VEGGIE MAC AND CHEESE STUFFED SPAGHETTI SQUASH BOATS

Makes 1 Loaf - 9 Slices Pumpkin Bread

324 Calories Per Slice

During the summer we spoiled ourself with zucchini bread, but now it's time for pumpkin bread !! And I can say, this is the BEST pumpkin bread I've ever had !! Super moist, tender, not overly sweet but addictively tasty, perfect to enjoy with a cup of tea or as a post workout snack or dessert.. Who doesn't love it ? Kids love it.. 

Makes 4 Servings

445 Calories Per Serving

Let me introduce you new "fall season" favorite recipe; thick slabs of cabbage and sweet potatoes are roasted deeply until caramelized, then served with crazy delicious + nutritious whipped yogurt + tahini sauce and garlic-y, nutty, spicy topping for meaty, filling and satisfying lunch, dinner or flavorful side.. Roasted cabbage became tender and outer leaves crispiness creates nice contrast with sweet potatoes caramelized softness.. Also bitterness of the cabbage perfectly balanced with sweetness of potatoes.. " Win win " combination !! Super easy to make and so delicious.. You can prepare veggies in the oven or on your grill, 

Makes 8 Burgers

474 Calories Per Burger

If you're obsessed with Vietnamese bahn mi sandwiches as we are, then you'll enjoy more of these burgers.. Unique combination of savory, salty, tangy flavors and chewy, crunchy textures that a single bite of bahn mi delivers, it's a really tough one to beat !! I just turned this amazing taste and texture into a burger with a plant - based quality protein.. It's an American

Makes 46 - 2" Round Rings

86 Calories Per Ring

Hi everyone, hope everybody is doing good, treating yourself generously and getting some rest time in !! I know I haven't posted a new recipe in awhile, mainly because of the busy summer.. YES, we all need to take a break once and a while, right ?? End of August through second week of September is the busiest season for us, although weather is very nice, we're still spending lots of time outside, but we're switching most of the cookouts into inside for winter preparation; pickling, jam making, tomato sauce, pepper sauce, applesauce.... Besides lots of winter preparation, we're busy with just a bit of yard work, some deep cleaning ( house, body + mind ) and re-organizing to get ready for the season ahead.. Still, 

Makes 4 Servings

438 Calories Per serving With Vegetables

Regardless of the season, perfectly baked sweet potatoes are one of our house favorite.. We love to eat crisp and caramelized skin along with soft, creamy inside.. It's hard to resist eating the whole thing straight out of the oven, but if you take your time to enrich + load it with tons of other vegetables - which is perfect way to add more vegetables into your daily diet without knowing it - and a dollop of homemade healthy cheese sauce, then you'll know immediately after the first bite, this is a killer, and you call it " dinner ".. Here, I've baked purple sweet potatoes with crispy skin & fluffy insides, loaded up with variety of roasted - such as broccoli, cauliflower, mushroom, bell peppers - & raw vegetables - such as dill pickles, pickled jalapenos, radish slices-, garnished with lots of fresh tender greens, then finished with no guilt healthy

Makes 4 Servings

475 Calories Per Serving With 1/2 Pita Bread, Salad And Dressing

No one can resist these crispy outside soft inside falafels are made with mixture of chickpeas and roasted beets that rise up the nutrition, give the falafel dark reddish color, and add a smooth texture - thanks to the moisture in the beets-.. Now, if you're wondering are these falafel going to taste like beets; answer is definitely, NO.. With onion, garlic, cilantro, ground coriander, cumin and smoked paprika; these beet falafels taste very much like traditional ones, with just a nice touch of sweetness.. So even if you're not a big fan of beets, I guaranteed you'll enjoy them !! I consider traditional falafel is fairly healthy 

Makes 10 Slices

245 Calories Per Slice

If you're a rhubarb lover, and addictive their tangy earthy flavor then you're going to LOVE this light, not - too - sweet, uber moist + tasty cake.. Rhubarb's tart berry - like flavor marries beautifully with the rest of the ingredients - especially with almond - , and makes unforgettably delicious cake for this time of year.. Thanks to almond flour and whole grain flour; YES, it's gluten free, too.. While almond and mixture of sweet rice, millet and oat flour provide nutty flavor, at the same time give this delicious cake big nutritional value along with good fats from olive oil and yogurt.. You can make it dairy - free

Makes 6 Servings Soup, 15 Butter Rolls

103 Calories Per Serving Soup, 86 Calories Per One Tablespoon Crunchy Topping, 227 Calories Per Butter Roll

Whole scenery of the farmer's markets are beginning to change drastically, spring and early summer vegetables are starting to show their vibrant and bright appearance on vendor tables.. I'm so excited to start eating fresh again, either from our garden or my trusted organic farmer's stand.. And what better way to enjoy the fresh flavors of spring than this delicious yet nutritious soup ? Crisp, tender asparagus is combined with flavorful slightly sweet over wintered spinach, garlic, and potatoes, then served with protein loaded crunchy quinoa and seeds-mania topping for extra kick - you can use this topping for salads, soups, Buddha bowls, and morning yogurt cereal bowls; versatile and perfect & easy way to add a healthy crunch into

Makes 12 Muffins

161 Calories Per Muffin

These uber healthy strawberry oat muffins are ridiculously easy to make and insanely delicious, nutritious and convenient grab-and-go breakfast or snack option that doesn’t need heating and can be literally eaten on the run, and that's far better for you than take-away on the way to work or outside.. I’m talking about the type that doesn’t make you feel like you’re eating cake for breakfast; a muffin that is just sweet enough to satisfy but loaded with goodies that fills you for long hours.. More filling and less sweet than energy bars which make them perfect snack for afternoon hunger attack.. I roast the strawberries briefly before adding into batter which is a game changer for the recipe.. This little process makes strawberries sweeter and dries them out so the muffins stay still moist without getting too soggy.. Wonderfully tender and moist muffins have the best texture

Makes 6 Servings Dutch Baby Pancake, 10 -2 Portions Rectangles Savory Cake

202 Calories Per Serving Dutch Baby, 263 Calories Per 2 Portions Savory Cake

If you’ve never had a Dutch baby before, now is your chance !! A dutch baby pancake is a fluffy pancake that airy - eggy batter pours into hot piping skillet, bakes in the oven and puffs up around the edges and leaves the bottom custardy and delicious; and most importantly you can have this mouth watering oversized pancake in 20 minutes on your table for easy crowd entertaining.. All you need is just one blender and one skillet, hello to easy cleaning !! No, despite the name it's not from the Netherlands, actually Dutch baby is a German style pancake that known or named as

Makes 6 Burgers

425 Calories Per Burger

We don't discriminate any vegetables in our home, all of them equally love and use; but mushrooms.. Not because they're a great replacement for meat in any vegan recipes, because they simply taste amazing !! If you want to try this finger - smacking tasty vegan pulled mushroom burger, then all you need is king oyster mushrooms.. You can not use just any other mushrooms here, simply they don't create the same texture and flavor like king oyster mushrooms.. You need to pick thick stem mushrooms for easy shredding with a fork - or cut them with a knife as thin as you can -, then seasoned them with a spice mix before roasting them in the oven.. After 30 minutes of roasting; shredded mushrooms turned into tender and juicy goodness with perfectly crispy edges.. You can use them as is or pan fried them with a homemade BBQ sauce 

Makes 12 Servings For Chocolate Cake, 9 -2 Portions Petit Fours

559 Calories Per Serving Of Chocolate Cake, 464 Calories Per Petit Four

Whenever I see the warmer temperature and sunshine, I'm going out to the garden for cleaning, weeding, planting and making plans for new plantings.. Touching dirt and leaves, feeling the spring scent on my face, seeing the newly coming shoots under the piles of mulch, and hopes that something will grow there soon ; it's my meditation.. Spring means beginning of the busy days for us, but for now, I'm so excited to share this uber - moist cake and delicious seven layers petit fours with you today !! First, let me tell all about this amazing chocolate cake.. This simple - takes one bowl to whisk up - yet extremely sophisticated fudgy + moist cake keeps beautifully for days, and you'd never guess that's free of diary, gluten, grains, nuts and refined sugar; because it tastes like the most decadent chocolate cake ever !! I used 9 inches springform cake pan, then cut in half to create two layers cake with blueberry flavored mascarpone coconut cream.. I finished the cake with pistachio edges and creamy chocolate ganache on top, and decorating with fresh blueberries, blackberries and homemade meringue kisses for extra

Makes 6 Tacos

323 Calories Per Taco

I'm always on the lookout for fast, easy yet healthy lunch + dinner ideas - especially summer time -, and this one is a new family favorite.. These fish tacos are super easy to put together, either for celebration - Cinco de Mayo is around the corner - or healthy and filling weekday meal.. First salmon marinated with a gingery, garlicky, tamari - sesame glaze, then fish pieces caramelized in the hot pan for perfect crusty texture.. Best of all, you can whip up a creamy taco sauce while the fish cooks.. Rest is just fun, fill them into char / warm up corn tortillas ( the biggest trick to corn tortillas is to warm them properly, cold corn tortillas and warm / charred corn tortillas are night and day, you can char them individually on gas stovetop, directly over the flame, for about 15 to 25 seconds per side, and then immediately transfer them to a kitchen towel to stay warm for serving, or warm up them in the microwave for 10 seconds and cover immediately with a towel ), and add crunchy vegetable garnishes -pickled jalapenos, red onions and red cabbages - .. Voila it’s a meal !! These insanely delicious tacos are bursting with flavors by itself but if you top them with

Makes 30 Servings

203 Calories Per Serving

This is a delicious savory breakfast pastry that is made of perfectly crispy layers of hand rolled dough - tastier and healthier than puff pastry or phyllo dough - and a comforting filling of onion + garlic sauteed spinach and tangy feta cheese.. This recipe is fabulous as-is, but you can also change some of the ingredients to customize the flavors to your tastes.. Feel free to add other veggies to the filling such as diced mushrooms, roughly mashed potatoes or sun dried tomatoes.. You can also add other types of greens besides spinach such as kale, dandelion, wild garlic.. Or try adding some cooked ground 

Makes 8 Halves of Pita Pockets

366 Calories Per Halve Pita With 5 Meatballs and Garnishing

I love chickpeas in any form; they're so versatile, delicious and packed with quality / easy digestible protein.. So there is no surprise here that they also work wonderfully in these vegan meatballs.. These tasty meatballs are made with flax egg ( flax meal and water mixture ), mushrooms, chickpeas, rolled oats, panko and Italian seasoning.. Simple pantry ingredients come together into ball shape "heaven " and feed your body & mind nutritiously.. YES, they're kid-friendly, omnivore - approved, and easy to make just in 20 minutes !! Like my other amazing vegan meatballs recipes, you'll have more meatballs than you need for one meal; but they can freeze beautifully for future uses - easily corporate them into any dishes, such as pasta 

Makes 5 - 2 Servings Cake

492 Calories Per Serving

These pretty two-serving cakes are an eye- catching centerpiece for any birthday - especially for someone who doesn't like or eat spinach - or celebration such as Easter Sunday or Mother's Day ( or any day ).. Ohhh, also they make a lovely afternoon tea or snacking cake ..They look uber cute and tasty from outside, but real drama comes when the cutting them open to reveal the inside.. Flavorful, rich and tender crumbled green cake is prepared with homemade pistachio flour and packed with good amount of spinach, and these two layers of pistachio + spinach cake are sandwiched together 

Makes 6 Servings

440 Calories Per Serving

If you're like me and can't get enough soup - especially these temperature changing days -, then you should definitely try my version of classic Italian soup !! Delicious Tuscan soup is classically made with sausage, kale, potatoes, onion, and garlic then topped with cheese, and bacon, but here I enriched the texture and flavor with addition of homemade beet & potato gnocchi, tofu bacon and spicy chili oil.. And YES, it is the most delicious, nutritious and filling zuppa toscana ever.. Easy, tasty, comfort-y, and completely vegan !! Also,If you make gnocchi with chickpea flour, then effortlessly whole soup will become gluten 

Makes 6 Servings

720 Calories Per Bowl, 58 Calories Per Meatball

You already know, I'm crazy about wholesome vegetarian / vegan meatless meatballs.. Just for a second, close your eyes and think about savory, hearty, tender, garlicky meatballs just the ones like you grew up eating.. but totally meatless.. Instead of meat, they are packed with protein, mushrooms, nut & seed, plus bursting with full of flavor, totally vegetarian, and optionally gluten-free.. Who wouldn't want to eat them ? I think I'm not alone on a roll with meatless meatballs !! It's easy to cover weekday nutritious lunch or dinner with them, if you consider per 4 meatballs serve 10 grams of protein, but put them on top of quinoa