Recipes

Plum Crisp with Pistachio, Oat and Almond Meal Topping

Desserts

This simple plum crisp recipe features honey-sweetened summer plums and a gluten-free oat and almond meal topping! Ginger and pistachios send it over the top (but feel free to substitute another nut for the pistachios).

Ingredients:  Plum filling   2 pounds plums, halved, pitted and sliced (no need to peel...

Kale Colcannon

Sides

You’re going to love these Irish mashed potatoes with kale. This colcannon recipe is the perfect side dish for St. Patrick’s Day. So creamy and delicious! Recipe yields 8 modest side servings, or 6 medium.

Ingredients:  3 pounds Russet potatoes, peeled 2 teaspoons fine sea salt*, divided 2 tablespoons&nbs...

Balsamic Stone Fruit Sundae

Desserts

A super simple summer dessert featuring balsamic roasted stone fruit (peaches, plums and cherries) and vanilla ice cream. Feel free to wing the amounts—my friend just tossed the fruit with sugar and balsamic vinegar until they seemed “pretty well coated.”

Ingredients:  1 ¾ pound stone fruit (any combination of peaches, nectarines, plums and/or cherries) ...

Cucumber Tomato Salad with Greek Dressing

Salads

This cucumber tomato salad recipe is light, refreshing and perfect for summer! Featuring fresh cucumber, cherry tomatoes, leafy herbs, optional feta and Greek dressing. Recipe yields 6 side servings.

Ingredients:  ½ medium red onion, cut into short strips 1 English cucumber or 2 Persi...

Pear, Date & Walnut Salad with Blue Cheese

Salads

This fresh green salad with pears, walnuts, dates and blue cheese is a fresh option for your holiday table! It’s a great side salad for fall dinners, too. Recipe yields 4 side salads.

Ingredients:  Vinaigrette   ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 ½ tablespoon...

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 ...

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