GRILLED VEGGIE ORZO SALAD WITH STICKY BLACK BEAN MEATBALLS

Makes 20 Cookies

202 Calories Each Cookie With Chocolate

I'm totally obsessed with them !! Super soft, fluffy, chewy, and absolutely delicious; plus they have perfect texture to create ice cream sandwiches for any outdoor celebrations.. I can not think of better version of healthy cookies than this !! They're just perfect in every way.. These brownie / cake consistency delightful cookies are made with almond + coconut flour, almond butter and dark raisin sprinkles -or sub with your favorite adds in-.. They're lightly sweetened, so there is plenty room

Makes 36 Crab Rangoon

70 Calories Per Rangoon With Sauce

Ohhhh my, restaurant style appetizer but healthier version of it with less calories and no preserves; oven baked crab rangoon with homemade sweet chili sauce is a home run for summer entertaining.. These tasty, adorable, crunchy outside creamy inside pillows are filled with smooth cream cheese, cashew mayo and crabmeat mixture, and look just as good as they taste.. You can make crab rangoon in advance, freeze it for future use.. Once they’re folded, simply place uncooked crab rangoon onto a baking sheet or plate, flash freeze them for an hour, then slide them into a freezer bag or freezer safe container.. This allows them to be stored together without sticking to one another..  When ready to serve; simply remove

Makes 6 Servings

308 Calories Per Serving

Although pasta is high up on my list of comfort food, we have to find the perfect moment for pasta dishes.. Because any pasta in our house is always made with lots of labor of love ( homemade / hand cut pasta ) with special sauces.. So it's not a quick fix weeknight dinner for us, but really worth to wait "out-of-this-world-tasty" celebration whenever we made it.. Like this hand cut fettuccine with vegan ragu sauce; dangerously delicious with a great depth of flavor, and lots of texture.. This crazy delicious vegan mushroom ragu is a healthy alternative on classic Italian bolognese pasta sauce, and loaded with lots of vegetables.. Recipe is quite simple and requires few ingredients - most of them are pantry essentials, but few tricky ones can be replaced -, YES it can be prepared in advance, actually if you make it at least a day ahead, it's better for developing more flavor and texture.. Here are few ideas for replacements; I used dried porcini mushrooms which add lots of flavor into ragu and worth using 

Makes 12 Slices

235 Calories Per Slice

Hello to summer gatherings, picnics, outdoor activities !! Although whole country living in unexpected heat waves, we're still in rhubarb season, and I'm doing my very best to use it in every possible way as I can; pies, tarts, bars, drinks, jam.. Either harvesting an armful of last batch of rhubarb from your garden or pick some up from the farmer's market, even though so excited but anxious to use, because you don't know how.. You're in the right place, I have an amazing keeper recipe for you !! Easy to make, gorgeous to look at, and absolute pleasure to eat !! Enjoy a big slice when still is warm with an ice cream.. It's a killer !! Seriously, you need this tart in your life !! Tart rhubarb, almond-y short bread kind of frangipane filling and crusty tender dough come together in a heavenly combo to make your taste buds soooooo happy !! Rectangular shape rolled free form, uber flakey and tender pie dough first filled with frangipane mixture - simply mixture of almond flour, sugar, only one tablespoon butter and egg-, then beautifully and rustically breaded over a simple rhubarb filling.. Here are couple tricks for you to create the perfect pie dough, cold butter - my signature pie dough has just the right amount of butter to enjoy amazing taste without clogging your arteries- and

Makes 9 Burgers

225 Calories Per Burger With Lettuce And Garnishing

Hey there !! I'm taking classic comfort food into another level of deliciousness and goodness today.. There is no doubt the burger is a timeless American staple food and national icon, when the 4th of July is just around the corner, there is no better time than now to make something special with a beautiful twist on Americans "true love" .. Beet, carrot, walnut, black beans, rolled oat and lots of fresh basil joined in the party for creating " one of a kind " burger experience.. Comforting plant based version of a classic !! Still flavorful, tender and satisfying as you expect - if not more - !! These amazing vegan burgers are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and packed with plant based protein and all the goodies that your body desperately needs.. For us, these are one of life's simple pleasures, seriously there is nothing like filling, juicy, dangerously flavorful beet patty wrap around soft butterhead lettuce with spicy sweet pickled cucumbers, red 

Makes 4 Servings

375 Calories Per Serving

One bowl summer salad has it all !! This amazing colorful salad is not just an eye candy, packed with full of nutrient rich ingredients and lots of flavor.. Juicy naturally sweet strawberries, tangy quick pickled red onions + radishes, candied crunchy hazelnuts, nutrient packed greens - spinach, sorrel, wild lambs quarter, and mix herbs -, slightly salty feta crumbles and addictively delicious balsamic dressing.. What else you want from your salad ? Most crucial thing is balancing flavors and texture when creating any salad 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.. This refreshing salad is also so easy, quick and forgiving; feel free to sub with your preferred kind of greens, nuts, seeds and cheese.. You can add watermelon, cherry tomatoes or avocado

Makes 12 Tacos

387 Calories Per Taco

How about a plate of deliciously juicy, spicy, smoky, and meaty vegan portobello mushroom tacos for this weekend or any weeknights ? Because they're so quick, easy to make, bursting with full of flavor, and come together in a flash.. Tacos made with sheet pan roasted portobello mushrooms in a delicious marinade which makes these mushrooms irresistibly juicy and tender !! These meatless ‘meaty’ tacos are great  " grab and bite " food and go hand in hand with some cool drinks in the sun and make fairly relaxed hosting as you can prepare everything well in advance.. You know, as good as the seasoned mushrooms are, the tacos really come alive with the toppings; first I dressed 6 inches corn + flour mix tortillas with generous big dollop of "out-of - this - world " kind of tasty avocado crema, tahini slaw and quick pickled red onion + radishes, 

Makes 6 Inches 2 Layers Cake, About 10 Slices

528 Calories Per Slice

This rhubarb cake is just about the quickest and easiest cake you will ever make.. Loaded with fresh rhubarbs IN and ON the cake, it’s a great way to use spring delicacy when they’re still in season!! Yogurt makes the crumb moist, it’s not too sweet and you’ll love the hint of lemon taste after.. No stand mixer needed, just prepare in one bowl with a wooden spoon.. That easy !! Also " eye candy " pink frosting made entirely with real ingredients - rhubarb strawberry compote gave the best pink hue - without cheating with food coloring or artificial flavoring.. And homemade cashew butter used as a base for paleo frosting along with labneh - overnight drained thick yogurt -, and coconut cream that not just theirs killer / delicious taste or nutritional value, 

Makes 6 Servings

651 Calories Per Serving With Beet Sauce, Sunchoke Cream, Labneh Balls And Veggies

You know me well by now, I like constantly push myself to try new things, and not to be afraid if it doesn't work the first time.. I learned from my mistakes, and combined with my earlier failed attempt at silky smooth strands of homemade gluten-free flour pasta - taught me the dough might turn out too delicate to easily send through the pasta roller- into something amazing.. YES, this time I nailed it !! It worked magnificently !! Perfect consistency chickpea flour pasta dough; either for ravioli or tagliatelle for your Sunday pasta dinner.. You can use pasta machine for rolling into paper thin sheets or also rolling them out with a rolling pin by hand.. The pasta machine gives you a more consistent thickness in the ravioli, but might take a little bit getting used to working with.. You might want to try them first rolling them out with a rolling pin, until you are used to working with the dough.. This dough is not the delicate dough like other gluten-less versions, it's malleable and holds together beautifully as it stretches into smooth sheets of fresh pasta.. Another great thing about this gluten-free pasta dough is making possible to roll it out really thinly and make quite dainty and delicate ravioli.. I've used this beautiful dough for making chickpea flour ravioli that were really super delicious and taste not that far off regular ravioli made with gluten flour.. The dough is really simple to make, it holds together well, it can be rolled really thin and once cooked has a satisfying chew on it and  NO, does not have an overpowering chickpea taste either.. You need to use psyllium husk powder

After all those delicious tofu recipes, if still you're not convince yet, you're not a big fan of tofu; you absolutely will be by the time you try this one !! But if you want to sub tofu with shrimp, chicken or beef, feel free to do so.. A flavorful vegan stir fry with addictive sauce-y tofu and tons of healthy vegetables is easy + nutritious way to feed the crowd.. I used mushrooms, red cabbage, carrot, red bell pepper, asparagus and red onion as veggies, but again whatever you have on your hand, you can use it !! You can serve tofu stir fry on steamed wild rice with avocado and greens, or with salad, pasta.. So versatile, so delicious.. I'll share the secret to make this dish an absolute flavor bomb that you'll 

Makes 18 Slices

145 Calories Per Slice

Ohhhh, there is nothing quite like the crisp smell of spring after a long cold winter !! Spring is here, and that means farmers' market season is moving into gear !! Asparagus and wild ramp are fantastic treat and Mother Nature's first gift to us in this time of the year.. Spring's tender asparagus and wild ramps with garlic 

Makes 6 Servings

277 Calories Per Serving Meatballs, 144 Calories Per Large Square Seed Cracker

If you're looking to create a healthy meatless meatballs that still has texture, taste and upholds, and can be still called a meatball without doubt.. Well.. You're in the right place.. Probably you already know how much I love meatless meatballs, and every recipe has different combinations for giving an idea that you can create an amazing tasty meatballs with lots of options.. This time I used bulgur which is a much healthier option and still satisfies our cravings for flavorful meatballs.. Combine hearty nutritious whole wheat bulgur with mushroom, onion, walnut and tasty seasoning first , boil in water for 5 minutes, and then cover amazing meatballs generously with delicious tomato based sauce for perfection.. But the flavor festival doesn't end here, these crazy tasty finger size appetizers served on silky smooth hummus bed with homemade seed loaded 

Makes 15 Cookies

217 Calories Per Cookie With Icing

I absolutely love all things with lemon, there is something about the tanginess, light, refreshing taste of lemon that just goes so well with any sweets.. These delicious, shortbread kind- of course much healthier - "spring must have" cookies effortlessly bring tons of lemon flavor on your table.. If you want lemony taste shines in and out, then don't skip the lemon turmeric glaze - totally optional, but recommended -, it really makes that lemon

Makes 6 Servings

356 Calories Per Serving

We're welcoming spring with this yummy bowl of " vacation taste " in our table.. After long, cold bitter winter days, only one thing on our minds these days; we want spring produce, and we want it now !! When spring is our step, I just wanted to celebrate the season with juicy shrimp, fresh Farmers Market found veggies and lots of other seasonal goodies in one bright bowl.. What better way to feel the sunshine in our face- actually in our mouth- than this bright, delicious, crunchy bowl of flavor delights ?? When the tender juiciness of the shrimp sealed under the solid crunch of the golden panko + coconut coating, they became addictively 

Makes 7 Wraps

345 Calories Per Wrap

Today, I'm so excited to share this crazy delicious, wholesome plant based lunch recipe here.. These addictively tasty wraps are bursting with tons of flavors, so quick and easy, perfect for lunch or dinner, and YES, they're meal - prep friendly.. Make the tofu and braised red cabbage ahead of time, then these nutritious and filling wraps come together in just 15 minutes for effortless meals throughout the week.. If you're new in the " tofu game ", this oven baked tofu is an easiest way to cook them crispy, meat-y and unbelievable tasty that you can not stop eating it right off the baking sheet.. And it's endlessly versatile, you can use it top on the polenta, pasta, pizza and beyond.. This tofu is a game changer, period !! Braised red cabbage with tart apples - this one is a healthy version of a classic German side dish - gave hint of sweet and sour balance into the wraps while complementing other ingredients with their bright flavors and addicting texture.. You can built/ add your own wraps with roasted veggies, left overs, and finish drizzling with yummy hummus peanut sauce all over -you can use this sauce on salads, wraps and bowls or as a dipping sauce for rolls 

Makes 6 Servings

471 Calories Per Serving

Heaven, true heaven in your plate.. For achieving Nirvana, first start making homemade cauliflower gnocchi ( this is healthier, lower in carbs and calories than traditional potato gnocchi + great way to eat more cauliflower, but you can always substitute with store bought ones, too ) which is super easy and foolproof - made with just cauliflower, flour, and salt -, then soak these pillowy tasty cauliflower gnocchi in an " out-of-this world " tasty and easy tomato sauce, let them merry and blend, then elevate the whole dish into another level of deliciousness with spicy umami tofu crumbles (you can use this amazing crispy tofu on anything, wraps, pasta, soup, salad ...) + dollop of zesty herb ricotta, and last but not least, as a crown, sprinkle with surprise crunches from the garlic-y, golden brown panko on the top.. Spicy hot chili oil is 

Makes 12 Slices

660 Calories Per Slices

What better way to celebrate the arrival of summer than with a healty-ish hummingbird cake that layered with smooth, creamy, little spicy, uber light pineapple ginger curd ? Those two component of the cake pair together deliciously, you can never image anything like that, unless you taste it !! So first, let’s talk about cake..  If you think carrot cake is your favorite one, just think one more time.. Make a room for a new favorite; banana + pineapple + deliciously spiced, stick-to-your-fork-moist hummingbird cake.. Two main flavors; banana and pineapple wrapped around lots of cinnamon, a dash of allspice, nutmeg, ginger, and cardamom to finished a slightly peppery, earthy notes on your taste buds.. There is no butter- we don't need it-, just used 1/3 cup vegetable oil, but enriched the cake with homemade applesauce, pecans, my kind of frosting and curd.. You can literally eat this light - not too sweet - frosting and ginger spiced, lemony curd with a spoon.. Yes, they're 

Makes 6 Servings

260 Calories Per Serving

If you're like me, always have wild rice in your pantry + trying to refresh your stacks, here is an easy yet nutritious recipe for coziest bowl of creamy wild rice soup with roasted mushrooms.. I kept it vegetarian, and made of the base with simple ingredients you most likely have on hand- onion, garlic, celery and carrot- and loaded up with mushrooms with four cups of baby spinach, tossed in, right at the end.. Thanks to coconut milk and just a touch of Parmesan cheese addition, soup instantly became creamy, earthy and hearty warming meal to enjoy any time, but especially these temperature changing days, plus