Category Archives: Vegan

Layered Banana, Pear, & Grape Baked Oatmeal – Seasonal Comfort Food!

Layered Banana, Pear, & Grape Baked Oatmeal – Seasonal Comfort Food!

It’s even vegan and this makes breakfast so good and healthy! You can substitute seasonal fruit as available, but the pears add such a rich satisfying roasted flavor! The baked oats portion is crusty and thickened and distinctively delicious. This is an easy way to make breakfast or brunch for a crowd. It’s wonderful hot,… Continue Reading

Mushroom, Spinach, Tomato and Quinoa Sauté – 4 Superfoods in one!

Mushroom, Spinach, Tomato and Quinoa Sauté – 4 Superfoods in one!

This tastes indulgent! It also includes 4 superfoods; spinach, tomato, quinoa, and garlic. Sorry mushrooms! So deeply satisfying and delicious! It’s a perfect bed for beautifully sliced cooked chicken breasts. But, if you want to eat vegan, you may have already “batch cooked” the quinoa, if not, directions are provided below for my favorite way… Continue Reading

Instant Pot Rainbow Quinoa – Fall in love with this superfood!

Instant Pot Rainbow Quinoa – Fall in love with this superfood!

Quinoa is one of the healthiest foods you can eat! It tastes great, too! It’s a complete protein, high in fiber, and provides antioxidants. Quinoa was first cultivated over 5,000 years ago. And, although there are hundreds of cultivated types of quinoa, the most common versions commonly available in stores are white, red, and black… Continue Reading

Roasted Sweet and Spicy Cauliflower – An irresistible side dish!

Roasted Sweet and Spicy Cauliflower – An irresistible side dish!

Dinner guests will want this recipe! I never knew cauliflower could taste so complex and irresistible! It’s true, thanks to this delicious marinade with maple syrup and Sriracha sauce.  If you want an easy and simple to make dish that’s actually healthy for you, this is the one! It’s great for entertaining too, because you… Continue Reading

Garlic Roasted Green Beans and Mushrooms – Perfectly simple!

Garlic Roasted Green Beans and Mushrooms – Perfectly simple!

A perfect example that simpler is better! You only need to remember to buy 2 fresh ingredients at the grocery store; you probably already have the rest at home. A couple of bags, and you’re good to go! The Worcestershire sauce is optional but plays up the mushroom flavor so beautifully, you’ve got to taste… Continue Reading

3 Healthy Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes – Phenomenal!

3 Healthy Thanksgiving Vegetable Side Dishes – Phenomenal!

Choose from these 3 phenomenal roasted vegetable side dishes for Thanksgiving! In my opinion, it’s the side dishes that make the difference! My favorite meal of the year is heavy on super flavorful roasted vegetable side dishes that I could eat every autumn day of the year! These are simple, taste amazing, and you’ll have… Continue Reading

Roasted Rainbow Vegetable Side Dish – Super healthy and so flavorful!

Roasted Rainbow Vegetable Side Dish – Super healthy and so flavorful!

Super tasty and ready in under 30 minutes! Whenever I need a good side dish in the fall, I often fall back on my favorite roasted vegetables. Often a group of seasonal vegetables in multiple colors. I usually have these vegetables already in my refrigerator this time of year, so it’s an easy decision to… Continue Reading

Mildly Spicy Sweet Potato, Corn and Black Bean Side Dish – So Good!

Mildly Spicy Sweet Potato, Corn and Black Bean Side Dish – So Good!

Make this exciting vegetable side dish! This has a bit of a Mexican flair with the chili, corn and black beans, but, it’s subtle enough if you’d like to serve it as a non-traditional side dish for Thanksgiving. The tangy lime and subtle spices will nicely balance the bit of Sriracha that makes it anything… Continue Reading

Skinny Roasted Pears with 5 Minute Walnut Sauce

Skinny Roasted Pears with 5 Minute Walnut Sauce

Skinny and luscious! Imagine my surprise when I discovered that this dessert is healthy and good for you! When pears are ripening in the autumn, look for the plainest type…Bosc. That’s when you’ll know you’ve got the best tasting pear. Bosc pears are the underdog of pears, but, don’t let that discourage you from trying… Continue Reading

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