TWO WAYS OVEN BAKED PUMPKIN SPICE SWEET POTATO DONUTS

Makes 10 Waffles

139 Calories Per Waffle, 179 Calories With Garnish

Ahh, autumn; my favorite season of the year; colorful leaves, all the orange, purple and deep red color flowers, crisp calm mornings, irresistible warm spice kitchen scents, and of course big part of the reason is all about the food.. I can lose myself at the farmers market with all kind of fall squashes, pumpkins, Brussel sprouts, colorful cauliflowers, cabbages, and hearth warming delightful spices.. I love pumpkin so much that I've already posted four pumpkin recipes, but sit tight and hold on, I'm not done yet.. Still I have a long list of pumpkin/fall recipes that are waiting to be developed, tested in the kitchen, photographed, and published.. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin pasta, pumpkin soup, pumpkin salad, YES anything with pumpkin.. When the "pumpkin extravaganza" starts in my kitchen, you know what that means; 

Makes 4 Servings

443 Calories Per Serving

The most important thing when preparing any salad is all about keeping the balance.. Balancing flavors and textures are so crucial as well as combining four main taste elements in a harmony; acid, bitter, sweet and salt.. You have to have little bit of everything in one bowl and in every bite; like this one.. Naturally sweet balsamic vinegar roasted honey butternut squash + rainbow heirloom carrots, honey spiced roasted walnut + pepitas, sweet juicy apples, peppery bitter yet super crunchy, tasty radicchio of Treviso, baby arugula, savory lemony lambs quarter, purple daikon, watermelon radish, salty blue cheese crumbles, pan roasted concord grapes joined in the party together for creating out-of-this-world deliciously salad, and finally

Makes 6 Servings 

563 Calories Per Serving With 5 Raviolis

If you're following my blog long enough, then you know how much I love making my own pasta at home.. It's been more than a decade now, we're not buying any pasta from grocery store; if we crave for pasta, then we have to plan this and make it from scratch.. Of course, making homemade pasta definitely more work than pulling out package of dried pasta from pantry; but if you think about kneading + resting the dough, rolling the long silky leather-y sheets of pasta and shaping into heavenly parcels are kind of therapy or meditation for your mind, plus you're doing the best thing for your body with endless filling possibilities with health conscious, fresh, organic ingredients.. As I always say; create time for your health, make a ravioli day in, make it fun for whole family, open the bottle of wine, and enjoy delicious labor of love at the end.. This is the recipe that will bring lots of joy in your kitchen, guaranteed !! So shall we talk about this addictively delicious plate, now ? If this meal is not screaming fall 

Makes 8 Pretzels

395 Calories Per Pretzel

September 22nd was the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall.. Big marker of harvest season, as well as welcoming sign for the season of colorful leaves, crisp mornings & nights, cozy blankets and sweaters.. And guess what else ? Hearty soups, stews, warm drinks and homemade bake goods.. Autumn is perfect time for baking, especially with pumpkin right now.. I'm opening the new season with my all time favorite, absolutely irresistible, soft, chewy pretzels with rich, creamy pesto cheese filling ! Simple, yet crazy delicious, and loaded with all the fall flavors you're craving for.. These are definitely not your grannies nor shopping mall food court pretzels - by the way

Makes 4 Servings

606 Calories Per Serving

Ohh, boy !! We're just in October and having early Thanksgiving on the table right now with this amazing delicious yet nutritious meal.. There are a lot of things going on in this one, one recipe will bring many possibilities, ideas to you.. All the fall veggies harmoniously came together for creating amazing "die for "taste.. Luxuriously creamy, smooth cauliflower potato puree mixed with sauteed garlic-y turnip greens for earthy tones, and sat next to grilled Italian heirloom radicchio de Verona ( bitter flavor of crispy radicchio tends to mellow down when grilled or braised ) to created beautiful bed for the rest; then topped with oven baked crispy butternut and delicata squash fries, homemade radish and turnip greens pesto, steamed chioggia beets and super delicately cooked Chilean sea bass.. Finished whole meal with 

Makes 18 Cakes

122 Calories Per Cake

When I was in my 20's I was addicted to Pim's cookies aka British icon Jaffa cake - small soft biscuits topped with different flavored jam or jelly and finished off with thick layer of semi sweet chocolate - , and I'm still obsessed with them.. Since I can not eat the store bought ones, I need to make homemade version that equally delicious to original ones.. Making these adorable mini cakes 

Makes 14 Inches One Pizza, 8 Slices

189 Calories Per Slice

Finally we can have pizza whenever we feel the cravings without all the carbs and guilt.. Much more healthier version low carb pizza as delicious as traditional one if not more.. Perfect for using left over zucchini bits and pieces and also great way to sneak in your veggies for the kids.. Simple ingredients serves delicious slices in no time for dinner; crust is made up of shredded zucchini, eggs, flour and feta crumbles.. Make sure you remove all liquid from the zucchini before mixing with the rest.. YES, you need to squeeze your shredded zucchini for removing the excess 

Makes 4 Servings

658 Calories Per Serving

If you're tired of cooking for long hours but you need healthy and easy food on the table for dinner; then you'll need a good bowl recipe ! Bowls are so popular in last decade, because it's one of the easiest way to turn random ingredients into a uber healthy lunch or dinner.. But you can't just trow anything into a bowl; you need certain balance in between taste, texture and color, also each component of the bowl needs to be well seasoned and flavored.. Bowl's got to have enough protein to keep you full and satisfied, and delicious sauce to bring it all together beautifully.. These are the simple rules to create complex flavors bowls.. I have so many " bowl recipes " to choose from roasted veggies to pureed ones, grains to non-grain version, plant based to fish poke bowls.. You can mix and match the ingredients in each, but don't forget   

Makes 8 Slices

341 Calories Per Slice

Labor Day was yesterday, NO, it wasn't a big cookout, gathering or party, there shouldn't be.. Although, I've virtually planned everything to invite couple of friends in our backyard; even we measured and arranged chairs and placed individual side tables to six feet apart, detailed for "hands free" self serve open food bar, "no hands touch" individual snacking, safe bathroom trips etc. ; but still I don't feel comfortable the idea of "getting together " or anyone welcoming in our home, not yet.. So, we cooked for us, just for ourself.. Ohhh, also made this ridiculously delicious galette for using my homegrown savory, aromatic heirloom tomatoes, and I don't know how many times I've made this tomato eggplant galette since their season's start.. Because of the pandemic, as many other things, picking seeds and seedlings was weird this year.. Everything was on remote, online and  "unknown ", but somehow I managed to pick the best variety of heirloom tomatoes, and still harvesting the delicious, juicy, tasty, beautiful tomatoes from our veggie garden.. In my opinion, best way to enjoy precious heirloom tomatoes is directly warm off the vine, sliced, served in a bed of fresh herbs, greens, seasoned with sea salt

Makes 10 Slices

323 Calories Per Slice

Who's up for final taste of summer ? Season is starting to shifting through to fall; color in the garden are changing to yellow to orange and purple, the days are getting shorter, and the nights chillier.. Farmers market tables are filling with apples and grapes instead of summer fruits.. But it's still summer, and I can still find the perfectly sweet juicy peaches, plums and ground cherries.. You really need good fruits for this recipe, because these delightful fruits made this cake "unforgettable tasty ".. And in addition addictively delicious gluten free friendly batter ( almond flour, corn meal and spelt flour ) creates the distinct almost "melt in your mouth " flavors and texture.. Ohh, did I mention that only

Makes 10 Pancakes

108 Calories Per Pancake

Savory Korean kimchi pancakes traditionally made with loads of kimchi, seasonings and scallions besides basic pancake ingredients; eggs, flour, water etc., then served with dipping sauce.. Every time when I make a new batch of homemade kimchi, I have to make all kind of - or my kind of - kimchi pancakes, because this flavor packed delicious pancakes are super easy to make and versatile as long as you have well fermented kimchi.. This time I wanted to clean up my fridge, and used whatever available in fresh produce drawer; such as zucchini, kale, pepper and chives, and served them with whipped yogurt + goat cheese + sriracha sauce for more savory flavor.. However, you can use any fresh vegetables 

Makes 12 Slices

179 Calories Per Slice

Maybe it's because simplicity of the ingredients; it's impossible to resist a delicious and tasty focaccia as this one with sweet cherry tomatoes, olives, fresh basil and pesto that brings all the flavors from Provence right in your kitchen; especially when it's hot and bubbly directly from out of oven.. Ohhh, whole house fills with a wonderful perfume immediately.. Making focaccia is very simple and straight forward, if you ever try to make pizza at home, then you're good to go.. Other easy parts; first you don't need any kitchen appliances, no mixer or food processor required.. Actually you need to work it by hand, dough needs minimal handling, because overworking with dough will cause in a much tougher texture as the gluten

Makes 4 Servings

545 Calories Per Serving

Here we are, end of August, our veggie garden is having best of its time, rewarding us with all kind of juicy tasty tomatoes, lots of fresh herbs, purslane, garlic and onion chives; and I feel like I'm obligated to eat salad every other day that made with those ingredients.. Because I'm constantly worried about it will be over soon, and I'm not going to get enough of them.. I love all kind of flavor and nutrition loaded salad but this time, I'm taking you all to a virtual tour to the real " flavor town ", because salad doesn't get any healthier or more delicious than this.. So many flavors, so good together that will change the way you think about salad.. I've made this sophisticated, hearty salad with black lentil, quinoa, cherry tomatoes, ripe peaches, 

Makes 6 Servings

300 Calories Per Serving

Cauliflower is one of those vegetables that people have underestimated and neglected for a long time or don't know how to use it creatively, although you can do many things with this beautiful cruciferous vegetable.. You know how important to corporate cruciferous family - cauliflower, kale, broccoli, cabbage - into our daily diet; they are our powerful weapon for cancer prevention because of their strong anti-oxidants and anti-inflammatory properties, plus they help detoxify the body.. When cruciferous in season, "cauliflower extravaganza "starts in our home, so be ready to get lots of "not so traditional "cauliflower recipes.. Vegan, paleo, vegetarian, plant based and gluten free; regardless of how you categorized the recipe; 

Makes 4 Servings

492 Calories Per Bowl

There is no question about that veggie bowls are a big weight loss and healthy eating trend; basically one dish meal that's made by pilling of healthy combination of legumes, vegetables, whole grains, greens, seeds, nuts, and luscious sauce in a single large bowl.. No recipe required, you can build your own bowl with choosing grain base, veggies, legumes, crunchy flavors, sauces.. Andddd... You know how much I love colorful tasty veggie bowls with all kind of healthy sauces.. Personally I like to mix different texture and flavors together; something raw, something cooked, something soft, something crunchy, something sour, something sweet.. I could eat nutritious, protein and fiber loaded bowls for the rest of my life and never tire of it, because combinations are endless.. Here I'm writing another addictive bowl recipe, cauliflower felafel couscous bowl.. But believe me, there is a lot of things going on in this one, first of all this is not your grannies felafel; same texture -crispy outside 

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 is 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 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, then 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,