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Making it is easy, and you only need simple ingredients. The combination of textures and flavors is spot on. You can have this for lunch, dinner, or meal prep. It’s a gorgeous dish, and it’ll make you feel great. We use naturally vegan Italian pasta, fresh vegetables, legumes, herbs, and a delicious dressing. You’ll love the texture of cold, chewy pasta with juicy, crunchy, colorful veggies and creamy cannellini beans hugged by a bold, citrusy olive oil and mustard dressing....

This soup is one of the classics offered in nearly any and every Chinese restaurant. Stirred lovingly and ladled up hot, this soup is both good for your soul and good for your waist line. I’ve sprinkled in some fresh chives, a few glugs of sesame oil, and some perfectly umami soy sauce to achieve this stick to your ribs comfort soup. I love the fact that this soup only requires a handful of ingredients and 15 minutes of your time....

Eggplant Casserole This Eggplant Casserole is everything that you know and love about Eggplant Parmesan, but with so much less work. There’s no tedious breading and frying involved, yet all of the classic components are still here, both in flavor and texture! The eggplant is seasoned and roasted, which really elevates its flavor and creates a perfect texture. There are two layers of it in this dish. Panko breadcrumbs are tossed with melted butter and toasted in a skillet so that they’re extra crispy in the middle and on top of the casserole....

Benefits of Matcha Unlike traditional green tea, which is steeped in water, matcha is made from ground green tea leaves— so the whole leaf is consumed. This makes it high in antioxidants, and gives it a stronger “green tea” flavor when you drink it. Here’s why I love matcha: It’s rich in catechins, which are thought to act as antioxidants. According to this study, matcha has at least 3 times the catechins compared to other varieties of green tea....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. It’s fresh, healthy and perfect for Spring! This fruit salad is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The honey and citrus syrup is all-natural and really makes the fruit pop. As an added bonus, the citrusy syrup keeps the fruit from browning. It also makes a great appetizer (see pictures below) and this fruit salad is a perfect topping for plain greek yogurt, which made a nice snack this evening....

As most of you all know, I decided to go grain-free at the beginning of this year, as part of my 30-day Rose Cleanse, along with Austin’s 30-day Paleo Challenge. Though the Rose Cleanse does allow for some grains, I figured dinner would be easier to prepare for the two of us if we were simply both avoiding them. And it was easier. While we had no intention of this becoming a full-blown lifestyle change– it was more of a “you never know until you try” sort of thing— Austin and I were feeling so wonderful when our 30-days were up, that we decided to continue our little grain-free experiment indefinitely....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Moroccan chicken is tender, succulent, and full of exotic flavor. It’s an easy recipe that can be prepped in advance, making it the perfect dish for company. This is yet another great recipe from the same gal (my cousin Alla from WA) who shared her tzatziki sauce recipe with us. Alla invited us over for dinner while we were visiting Seattle this past weekend and she served this chicken....

Easy Grilled Portobello Mushrooms Recipe Ah, portobello mushrooms! The gourmet darlings of the fungi kingdom, celebrated for their substantial size and meaty texture. They belong to the same family of mushrooms as criminis, otherwise known as baby bellas, but are grown to full maturity, which results in large and robust caps. This makes them perfect for grilling and is where my easy recipe comes into play! When these meaty mushrooms meet the grill, magic happens!...

The Best Honey Mustard Sauce I’ve got to say, this Honey Mustard Sauce is hands down my favorite sauce of all time – and I don’t say that lightly! In just 5 minutes, you can create this rich, velvety sauce that beautifully marries the sweetness of honey with the tang of mustard, finished with a zesty lemon twist. It’s an absolute dream on everything, from crispy fried chicken to fresh salads, making it a versatile superstar in my kitchen....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. Watch this video on how to cut an orange in 3 creative ways. Oranges are fairly inexpensive and they hold up really well when sliced. These methods are quick and perfect for decorating cakes with oranges, tossing into salads and creating beautiful fruit platters for parties. These simple and easy ways to cut oranges may surprise you! Watch How to Cut an Orange: Love oranges?...

Over the years, I’ve received many inquiries about tofu substitutions for people who are allergic to soy. In the back of mind, I’ve thought about Shan tofu, something that I first discovered while eating at Burma Superstar in San Francisco. However, it’s taken me a few years to actually develop a recipe for this chickpea tofu, which originates from Shan cuisine. The Shan State is located in the eastern part of Myanmar (Burma) and borders China, Laos, and Thailand....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. The jam filled center softens these sandwich cookies making them tender, flaky and irresistible. They’re just in time for Valentines Day! You can use any kind of jam to fill these; raspberry, peach, apricot, or use a variety to make a beautiful array of colorful sandwich cookies. I loved the lingonberry preserves from Ikea which are slightly tart and complimented the cookies perfectly!...

Why Use Kale in a Caesar salad? Kale is a nutritional powerhouse loaded with iron, vitamin K, and antioxidants, but its chewy texture and dark-leafy-green-flavor can sometimes be a bit intimidating. That’s why I’m so excited to share this vegan Kale Caesar Salad, because it’s making me crave kale on a near-daily basis. The Easiest Caesar Salad Dressing (No Eggs!) This untraditional Caesar dressing gets its creaminess from raw tahini, a paste made of ground raw sesame seeds (in most cases, no oil is added)....

As you can imagine, kung pao chicken, a dish with just chicken pieces, chilis, peanuts, and sauce, never made it onto our dinner plate when we ate out. Of course, when Mama Lin says, “it’s so easy, I can make it at home,” it actually means “it’s so easy, why make it at home?” That’s just typical of mothers, isn’t it? When I finally tasted kung pao chicken in Nanjing, I was hooked immediately....

This is a beautiful, Moroccan inspired dish brimming with rich and complex flavor. It’s easy to assume that when we cook dishes we might not be familiar with, that they will be harder, take longer, and result in more of a mess than say a casserole. But that doesn’t have to be the case, not when you have the help of a tagine style one pot meal! Lamb and chickpea tagine is basically a lamb stew with chickpeas, carrots and golden raisins with Moroccan inspired flavors....

Easy Chicken Piccata Recipe This chicken piccata is the perfect romantic dish for a special occasion. You know they say “the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach” It’s true! And if you don’t believe me, I dare you to try it, cook him a meal like this! My lemon chicken piccata is an impressive dish, yet it’s so simple to make. It’s amazing how you can turn a few basic ingredients into a fabulous and totally delicious dish!...

Maple Mustard Glazed Salmon I love to bring a little salmon into my diet, especially in the summer months. It’s such a lean source of protein with great natural flavor. If you’re at all scared of fishy flavor or fishy odor, this salmon recipe is such a great starting point. Not only is it so easy, ready in only 20 minutes, but the flavor this dish delivers is so stellar. The mustard offers a little heat that’s calmed by the syrupy sweetness of some maple syrup....

I’m craving this lentil soup, so I’m going to make a big batch as part of my meal prep in the hopes that my daughter will also share some of it with me for lunch. She doesn’t enjoy eating salads right now, so soup is a better option if I only want to make one meal for both of our lunches. (I always try to avoid making something separate for her when I can!...

Migas Migas are Spain’s version of scrambled eggs complete with homemade, crispy tortilla chips, roasted poblano peppers, lots of cheese, some tomatoes and cilantro. The word “Migas” actually means “crumbs” or “scraps” because they are usually made with stale tortillas, eggs, salsa and some crumbly cheese. Because it’s called crumbs or scraps, you wouldn’t think that this could be a delicious dish, but it really is. It has lots of great flavors in it, and you can make it as spicy as you like....

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy. This Angel Food Berry Trifle is a no-bake cake and takes very little effort. I literally spent 30-40 minutes putting it together and I was taking pictures. You could probably get it done in 30 minutes, but do let me know if you beat me and set any new records. Ingredients for Berry Trifle: 2 cups (1 pint) Heavy Whipping Cream, very cold 2 (12 oz) angel food cake blocks (I purchased mine at Fred Meyer; $3 each) 1 cup cold milk (any kind, but I used whole milk) 5....