Everyday Healthy! Everyday Delicious! ⋆ Real Food. Seasonal Recipes. Plant-Based.

Ten Favorite Winter Squash Recipes – Appetizer Salad Soups Sides Mains

Featuring My Favorite Winter Squash – Butternut, Buttercup, Kabocha, Stella Blue, Red Kuri, Delicata and Honeynut

Over the last few days, we had about eight inches of snow on the ground, trees, patio furniture and fence. Fortunately, we planned ahead. We have a large oval cazuela filled with butternut and delicata squash on the kitchen counter. With winter squash at its peak, Continue reading Ten Favorite Winter Squash Recipes – Appetizer Salad Soups Sides Mains

Farro Salad with Castelvetrano Olives, Walnuts, Herbs, Cranberries

Nutty, Chewy, Colorful, Delicious Vegan Summer-into-Fall Salad

We’re in the midst of that most wonderful time of year—when a golden hue adorns the trees, the leaves are changing color, and the air feels clean and crisp. The time for transitioning from the height of summer produce into heartier, summer-into-fall salads. Continue reading Farro Salad with Castelvetrano Olives, Walnuts, Herbs, Cranberries

Garlic Scape Goat Cheese Pesto and Asparagus, Arugula Salad

Early Summer Deliciousness: Garlic Scapes, Asparagus, Arugula and Cherry Tomatoes

Two months. That’s how long asparagus season lasts for mature asparagus crowns. That’s two months and/or 24 harvests of in season asparagus, about late May through early July. Last year I was introduced to deeply flavored, locally grown green and purple asparagus. Continue reading Garlic Scape Goat Cheese Pesto and Asparagus, Arugula Salad

Vegan Snickerdoodles Made with Pumpkin, Spice & Everything Nice

Vegan & Gluten-free Snickerdoodles That Taste and Smell Just Like the Snickerdoodles We Remember

Until two weeks ago, it had been years since my last snickerdoodle cookie. Then my friend Heide and I celebrated our recent birthdays together at a local restaurant. Snickerdoodle mounds (rather than flats) were in their bakery case. We noted that they were made with almond flour Continue reading Vegan Snickerdoodles Made with Pumpkin, Spice & Everything Nice

Moroccan Spiced & Roasted Cauliflower Onions Mushrooms with Hummus

Spiced & Roasted Cauliflower Sheet Pan Dinner—Savory, Aromatic, Delicious

An easy and quick-to-cook sheet pan dinner. Moroccan Spiced & Roasted Cauliflower is just that. First, toss the veggies in an aromatic mix of spices, herbs and olive oil. Then transfer them to a prepared sheet pan and roast in a hot oven. Voila! Continue reading Moroccan Spiced & Roasted Cauliflower Onions Mushrooms with Hummus

Tomato Braised Tofu, Shiitakes and Greens

Deliciously Satisfying, Nutritious, Protein-Rich, Gluten-Free & Vegan

Tofu is trending. This morning, four food blogs arrived in my inbox. Each one included recipes featuring tofu. For months now, as more people are opting for plant-based dishes, tofu is enjoying a renaissance. This shows up in newsletters, blogs and articles titled everything from The Tofu Miracle, Continue reading Tomato Braised Tofu, Shiitakes and Greens

Happy Holidays to You from My Kitchen to Yours

What a Most Wonderful Time of Year

May your Holidays and New Year
Be Joyous, Holy, Spirited, Blessed, Healthy,
Delightful, Beautiful, Delicious.
May They Be All that You Wish for and More.

I so appreciate you, each one, and thank you for your support & connection over these last 10 years and counting.

Roasted Blue Hubbard Squash Soup with Apples and Ginger

Vegan Savory-Sweet, Silken Textured Roasted Blue Hubbard Squash Soup ♥♥♥

Soup weather and winter squash are made for one other. Their time is now. As, peak season for winter squash (and apples, too) begins in the fall and continues right on through January. Fall’s savory and spice-rich flavors, along with winter squash, new crop apples, fresh ginger Continue reading Roasted Blue Hubbard Squash Soup with Apples and Ginger