Recipes

Spaghetti Squash “Pizza” Bowls

Entrees

Make these easy spaghetti squash pizza bowls tonight! This recipe features marinara, sautéed spinach and cheesy goodness in a spaghetti squash “bowl.” Recipe yields 4 bowls.

Ingredients:  2 medium-to-large spaghetti squash (about 5.5 pounds total), or 3 small 4 teaspoons...

Greek Salad Dressing

Salads

Make your own Greek dressing with this simple recipe. It’s healthy and delicious. Drizzle this bold Greek vinaigrette on your homemade salads—it will keep in the fridge for one week! Recipe yields about ¾ cup.

Ingredients:      ½ cup extra-virgin olive oi...

Mango-Rita Green Smoothie

Smoothies

This refreshing green smoothie recipe features frozen mango and pineapple and fresh orange and lime. You can’t taste the spinach, but it’s good for you! Recipe yields 2 smoothies.

Ingredients:    2 cups fresh spinach 1 cup unsweetened coconut water 1 orange, peeled...

Maple Cinnamon Applesauce

Breakfast

Naturally sweetened, rustic homemade applesauce that cooks in under twenty minutes. This chunky applesauce tastes just like apple pie filling—serve it on oatmeal or pancakes for breakfast, as a sweet snack (try adding yogurt and granola), or dessert (with ice cream, perhaps?). I like mine with creamy steel-cut oats and a swirl of homemade pecan butter.

Ingredients:  3 Gala apples (or another variety of sweet red apple) 3 Granny Smith or pippin apples ...

Black Bean Enchiladas with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

Entrees

Hearty vegetarian enchiladas that make use of pantry and freezer ingredients. Top with cilantro and avocado for a fresh and vibrant meal.

Ingredients:  8 ounces jarred, drained roasted red peppers (mine came in a 12-ounce jar) ¼ cup ...

Avocado Peach Salsa

Sides

This sweet and spicy summer salsa features ripe peaches and avocado!

Ingredients:    1 ripe peach, diced 1 avocado, diced 1 jalapeño, minced &fra...

Mediterranean Quinoa Salad with Roasted Summer Vegetables

Salads

This fresh Mediterranean quinoa salad recipe features summer squash, tomatoes, eggplant, basil and mint! It’s light, healthy and delicious. Recipe yields 2 large servings or 4 side servings. It makes for great leftovers, so feel free to double the recipe!

Ingredients:    ⅓ cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed (or 1 cup cooked quinoa) 1 small e...

Gluten-Free Peach Crisp

Desserts

This healthier peach crisp features juicy summer peaches and a delicious oat and almond topping. See recipe notes for special diet adjustments. Recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

Ingredients:  Peach Filling   2 ¼ pounds ripe peaches, peeled and thinly sliced ...

Easy Fruit Compote

Desserts

Learn how to make fruit compote with this easy recipe! You can make compote with fresh or frozen fruit. It’s delicious on ice cream, yogurt, toast, pancakes, waffles and more! Recipe yields about 2 cups compote.

Ingredients:  1 pound (16 ounces) fresh or frozen fruit (for the photos, I used fresh strawberries, peaches, ...

Cherry Couscous & Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

Salads

A delightful summer salad featuring fresh cherries, arugula, pistachios and goat cheese (optional) tossed in a simple balsamic vinaigrette. Feel free to substitute pearl couscous for the fine couscous shown here, or quinoa to make the salad gluten free (cook according to package directions and proceed to step 2).

Ingredients:  Couscous   ¾ cup whole wheat couscous 2 tablespoons olive o...

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