This pear tart is vegan, but you’d never be able to tell. I use a mix of vegetable oil and shortening or in the tart shell, which gives it a nice crisp texture. The filling is a simple mixture of pears, sugar, flour, and coconut oil. It’s sweet and tender and delicious.
Once you have tasted these brown butter maple carrots, you won’t want to eat your carrots any other way. They are soft, tender, caramelized, buttery, and sweet. You can serve them as a side dish, or as the star of the show.
Thinly sliced potatoes baked in a skillet with a creamy garlic sauce topped with Gruyere and Parmesan cheese broiled to crispy perfection. If you are a fan of potatoes and cheese, this dish is for you!
What could be more delicious than pasta, butter, cream, and cheese? This pasta is the ultimate comfort meal. Soft and tender noodles coated with a rich and creamy sauce. My easy creamy lemon fettuccine is always a favorite!
Macarons are the perfect little soft and pillowy cookies. They are small and cute and can be flavored and colored in multiple different ways. French macarons are a delicate cookie with a crunchy exterior and airy interior and are by far my favorite cookie.
This baked apple and pecan oatmeal tastes delicious and is very simple to make. It's warm and comforting, and the first thing I want to eat when I wake up in the morning. Plus, it's really healthy!
I love any excuse to eat bright, crisp greens during Autumn. Preparing a bright and colorful salad using those traditional autumn flavors - apple, pecans, and maple is a sure-fire way to get your taste buds excited.
This is the perfect banana bread to be served at breakfast with a slab of your favorite nut butter. It’s extremely moist and flavorful, with a crunchy and sweet walnut topping.
These pumpkin pie bars are soft and tender, perfectly pumpkin-spiced, and so fun to make. They are a simplified version of pumpkin pie. They are easier to make, require less time, and you can eat them with your hands.
This yogurt parfait is a combination of my two favorite meals, breakfast and dessert. It has thick and creamy yogurt layered between sweet and tender cinnamon apples, topped with crunchy granola and a sweet sticky caramel sauce. If there was ever a yogurt parfait with my name on it, this would be it.
Thin, tender yakisoba noodles, stir-fried with crunchy broccoli and cashews, swimming in a sauce of garlic, peanuts, and chili oil. The perfect noodle dish meant to be eating with chopsticks, twisted into a messy pile into your mouth, and then the sauce slurped up with a spoon. Is there any other way to eat noodles?
This is the perfect weeknight meal because it takes no time to prepare, it’s hearty and delicious, and sure to please everyone. I mean, mushrooms, cream, butter, rosemary, cheese, and pasta, what else could you ask for?
Chocolate and prunes are a match made in heaven. What’s even better, is sweet tender prunes soaked in Grand Marnier and cinnamon and then folded into a dark chocolate cake batter and topped with a silky smooth dark chocolate ganache. This cake is for the chocolate lovers out there.
Are you looking for a loaf recipe that is tender, moist, and delicate? Has the perfect amount of sweetness, small pieces of soft and tender apples mixed throughout the loaf? Then I’ve got a loaf for you. The warm crumble on top is nutty, slightly sweet, and crunchy. It complements the cake in a way I couldn't have imagined. And bonus, the whole thing is vegan. Whether you live in the Pacific Northwest or not, if you have access to apples, I encourage you to make this loaf. You won't be disappointed.
Looking for a healthy snack that is easy to make, low in added sugar, and easy to pack and take on the go? These mini dired prune and walnut oatmeal bites fit into all those categories. They are slightly sweet, nutty, and chewy. They are the perfect 2 - 3 bite snack that will keep you fueled for hours.
Welcome to my new favorite soup! This black bean tortilla soup is warm and comforting and full of all my favorite flavors. You’ve got tomatoes, beans, chili, avocado, lime, and crispy tortillas.
The thing I love most about making baba ganoush or any other dips is that you can always adjust seasonings to your desired flavor. Do you want it a bit more spicy? Great, add more chili flakes. How about more tart? Add more lemon juice. Do you want it thinner? Thin it out with some water. As long as you have a base or foundation to go by, you can tweak and adjust how you please.
I love a good hearty pasta. One that, as my grandma would say ‘sticks to your bones’. A one-pot, 30 minute time commitment, minimal fuss pasta that everyone will like. It’s flavorful, savory, healthy, and well balanced.
This is my ideal salad. It is so easy to make and so satisfying. It can easily be served as a main course or as a small side to a bigger meal, maybe homemade sushi or an asian flavored noodle dish. So much fiber and so many nutrients, it is a flavor packed dish.
