VEGETARIAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH LASAGNA

Make 8 Servings

Turkey day is almost here, and never late to start a new tradition by creating your own healthy yet unique menu for Thanksgiving celebration !! You may want to stick with turkey and pumpkin pie, but plenty of room to mix + match, and if you're anything like me; you like to throw new ideas and can play around with several simple, make - ahead, "healthy twisted " classic side dishes to jazz up your menu now and again, either for vegan or non vegan guest !! And like last year menu, I'm keeping it simple for your cooking marathon week, and bundling make-ahead recipes for you !! I think no one wants to feel overwhelmed on Thanksgiving day.. For sure, not me !! There are a lot of recipes in this Thanksgiving menu, but they're all instantly recognizable, 

Makes 19 Cookies

114 Calories Per Cookies With Icing

These vegan and gluten free no-bake cookies are super easy + fun to make - even kids can make it -, absolutely guilt free with healthy simple ingredients - almonds, dates, cocoa powder and vanilla extract -, and "out-of-this-world " delicious .. They're perfect edible gifts to kids for Halloween, or anytime you need a sweet snack just for yourself or adorable component into homemade Christmas basket - YES, they're going to be in my friends + neighbors basket this year; because for me, nothing screams " loving and caring " more than a basket of goodies that made with your own hands and honest ingredients -.. Ohhhh, they

Makes 4 Servings

340 Calories Per Salmon Fillets, 750 Calories Per Bowl

If you're thinking " what should I make dinner for tonight ? ", then I've got you covered !! This is the best, easy and healthy firecracker salmon recipe with sriracha, honey, ginger and soy sauce - this sticky sauce is amazing, perfect combination of sweet and spicy, you can use it for anything, meatballs, chicken, tofu....-, addictively delicious with all the spicy + umami flavors.. So much flavors.. You can serve oven baked salmon as is with simple salad or serve it with sides.. I preferred to combine into a veggie bowl with colorful sides -cauliflower rice veggie stir fry, grilled 

Makes 6 Servings

491 Calories Per Serving With Eight Wontons

My favorite season, autumn is here !! I'm so glad, we live in a part of the world that the Octobers fill with full of pumpkin spice flavors, apple cider, pumpkins, stunning foliage, and fun fall harvest celebration Halloween !! I'm so mesmerized by the colors of the leaves right now, and amazed me how quickly they're shifting day by day.. This morning, I found myself staring at a giant majestic maple that seems to have suddenly lost all its leaves overnight.. Just simply celebrating the Mother Nature's cycle of the season, naked, bared, exposed but still amazing, reaching its branches like hugging us.. Also, autumn is the time to prepare our bodies for new season, and truly no better time than now start detoxifying our bodies, and restore internal balance while boosting our immunity before winter arrives.. Here is a wonderful recipe for the season, perfect lunch or dinner after you've been out in your garden, walking or exercising !! Believe me taste better than takeout version - not even comparable - and healthier, too !! You're going to eat lots of variety vegetables without even noticing - carrots, celery, sweet potato, 

Makes 10 Servings

462 Calories Per Serving

Super rich, creamy vegan tiramisu that tastes 100 times better than traditional tiramisu, and comes together effortlessly with simple pantry ingredients in a blink.. That means, this no-bake, crowd-pleasing dessert is perfect for holiday gatherings, Valentine's and beyond, it's year-round dessert for coffee lovers.. Homemade fluffy, light, airy, delicate ladyfingers are crucial building blocks for this amazing tiramisu, and they're my favorite cookies/snacks either dipped in the coffee or buried beneath fluffy cashew cream.. No artificial, no additives, no games.. Pure honest ingredients make them out-of-this-world tasty yet "good for your body ".. So say good bye to store bought sponge cakes, and welcome to homemade ladyfingers 

Makes 1 1/4 Cups

459 Calories In Whole Batch

I always dream about the hollandaise sauce that is still luxuriously creamy and tasty, brings all the rich flavor of traditional ones, but HEALTHY.. Dream came true.. Simple, honest, nutritional ingredients.. No butter or egg used in this sauce, but promise you'll taste all the buttery flavors in every bites without any guilt !! Cashew gave the silky smooth richness, carrot or sweet potato 

Makes 8 Sandwiches

519 Calories Per Sandwiches

Whether busy school days, fun summer outdoor activities, picnics, or anytime you're on the go, nourishing sandwiches are great to take along ..I love quick and easy meals like this marinated tofu sandwiches that are also healthy, nutritious and mouthwateringly delicious !! It's so easy to put together, and perfect to prep ahead for weekday meal plan.. First thinly sliced tofu is dipped in a delicious sweet and savory marinade - mixture of tamari, maple syrup, lime juice and seasoning -, briefly baked in the oven for crispy texture, then topped with to-die-for sauce, pickles and veggies.. After you baked the tofu slices, rest is just up to you, customizing sandwiches depends on your imaginations, basically you can use

Makes 10 Servings

322 Calories Per Serving

Ahhh, finally apple season is here, sweetest time of the year !! Because we see apples all year round, that doesn't mean they don't have a season !! For me nothing says fall like going to apple orchard to pick out our favorite varieties for apple pie, applesauce, apple cider donuts; this is the stuff that fall is made of !! Every year when the harvest time comes, we rush heading to our favorite organic apple orchard for picking our variety apples to make homemade applesauce, cakes, tarts, poached sweets etc.. First apple recipe of this fall is coming directly from the orchard; exquisitely delicious, comforting, unbelievably tasty apple marzipan cake !! This amazing cake is made with homemade marzipan - almond paste- which gave the best nutty flavor along with decadent texture into every bite - of course made with simple honest ingredients without any chemicals 

Makes 6 Servings

433 Calories Per Serving With Veggies

These oven baked, low carb, delicious, flavorful falafels are surprisingly easy to make, and nutritiously packed with cauliflower and lots of fresh herbs - cilantro, parsley, green onions- to fitting into your paleo diet.. Traditionally falafels can be served in a pita bread as a sandwich along with salads and dressed with anything you like, but usually with tahini sauce.. Here, as falafels are so versatile and go well with everything, I've just wanted to try new partners for them, and served delicious crispy parcels over on a bed of super creamy, and addictively tasty dill pickle dip, garnished + enriched flavors with grilled zucchini, corn, blistered cherry tomatoes + shishito peppers and oven baked potato fries around, then finally dressed with uber tasty salty + sour coconut dill sauce all over.. I think this combo is a winner !! Killer !! There is something so amazing and addicting about those soft bites surrounded by a crunchy shell !! Ohh, creamy vegan dill pickle dip is a perfect pair for falafels tangy, 

Makes 10 Stuffed Poblanos, 5 Servings

559 Calories Per Serving With Sauce And Garnishes

Poblano peppers are truly my favorite peppers of all; they're flavorful, delicious -without being too hot-, and perfect base for any stuffing.. The idea of this recipe was on my " to cook list " for almost a year - first idea seeds blossomed when I was watching a food related movie -; waiting patiently for season of poblanos.. And, there is no better time than now, it's been so easy to create this uber tasty, satisfying, and filling meal when all the bountiful produce so readily available at the farmers market nowadays.. All my favorite organic grower's tables are overflowing with polish dark green, super crispy, firm peppers that are waiting to shine into meals !! Vegetarian and gluten free stuffed poblano peppers came to life stuffing poblanos with nutritious sauteed shrimps, chanterelle mushrooms, grilled corn kernels, and polenta mixture, then served over on "the best" sauce ever, a flavorful slightly spicy dark complex mole sauce - which is vegan - along with quick pickled red cabbages, red onions and radishes.. Ohhh, as my usual signature for any Mexican dish, I served this amazing combo with perfect mate, homemade jalapeno cornbread !! Cream de la cream !! Nothing can complete this whole dish better than tasty

Makes 12 Enchiladas

302 Calories Per Enchilada

What a bold, satisfying and delicious flavor comes from one pan !! These enchiladas are filled with a smokey spiced pulled jackfruit and black bean filling, then sat on a bed of homemade tomatillo sauce, topped with red pepper sauce, garnished with just a touch of shredded cheese - you can skip the cheese part or use vegan cheese or use Monterey Jack to leave it as a vegetarian-, and finished with colorful cherry tomato salsa for assuring the freshness !! Homemade tomatillo sauce is so delicious and packed with flavor, I use it as a dip or sauce for quesadillas, tacos, basically anything.. You can make sauce in advance, but keep in your mind, sauce will thicken in the fridge, add water to thinning before using here.. I prefer when tortillas get nice and crispy in the oven that's why I didn't soak them with tomatillo sauce all over, only just in the center of the rolls.. Also another important 

Makes 18 Squares

315 Calories Per Square

Are you ready for three layers of melt in your mouth caramel fudge ?? This healthy no bake fudge is real three levels of heaven, made with honest ingredients, naturally sweetened, raw, gluten free, dairy free and absolutely delicious.. NO, dangerously addictively delicious !! YES, it's possible to make healthy fudge that still tastes as good as the original, if not better !! When you taste this amazing fudge, you want to eat this all year around, not just around the Christmas - they are sure going to be the most popular part of this year's Christmas cookie baskets- !! You can not go wrong with chocolate + nut butter combo, am I right ?? Amazing fudge's base layer consisted of walnut, date, unsweetened cacao nibs, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds and maple syrup - all of them mix in a food processor until coarse texture achieved -, then second layer -almond fudge - made with crunchy almond butter - you can 

Makes 4 Servings

864 Calories Per Serving

It may sounds fancy, but you'll be surprised how easy to make it !! If you prepare the honey-chili roasted pistachios, couscous salad and vegan cashew cream potato-cauliflower salad in advance, then one pan salmon meal takes less than 20 minutes.. Ohhhh, lets briefly talked about the pistachios.. These honey-chili sauce coated pistachios are "die-for-tasty ", crunchy, sweet and salty goodness that are so addictive, you're not going to have enough of them !! By the way, leftovers can serve at the parties as a snack or enjoy as an afternoon pick-me-up !! Vegan, gluten free, out-of-this-world-tasty snack, what's not to love ?? You can store them in air tight container at room temperature for 4-5 days, if they last that longer !! And, now, imagine you're coating your wild salmon fillets with these amazing crispy, nutty blanket; you'll be on cloud nine, guaranteed !! Couscous

Makes 48 Grissini 

46 Calories Per Breadstick

I literally grew up eating these breadsticks, and love them so much !! Every corner of our house was surrounded by pastry shops selling all kind of Italian breadsticks !! Of course, our pantry was always stacked sky high with bags of crispy sticks.. I never cared much about bread, but was crazy for these little salty, crispy sesame sticks.. And now, after decades later, even though trying to polish my eating habit every single day, something still stays the same.. These homemade delicious breadsticks are still my favorite snacks for afternoon hunger attack or on the picnic, or any outside activities.. Really, who can deny that; grissini is ideal snack for anything; either enjoying alongside your afternoon appetizer or great starter for your summer gatherings, especially if they serve

Makes 4 Servings

574 Calories Per Serving

I don't decide, is July or August the most lethargic cooking month ? Don't get me wrong, if midsummer demands some laziness, some loosened edges on to-do list, and we can pull it off a bit, I'd like to try it gladly !! Fortunately, there is no reason to make huge cooking efforts; not now when veggie gardens and farm stands are overflowing with fresh goodness good enough to eat without thinking hard.. These days all I want is a big bowl of satisfying yet simple to make salad to nourish our body and soul, easy but carries tons of flavors to make our taste buds happy.. Do we need a recipe for salad?? Yes, definitely !! We need a better, healthier and tastier version of existing ones !! Ohh, you know me by now, I'm always on the hunt for new salad recipes, and here I am today with a super delicious one for you.. Vegan taco salad highlights with walnut mushroom meat - my favorite part, so tender and delicious - that served over a bowl of mix greens 

Makes 2 Jars

If you like grocery store bought dill pickles, then put your expectations sky high because these homemade jars take dill pickles to a whole new level.. It's a perfect way to preserve summer flavors with simple pantry ingredients, and you can stock your pantry with pickles to enjoy all year long.. Full of healthy, gut-healing, immunity boosting these little guys are perfect as a low-calorie snack, or sliced + added to sandwiches or simply served as a tasty side.. The only thing you need to know is for ending up with uber crunchy pickles, how to choose " right kind " of pickling cucumbers ( 4-5 inches long, thin bumpy skin, crisp texture, small seeds, a blocky shape and color gradient from light to dark ).. Salad or slicing cucumbers don’t hold up to the canning process as well and yield softer pickles.. Don't forget, your pickles will only be as good as your cucumbers, so choose wisely, and I know, these adorable tiny cukes hard to come by, 

Makes 8 Wraps

607 Calories Per Wrap

Say hello to your new best friend - to jackfruit; delicious vegan's meat alternative that has an amazing versatile flavor and texture, works miraculously well for both savory and sweet dishes-.. Fresh jackfruit is one of those seasonal treasure we eat all the time whenever available !! If your healthy grocery store has it, it's impossible to miss this huge, funny looking fruit in the fresh produce section.. When it's ripe, jackfruit is sweeter and tastes like a combo of mango, banana and pineapple -perfect for breakfasts, desserts and smoothies.. But we're going to use unripe fruit - cans of young green jackfruit, because has a blander taste, making it great for savory dishes, and is known for taking on the texture of pulled pork when cooked; you can stew it until tender, then broil or pan-fry it so it gets scrumptious crispy bits- for this addictively delicious wraps.. It's important when buying canned jackfruit, be sure to choose varieties packed in water or its own juices—not brine or sweetened syrup.. Also you need to know, jackfruit's hearty texture makes it a good meat substitute, but it doesn't provide the same protein boost as other plant-based sources, so it's important to combine /enrich jackfruit with nutritionally adequate proteins like hummus,

Makes 8" Round Cake, 10 Slices

537 Calories Per Slice

I have just one word for you !! Unbelievable !! This amazing cake is a different approach of the mille crepe cake that consists of many layers of crepes with cream filling in between along with fruits, cookies or other sweets.. First you need to make paper thin chocolate crepes - although the crepe cake is simple to make, it is a bit difficult to make it look tidy, so I have a few tips here for crepes: rest + chill the batter for 30 minutes to develop more flavor and texture, once the batter is poured into the pan, act quickly to spread the batter around the bottom of the pan in one quick motion, do not overcook the crepes - we want a pliable crepe rather than a crispy one-, and last thing, make sure crepes are cooled before