Black Bean Mango Salad

Black Bean Mango Salad (updated) 7 ingredients vegan 4-6 servings meal-prep friendly This black bean mango salad recipe is all chop, no cook. If you are feeling lazy or tired you can replace the limes, tomatoes, onions, cilantro with a jar of salsa; it relieves you from a lot of chopping. If you are truly […]

One-Pot Sausage Arugula Pasta​

One-Pot Sausage Arugula Pasta 6 ingredients flexitarian 4-6 servings meal-prep friendly 6 ingredients! (not counting salt and water 😎). Since this recipe has so few ingredients, it’s important that you actually include all of them. Don’t go omitting the parmesan thinking that it will be as good. You can replace the water with chicken stock […]

Roasted Smashed Potatoes

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Roasted Smashed Potatoes 3 ingredients vegan 4 servings meal-prep friendly I love spuds boiled, mashed, or fried. This is a combination of all three methods, yielding crispy potatoes with fluffy and tender insides. I made a red pesto to go along with these, but they would pair well with any condiment you have, like ketchup. […]

5-ingredient Roasted Red Pepper Pesto

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5-Ingredient Roasted Red Pepper Pesto 5 ingredients vegan 4-6 servings freezer friendly When the grocery store only has small plastic containers of basil, instead of buying two, I get one and find something else to make up the remaining. Basil is $$ Jarred roasted red bell pepper is usually around $2. That’s cheaper and easier […]

Nectarine Edamame Salad

Nectarine Edamame Salad 9 ingredients vegan 4-6 servings meal prep friendly It’s starting to be nectarine season again. This lettuce-less salad is very good over brown rice. The generous 1.5 cups of edamame make it substantial enough to be a meal.  It meal preps like a charm and keeps in the fridge for 5ish days. […]

Cast Iron Focaccia​

Cast Iron Focaccia 4 ingredients vegan 4-6 servings freezer friendly Focaccia may seem daunting at first. The dough is very sticky, it needs three 30-minute rises, and you need to transfer it out of the skillet while everything’s still hot. There’s a bigger risk to fail with this recipe, but it will get easier the […]

Torched Cabbage

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Torched Cabbage 2 ingredients vegan 4 servings meal prep friendly Cutting an entire head of cabbage into eight fat wedges and roasting at high heat creates meaty vegetable steaks with a crisp exterior and tender interior.  Cabbage, brussels sprouts, broccoli, and cauliflower are all members of the brassica family. This family of cruciferous vegetables is […]

Soft Eggs with Spinach and Parmesan

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Soft Eggs with Spinach and Parmesan 6 ingredients vegetarian 1-2 servings meal-prep friendly Adapted from Bon Appetit magazine A miraculously easy and delicious breakfast, lunch, or dinner that comes together in less than 10 minutes. With only six ingredients, five of which are permanent residents in my pantry and fridge, this is a reliable staple. […]

Roasted Winter Vegetables

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Roasted Winter Vegetables 5-8 ingredients vegan 4-6 servings meal-prep friendly Roasted winter vegetables is usually synonymous with roasted root vegetables. Starchy root vegetables, like potatoes, are undeniably amazing but there are many neglected non- starchy winter vegetables that people walk past because they haven’t gone viral like Brussels sprouts. It’s a subjectively good idea (mine) […]

Chopped Asian Salad with Orange Miso Dressing

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Chopped Asian Salad with Orange Miso Dressing 10 ingredients vegan 4 servings meal-prep friendly This chopped asian salad with orange miso dressing was thrown together with ingredients from my weekly Hungry Harvest delivery. Hungry Harvest sources perfectly edible excess or imperfect produce destined for the landfill. So, this is a garbage salad. Every week the […]