enjoy hot or cold! Recipe yields 5 cups, enough for 5 drinks.

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Perfect Roasted Delicata Squash

Follow this simple recipe, and your roasted delicata squash will turn out tender on the inside and caramelized on the outside. Recipe yields 4 servings.

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Peanut Soba Noodle Bowl

This vegan, Asian-inspired soba noodle bowl recipe is a quick, easy meal. Filled with vegetables, whole grains and protein, it's nutritious and satisfying.

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Creamy Strawberry Crepes

Creamy strawberry crepes are stuffed with a citrusy, fruity cream cheese filling and garnished with fresh berries.

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Perfect Roasted Butternut Squash

With this simple recipe, your roasted butternut squash will turn out perfectly tender on the inside and caramelized on the outside. Recipe yields 4 servings.

Everyday Meals

Spinach Pasta with Roasted Broccoli & Bell Pepper

This healthy vegetarian pasta features loads of spinach and roasted vegetables tossed with light balsamic sauce! Feel free to change up the vegetables or skip them completely for a simple, hearty spinach pasta recipe. Recipe is easily vegan and gluten free (see notes). Serve with a green side salad for a complete meal. Recipe yields 4 large or 6 more modest portions.

Everyday Meals

Pizza Sauce

Make this rich, red pizza sauce with basic pantry ingredients! This pizza sauce recipe is so delicious and ready in about 5 minutes. Recipe yields about 1 ¾ cups, enough for about 2 large pizzas.

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Honey Butter

This honey butter is so easy to whip together! A final drizzle of honey and sprinkle of salt make it utterly irresistible. Recipe yields about ¾ cup—double it for a crowd.

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Raw Kale Salad with Red Pepper Dressing

This beautiful Asian-inspired raw, vegan kale salad with red pepper dressing is loaded with flavor and phytonutrients. Try it once and you'll be hooked!

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Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls

This spaghetti squash burrito bowl recipe is easy to make and so good for you, too! These beautiful vegetarian burrito bowls are also vegan and gluten free, but above all, delicious. Recipe yields 4 burrito bowls.

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Vegetarian Italian Chopped Salad

Truly the best Italian chopped salad recipe, with chopped fresh greens and veggies in a simple Italian vinaigrette. This salad is vegetarian and easily vegan. Recipe yields 6 to 8 side servings or 3 to 4 meal-sized servings (a lot). If you store the salad separately from the vinaigrette, it will keep well for up to 4 days.

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Easy Blue Cheese Dip

This blue cheese dip is creamy and irresistible, and so easy to make. Serve with Buffalo Cauliflower, bell pepper, celery, or carrot sticks. Recipe yields about 2 cups.

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Dijon Pork Chops with Cabbage and Fennel

While living in Switzerland for a few years, my friends introduced me to an area renowned for their cabbage, pork and potato dishes. I decided to try a cabbage and fennel combination and believe they complement each other well.