Savor the flavors of summer with this strawberry spinach salad recipe with poppyseed dressing, almonds, avocado, red onion, and coconut bacon. This salad makes a great side dish for everything from brunch to dinner. Post originally published June 2019; updated April 2024. This strawberry spinach salad with poppyseed dressing is the quintessential salad for spring and summer! As soon as those juicy strawberries made their appearance at the farmer’s market, we’ve been buying at least 2 quarts a week.  (They don’t last long with our toddler around.) This spinach and strawberry salad is the ..read more

Peach season is fleeting – make the most of it by indulging in this easy vegan peach crisp. A simple summer dessert made from fresh sliced peaches and topped with a crunchy oat crumble. We can’t get enough! Post originally published August 2017; updated April 2024. If you are looking for an easy summer dessert recipe, it doesn’t get more classic than this easy vegan peach crisp recipe! Until the last of the peaches sell out at the farmer’s market – I’ll be eating this healthy peach crisp on repeat. Unlike other peach crisp recipes, this one is lower in added sugar and adds some zing with chop ..read more

This vegan dairy free lasagna is so tasty, you won’t miss the meat and cheese of a traditional lasagna. Thanks to a few tricks create plant-based, dairy free swaps for the béchamel and ricotta cheese it still tastes rich and indulgent. When you go plant-based, it can be hard to give up some classic comfort food dishes like lasagna. It’s difficult to replicate the rich, gooey layers of a traditional lasagna without dairy cheese. However, we used a few tricks to create plant-based, dairy free swaps for the béchamel and ricotta cheese. You’re not going to feel like you are missing out anymore on ..read more

Fall in love with these delicious soft pumpkin molasses cookies made with simple ingredients liked canned pumpkin and oats. They are the perfect accompaniment to a piping hot cup of coffee. These cookies are exactly what I think of when daydreaming about fall comfort food… pumpkin, molasses, and warm spices. Brew yourself a pot of coffee and make yourself a batch of these cookies ASAP. Seriously! I mean it is national homemade cookie day after all. ? As a kid, I never really appreciated the flavor of molasses but now I am so excited to start adding it to more recipes this fall. I used th ..read more

The holiday season (ie. cookie season) is here! We love gingerbread cookies and wanted to incorporate them into breakfast so these gingerbread overnight oats were born. Made just like your favorite overnight oats recipe but spiced with molasses, cinnamon, and ginger. As a dietitian, I know that there are so many benefits to eating a healthy breakfast but as a mom to an energetic toddler – sitting down for breakfast like I did pre-kids is not happening anymore. Overnight oats have been a lifesaver! They’re easy to meal prep in advance, versatile, and are loaded with health benefits. Gingerbrea ..read more

Looking for a warm, cozy breakfast for the cold winter months? We love this easy vegan cranberry baked oatmeal recipe made with tart cranberries, chopped apple, and lots of warm cinnamon. A yummy vegan Christmas breakfast option! Oats are not only loaded with nutrition and make a great breakfast option that I love as a plant-based dietitian, but they are also budget friendly and delicious! This cranberry baked oatmeal recipe has quickly become a new favorite in our house. Oatmeal bakes are great since they let you batch prep several servings at once for a super quick healthy breakfast cassero ..read more

Looking for what to serve for a vegan Thanksgiving dinner? In this post, we’ve rounded up a ton of delicious vegan recipes for everything from appetizers, salads, sides, mains, and desserts. Post originally published November 2018; updated November 2023. As a foodie, Thanksgiving is definitely one of my favorite holidays! However, as someone who is vegetarian or vegan, your options for Thanksgiving dinner can be limited sometimes when eating as a guest for dinner. Don’t let your friends/family resort to sides for dinner! I’ve got plenty of the best vegan Thanksgiving recipes for those hosting ..read more

Everyone loves overnight oats since they are a convenient, affordable, and delicious, meal-prep friendly breakfast option. As soon as the calendar turns to fall, I start making these vegan pumpkin pie overnight oats on repeat. Meal prep friendly breakfasts like these overnight oats are a lifesaver for this toddler mom! If I don’t have something prepped in the fridge, sometimes it is hard to squeeze breakfast for myself into our busy mornings. This pumpkin pie overnight oats recipe is a healthy breakfast option that has all the flavors of pumpkin pie. Not only are overnight oats convenient, bu ..read more

These one-bowl vegan pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are a quintessential recipe for fall. Naturally sweetened with maple syrup, these muffins are great for a healthyish snack on-the-go! This post was originally published October 2018; updated September 2023. These vegan pumpkin chocolate chip muffins are the healthier baked good you need to make this fall season. As a plant-based dietitian, I enjoy all the love that pumpkin gets in the fall – it’s a great source of vitamins A and C. I always like to keep our freezer stocked with some vegan muffins because I love having them around for a quick ..read more

No holiday table feels complete without some cranberry sauce; the tart-sweetness helps balance out all the other rich dishes. This cranberry sauce with frozen cranberries is our go-to recipe packed with tons of flavor from simple ingredients like cinnamon and fresh orange.  Skip the jello-like canned cranberry sauce this year and make your own cranberry sauce. It’s the perfect side dish and takes just 15 minutes to make this easy recipe. Plus, it is much more flavorful than the canned stuff. This cranberry sauce with frozen cranberries makes an appearance at our Thanksgiving dinner year ..read more