Root vegetables

Soft and chewy Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Cookies with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and orange zest are a lovely flavorful, cozy cookie recipe! Perfect for the holiday season!

Hearty and healthy veggie-packed vegan corn chowder. Blended up corn, potato, and coconut milk make the chowder base for this amazing meal!

Vegetable-packed Thi Coconut Curry Soup is easy to prepare, paleo, whole30, vegan, and delicious! A copycat Whole Foods soup recipe.

Roasted Beet and Arugula Salad is healthy and delicious with maple balsamic vinaigrette, candied pecans, cranberries, and goat cheese.

Anti-inflammatory, nutrient-packed Carrot Ginger Smoothie is loaded with health benefits and goes down real nice! The antioxidants and probiotics in this healthy smoothie recipe provide a big boost to your immune system.

This easy Creamy Carrot Soup with ginger and coconut milk requires only a handful of basic ingredients and not much time to prepare. Healthful, flavorful, vegan, and paleo, this is a something-for-everyone comfort food!

During the fall and winter when it gets dark early and the weather is chilly, I love curling up to bottomless bowls of soup.

Creamy vegetable soups are some of my favorites! Sweet Potato Soup always gets the limelight, but I enjoy creamy carrot soup even more! 

Carrot soup is naturally sweet, a touch earthy, and pairs magnificently with Thai flavors like ginger, cumin and coconut milk. That’s the route I’m taking with this carrot ginger soup recipe!

The recipe contains no cream, butter or oil. Simply all squeaky clean ingredients that leave you feeling nourished and happy.  The texture is pillow-y smooth and the flavor is sweet and subtly curry-like with a little kick. 

Let’s dive in to the details!

Easy beet and black bean burgers with a zesty carrot slaw make for a nutrient-dense vegan meal to enjoy on meatless Monday. These veggie burgers only take 30 minutes to prepare and can easily be made ahead of time and frozen! Happy Monday! I’m currently en route to Maui for a short vacation, but don’t …

Loaded sweet potatoes with black beans and guacamole make for a super simple side dish, or even dinner! A simple, colorful nutritious vegan recipe that’ll make you swoon! Well hello, healthy loaded sweet potatoes of my dreams! This super simple recipe couldn’t be any easier AND delicious. It is an amalgamation of three basic foods: …

A one-pan sheet pan dinner recipe with winter root vegetables and salmon. A quick, adaptable recipe perfect for chilly winter evenings in, and the perfect go-to for paleo or Whole30 meals.   Aside from the snow, one of my favorite parts about winter is the produce. I bet you can guess why…  it’s because root …

Minestrone soup with rice and kale makes for a healthful go-to during the chilly winter months. This classic soup favorite is comforting and easy to make! Now that we’re a week deep in 2017, how are you progressing on your goals and intentions?  I admit, my goal of buying nothing this year has already gone …

Superfood protein balls with a cranberry bliss twist, and an ultra healthful secret ingredient! …A festive holiday dessert or snack to share with friends and family. Oh hey! This is the first time in years I’ve posted a recipe at night, and I find it completely refreshing and utterly rebellious. Like taking a shower after …

Crispy, crunchy avocado toast made three ways with hearty winter vegetables for an all-things satisfying and healthy experience. This post is sponsored by Wholly Guacamole. It’s official: it’s winter. Sure, there are two days until the winter equinox, but there’s frost on the windshield, snow for the playing, fewer daylight hours, and a splash of …

Vibrant roasted winter vegetable bowls with black rice, roasted yams, turnips, carrots, beets, and warmly-spiced nutmeg tahini dressing. – A clean, nutrient-rich, filling meal perfect for weeknight meals and holiday entertaining. This post is sponsored by Love Beets. Hey-o! It’s the last big push before Christmas, how are we spending our weekend? Last-minute Christmas shopping …

Seasonal roasted vegetables with garlic-ginger glaze is a unique and flavorful side dish for any time of year. Perfect for sharing with family during holiday gatherings.

Chana Saag is a classic vegetarian Indian dish including chickpeas, tomatoes and spinach stewed in aromatic coconut milk-based sauce. This simple and easy recipe is prepared in under 40 minutes! One of my favorite classic vegetarian Indian meals is Chana Saag – a dish of chickpeas, diced tomatoes, and spinach stewed in an aromatic coconut …