BAKED CAULIFLOWER FELAFEL BEET PESTO COUSCOUS BOWL

Makes 8 Slices

346 Calories Per Slice

I love all summer fruits, actually I love all fruits and vegetables without picking favorite one.. But there's something about perfectly ripe sweet and full of flavor peaches with their amazing almost syrupy juice, sour but still juicy flavorful cherries, and extremely sweet little plums.. When stone fruits are in season here in Midwest, I'm in heaven.. Organic, sweet, juicy.. Galettes are easy as pie, actually easier.. They're very forgiving and despite of their simple free form shaping, they look amazing and rustic.. Especially with colorful, juicy seasonal stone fruits.. Crust is basically same as pie and tart crust, and I used my favorite low fat, healthy yet uber delicious pie dough here -it's not regular pie dough recipe that you can find it 

Makes 4 Servings

732 Calories Per Serving

I'm crazy about these freshly made meaty, springy and chewy Chinese hand-pulled noodles -one of the most important staple food in Northern China -.. Besides three basic ingredients; flour, water and salt; the only thing you'll need to make super soft, smooth and elastic noodles at home; enough resting time and lots of patience.. The secret behind these unbelievably soft, but chewy noodles is to knead the dough long enough to develop the gluten, then let it rest even longer to relax enough to pull.. The process of pulling can create three different shape of noodles; long thin, flat or wide noodles.. You can make your own noodle bowl with endless combinations; such as mixing with roasted veggies, tofu, or chili oil.. Here, I've tossed these addictively delicious noodles with homemade chili oil and mixture of heart warming spices first, then mixed

Makes 14 Enchiladas

202 Calories Per Enchilada

I was lucky enough to get my hands on fresh organic tomatillos at farmers market last week.. Andddd ... Then fresh corn, all kinds of chilies, baby zucchini with their beautiful, bright yellow flowers still attached to their bottom, wild purslane.. At that moment, I knew what we were going to have for hearty weeknight dinner.. Filling, nutritious, tasty and easy dinner.. Salsa verde is real star of this recipe.. Tomatillos unique tangy and sour taste beautifully balanced with sweetness of roasted onions, and turned into the most delicious salsa verde ever that will have you scraping the dish for more.. Enchiladas are amazingly saucy, just enough cheesy, but filling and so cozy especially when hot and bubbling straight out of the oven.. Don't forget, if you will 

Makes 6 " Three Layers Cake, 10 Slices

564 Calories Per Slice

Oh, this year we blessed and spoiled to have tons of wild berries all over our yard. After lots of arm and leg scratches, respectfully we've picked nearly all the wild berries from the garden - of course my birds have got their share, too -.. Bushes kept coming like crazy the past couple of weeks, but nothing waste; all have ended up either in the freezer or into smoothies, cakes, pies and no sugar added jams.. Wild berries are so special for me, not like cultivated cousins; they're so sweet, floral and juicy, and best of all pure food from Mother Nature, nothing can beat this one.. Some of these delicious

Makes 9 Patties

223 Calories Per Patties

OK, I'm going to say it again; how much I love " one bowl has everything " kind a meal, especially for lunches.. Now, it's easy to build your own Buddha bowl, poke bowl, immune booster bowl, energy bowl, "all you need "bowl with fiber, complex carb, healthy fats and protein loaded sweet potato quinoa patties, they also keep you full for a long time while nourishing your body and mind.. They are easy to make, and packed with all the goodies, such as sweet potatoes, quinoa, spinach, oat flour, 

Makes 4 Sandwiches

545 Calories Per Sandwich

Katsu refers to Japanese style pork and chicken fillets are coated with panko breadcrumbs ( panko is made from just bread without crust, so light, airy and larger flakes tend to stay crispier longer than other breadcrumbs ), and deep fried until crispy golden brown.. But if you don't want to eat either of them especially deep fried, than you can get my version- healthier version - katsu with baked fish fillets; still golden brown, still crispy, still delicious yet guilt free.. Also you're still getting the most addictive bread on earth; homemade Japanese style sweet, soft pillowy, milky, 

Makes 8 Servings

427 Calories Per Serving With Lemon Icing

I think fruit picking is this summer's top outdoor activity; because you're outside, socially distance and doing the best thing for your body by picking the Mother Nature's sweetest, nutritious, antioxidants loaded gift.. Even nearly everything has upside down and inside out this year, still Coronavirus couldn't stop us to visit two and a half hours away organic U pick blueberry farm.. Of course with lots of protection and face covering, even we were outside.. First trip was second week of July; and we pick thirty three pounds of delicious, juicy and sweet icy blue jewels.. Blueberries were tastier than we remembered, we couldn't resist for second trip which was yesterday; this time we turned back home with thirty more pounds.. Way before these trips, I've made my plan for what to do with fresh blueberries; pies, galette, jam, ice cream, but most importantly burnt Basque berry cheesecake.. Last year I've made rhubarb burnt cheesecake that tasted unbelievably delicious, 

Makes 4 Servings

661 Calories Per Serving

OK, you'll never be tempted to eat take out noodles again after trying this homemade one.. Oh, wait.. There is actually no noodles in this meal; made with veggie zoodles and served over steamed brown rice; it's vegan, gluten free, low carb, low calories yet provides tons of quality protein and nutrition.. This amazing zucchini noodles-or I would say zoodle- recipe is all about the sauce combination; sweet and addictively tasty peanut sauce and sticky delicious honey spice soy sauce.. Those mind blowingly delicious sauces are combined beautifully and addition of crazy addictive sweet + spicy cashews, tofu, stir fry crunchy veggies - like carrots, bell peppers- help to create extra layers of flavor and texture, and elevate the taste of 

Makes 6 Servings

530 Calories Per Serving

Oh my, all true stars of summer;  zucchini, eggplant, cherry tomatoes, peppers, pineapples deliciously baked together in one pan, then topped with the most addictive sweet and spicy sticky meatless meatballs.. Zucchini eggplant bake is super easy, come together in no time.. As you breath rich garlicky perfume comes from the oven, you'll wonder the fact that a recipe can be so foolishly simple and amazingly beautiful and tasty at the same time.. Meatless meatballs are just a bit time consuming, so it's better to prepare them in advance.. I have many vegan + meatless meatballs recipes, and for me all are equally delicious - especially if I'm sharing here, that means they are really worth to try -, but these meatballs are 

Makes 9 Sandwiches

343 Calories Per Sandwich

I have a confession to make, I'm a peanut butter lover.. If you love peanut butter as much as I do, then this recipe is calling your name; because you can not get more peanut butter taste than these vegan oatmeal nice cream sandwiches.. These unbelievably delicious cookies are made with simple healthy ingredients - nothing requires special trip to grocery store -; peanut butter, whole wheat flour, rolled oat, plant based milk, raisin and a touch of brown sugar - no oil or butter -.. Nothing fancy, nothing weird.. These cookies are killer by itself, but... If you double the peanut butter taste with super easy no sugar added plant based ice cream aka "nice cream ", they are true winner !! Nice cream requires only four ingredients; frozen banana, peanut butter, coconut cream and vanilla extract.. You can make different flavors nice cream 

Makes 4 Servings

369 Calories Per Serving

Quick.. Simple.. Every bite is loaded with insanely delicious summer flavors.. Perfect complement for any protein, pasta or grain dishes or light supper by itself.. Exactly that what I'm craving for hot steamy summer days.. Bright, colorful, refreshing yet satisfying.. You'll be surprise how something so simple like this that can taste so delicious as well.. Thanks to grilled peaches that provide natural sweetness and create perfect balance with the acidity and earthy flavors of grilled peppers, zucchini and blistered cherry tomato.. Salad is pretty straight forward; tossing together grilled corn, zucchini, shishito peppers, peaches, blistered tomatoes, avocado, pan fried feta crumbles and olives, then adding lots of

Makes 4 Servings

641 Calories Per Serving

I've never tried Ikea's beloved Swedish meatballs, but I know it's very popular and many people crazy about them.. Can you believe 30% of Ikea visitors are there just for food.. I really don't understand why nobody is reading or wondering the nutritional information about these meatballs before falling in love; because they're loaded with serious amount of salt ( 1,520 mgr ) which covers more than half of your daily allowance.. I'm not mentioning anything about how much hidden preserves and additives you're getting into your system with them.. OK, now we can talk about "better version "of Swedish gravy meatballs; all vegan, all made with "feel good about yourself " ingredients without suffering from heartburn or excessive gas after eating.. These adorable vegan meatballs are made with super simple pantry staple ingredients - like oat, lentil and mushrooms-, and packed with plant based protein that keeps you full for several hours.. Meatballs are incredibly delicious by itself, but if you serve them with unbelievably flavorful creamy vegan gravy -that made with coconut milk, vegetable broth, mustard and tamari - gluten free soy sauce- , along with steamed veggies and softest bed of mashed potato and kohlrabi; you'll be on 

Makes 4 - 14 "Pizza

867 Calories Per Whole Pizza, 216 Calories Per Quarter

Is there anything more inviting than the smell of freshly baked homemade pizza or comforting the taste of this heaven? I think not.. Especially sourdough pizza.. No question, there is so much pride and satisfaction that comes from making your own pizza with wild healthy yeast.. I can proudly say that my kitchen is an alive kitchen; everyday I can feel it that is breathing, growing like a living creature from homemade probiotic yogurt to homemade jars of sauerkraut to homemade variety pickles to ginger bug to precious sourdough starter; and all those fermented food delivers beneficial bacteria and yeast to us deliciously in every bite.. Sourdough has been around forever, although using sourdough declined drastically after we introduced with commercial yeast around 19th century.. But nowadays  I'm so happy to see it's coming back huge.. Maybe, because we can not find any commercial yeast at the groceries or maybe we finally understand that self sufficiency is the key for healthy survival.. Sourdough starter is a live culture and easy to make with mixing only flour and water.. After that all you need is time for fermentation - waking up the natural yeast and bacteria present within the flour -.. My sourdough culture is about 7-8 years old - this is my third generation 

Makes 10 Servings

280 Calories Per Serving

Zucchini is one of the easiest plant to grow in your backyard.. Once you plant the seedlings in the early spring, all you can do, sit back and enjoy the sweet harvest all summer long without any problem - if you don't have a stink bug problem in your area -.. The only problem will be ended up with lots of zucchini, I mean LOTS.. Here is one delicious solution for this problem; moist, flavorful, addictive chocolate zucchini cake.. Regardless the source result will be the same, cake turns out amazing every time you try; either your zucchini comes from your garden or farmers market.. I called it as 

Makes 8 Skewers

104 Calories Per Skewer Without Garnishing

Summer dinners are grilled dinners for sure.. Especially for mid - summer, when all sorts of veggies are coming into season, and it's too hot to turn on the oven..Plus, nothing beats that clean up, or chill vibes that cooking outside with your favorite drink in your hand.. These unbelievably delicious skewer kebabs are so easy to make for anyone, and serve in about 20 minutes from start to finish.. When lemon + lime juice and garlic marinated swordfish cooked nicely and seared on the outside but still juicy on the inside; you can serve these kebabs over warm homemade sourdough pita wraps 

Makes 4 Wraps

705 Calories Per Wrap With My Fillings

I'm continuing layers of flavor loaded recipes with this amazing smoky, spicy, sweet BBQ sauce mushroom pulled pork wraps.. Let me clear the confusion here, I'm not trying to duplicate any meat recipes, because you'll end up far better than any of them; tastewise and your health-wise.. If you're new to my blog, you're about to discover whole new delicious world without even craving for meat.. I'm super confident, these wraps easily put any carnivores to shame, just give it a try you'll thank me later !! Easy, delicious and healthy "finger licking good" wraps come together about in 30 minutes; king trumpet mushrooms - caps and stems -shredded with a fork, seasoned with homemade BBQ spices + baked in

Makes 4 Servings

414 Calories Per Serving

Although farmers market started to operating on normal schedule almost four weeks ago, finally I got the courage, pulled the plug and decided to go there last weekend, of course covering my face and body with super protector mask + face shield + gloves etc. ( NO, I wasn't going to war just for fresh produce shopping, respectfully and carefully :)) But surprisingly it wasn't stressful as I expected, they did beautiful set up and safety regulations like without touching anything or getting close to others and every single person had the mask - by the way; I'm having hard time to understand why we're fighting over the mask; just simple, doable and cheap protection for everyone.. I don't care about political issues, but I care deeply about public health issues.. We're all in the same boat in this war, and your act is affecting others painfully, even if you don't care about yourself, please be respectful to others -.. Anyway, I got the most beautiful big cluster of oyster mushroom and giant trumpet mushrooms in my hands - you know nowadays they are not easy to find kind of mushrooms at the groceries - Than I made BBQ steak salad from oysters, 

Makes 7 Burger

528 Calories Per Burger With My Toppings

If you're looking for a simple but flavor loaded vegan burger recipe, look no further because this is the one.. I want you to meet " best " vegan+gluten free burger recipe ! Hands down, these vegan patties have the perfect texture, taste and unlikely the others will hold their shape, so you can cook them on the stove or on the grill.. Yes, they're grillable patties.. Please don't even compare them with fake package meat patties - they're the worst thing that you can eat, highly process and tasteless -, or American classic, because much healthier than traditional burger . That's not just our opinion, whoever taste it agrees; guaranteed any meat lovers will go crazy about them.. These amazing homemade patties have a thick, kind a meaty texture,