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Mushroom Risotto

This mushroom risotto is creamy, easy to make, and super delicious! It’s a simple recipe to prepare for a weeknight dinner, and it comes together in just…

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Caprese Sandwich

This Caprese sandwich is a classic Italian vegetarian sandwich full of flavor and easy to make! It makes the perfect on-the-go lunch or snack! It’s packed with…

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Pasta Alla Norma

This pasta Alla Norma, aka eggplant pasta, is vegetarian, made with a rich tomato sauce and garnished with loads of grated parmesan cheese! It’s the perfect…

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Whipped Feta Dip

This whipped feta dip recipe is creamy, takes only 5 minutes to make, and is the perfect appetizer for any dinner party! Serve it with toasted bread,…

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Avocado Deviled Eggs

These avocado deviled eggs are the perfect healthy appetizer recipe for any party. The filling is creamy, delicious, and doesn’t contain any mayo! Why you will love…

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Greek Pasta Salad

This Greek pasta salad is refreshing, easy to make, and packed with veggies! Serve this salad recipe as a side or add a source of protein and…

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Lemon Pasta

This lemon pasta recipe is vegetarian, easy to make, ready in 20 minutes, and made with simple ingredients.  Why you will love this recipe This lemon pasta…

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Pasta Primavera

This pasta primavera is packed with veggies and the perfect spring/summer pasta dish! This recipe is vegetarian, vegan-friendly, and easy to make. Why you will love this…

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Vegetable Fritters

These vegetable fritters are soft, easy to make, and a great recipe to incorporate more veggies into your meals! Serve them with some garlic dipping sauce. Why…

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Caprese Skewers

These Caprese skewers are one of the best summer appetizers! Topped with balsamic glaze, they’re fresh, easy to make, and super quick to assemble! Why you will…

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Baked Feta Pasta

This viral baked feta pasta, aka TikTok pasta, was a huge success throughout the internet! This simple recipe is made by roasting a block of feta cheese…

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Cherry Tomato Bruschetta

This cherry tomato bruschetta recipe is vegetarian and so delicious! It’s made with garlicky toasted bread, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese and garnished with fresh basil on top….

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Baked Brie With Honey

This baked brie with honey recipe is super soft, creamy, and a delicious party appetizer that is ready in less than 20 minutes.  Why you will love…

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Sesame Noodles

These sesame noodles are quick and easy to make, vegan-friendly, and so delicious. Serve this recipe as a side or as a main dish by…

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Crustless Quiche

This crustless quiche recipe is healthy, vegetarian, easy to make, and lighter than a regular quiche. Serve this quiche with a salad on the side. Why you…

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Pomegranate Kale Salad

This pomegranate kale salad recipe is crunchy, easy to make, and super festive! This salad is a perfect side dish for the winter holiday season! Why you…

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Mediterranean Quinoa Salad

This Mediterranean quinoa salad is healthy, fresh, and easy to make! You can serve it as a side or as a light meal on its own. Why…

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Mushroom Pappardelle

This mushroom pappardelle recipe is garlicky, vegetarian, healthy, and easy to make. You can make this recipe in less than 20 minutes! Why you will love this…

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Spinach Puffs

These spinach puffs are the perfect party appetizer! They’re easy to make and will impress everyone! Also, they make a great weeknight dinner served with a green…

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Quinoa Stir Fry

This quinoa fried “rice” aka quinoa stir fry is so healthy and easy to make. You will be surprised by how quinoa is an excellent replacement in…

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Kimchi Fried Rice

This kimchi fried rice recipe is simple, easy to make, and it’s ready in less than 20 minutes! It’s the perfect dish to cook when you need…

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Pesto Pasta

This pesto pasta contains the most delicious homemade basil pesto! It’s an easy and quick pasta recipe that you can serve as a main dish or side…

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Pesto Pizza

This vegetarian pesto pizza recipe is vibrant and made with the best homemade pesto! This pesto, tomato sauce, and pizza dough recipe freeze so well too! Make…

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Gnocchi Bake

This gnocchi bake is easy to make, super comforting, and uses simple ingredients! It’s a satisfying recipe for colder days, and all the family will love it,…

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Roasted Sweet Potato Salad

This roasted sweet potato salad is hearty, healthy, and delicious! It’s meal prep friendly, and you can eat it as a side or main dish. There is…

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Vegetarian Moussaka

This vegetarian moussaka recipe is a great meatless dish to serve for a dinner party! Layered with aubergine and lentils in a delicious tomato sauce and topped…

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Shakshuka

This shakshuka recipe is easy to make, healthy, and makes a great breakfast, brunch, or lunch food idea! It’s a traditional dish from the Middle East and…

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Baked Frittata

This baked frittata recipe is healthy, easy to make, and full of veggies. Serve this dish for lunch or dinner with a salad on the side. Why…

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Huevos Rancheros

These huevos rancheros are flavorful, easy to make, and one of the best Mexican breakfast recipes! Serve this dish for breakfast or brunch with some toasted bread…

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Mango Salad

This mango salad recipe is a fantastic summer salad! It’s bright, healthy, and will be ready in less than 10 minutes! Eat this salad on its own…

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Ricotta Stuffed Shells

This ricotta stuffed shells recipe combines three kinds of cheese, spinach, and a fantastic tomato sauce. It’s hearty, comforting, easy to make, and the whole family will…

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Nasi Goreng

This Nasi Goreng inspired recipe is healthy, simple to make, and super delicious! If you’ve ever been to Bali, you’ve probably tried this dish. Nasi Goreng is…

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Healthy Potato Salad

This healthy potato salad recipe is so fresh and delicious! It’s hearty, easy to make, mayo-free, and it’s ready in less than 30 minutes! Who said that only mayo…

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Chow Mein

This chow mein noodle recipe is the perfect Chinese dish. It has different types of vegetables and a delicious umami sauce. It’s so easy and simple to…

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Chinese Chop Suey

This delicious Chinese Chop Suey recipe is easy to make, full of different types of veggies, and tastes so yummy! You will be able to do it…

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Banana Pancakes

These banana pancakes are so easy and simple to make. Seriously, these pancakes are the best! I’m sure that they will turn out into one of…

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Dutch Baby Pancake

This Dutch baby pancake recipe is creamy on the inside and super easy to make! Serve your giant pancake with fresh fruit and some maple syrup on…

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Vegetable Lo Mein

This Vegetable Lo Mein recipe is so tasty and easy to make! You can make it under 25 minutes, has loads of healthy vegetables, and an authentic…

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This nasi goreng inspired recipe is simple to make This nasi goreng inspired recipe is simple to make, healthy, and an excellent way to use leftover rice! 🍚🍳

Serves 2

Sauce Ingredients:

3 tbsp coconut sugar
1/4 cup tamari or soy sauce (60 ml)

Nasi Goreng Ingredients:

1 cup basmati rice (180 g)
2 cups of water (480 ml)
1 pinch salt
2 tbsp olive oil 
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup julienned carrot (55 g)
1 cup cooked chicken (or other protein of your preference)
3 cups chopped cabbage (85 g)
1 cup chopped leek (75 g)
1/2 cup chopped spring onions
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 small chili pepper (optional)
2 fried eggs (optional)
chopped coriander to garnish (optional)

Instructions:

. Rinse the rice and cook according to package instructions. When cooked, transfer to a bowl to cool down.

. Add the coconut sugar and tamari to a saucepan and heat over medium heat. Stir frequently to prevent burning. When it starts boiling and becomes thick, turn off the heat, stir again, and transfer the sauce to a small bowl to cool down. To help the sauce thicken faster, you can put it in the fridge.

. Heat a large wok over medium to high heat and drizzle the olive oil. When hot, saute the garlic for 2 minutes or until softened.

. Add the carrots and leek and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Stir often to prevent burning.

. Then, add the spring onions, cabbage, and chili. Keep stirring.

. Add the cooked chicken.

. Fluff the rice with a fork and add it to the wok. Add the sesame oil and toss to combine.

. Add the sauce and mix everything.

. Serve with a fried egg on top and garnish with chopped coriander.

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This banana chocolate oatmeal is so soft and cream This banana chocolate oatmeal is so soft and creamy! An easy and delicious breakfast to make any day of the week! 

Serves 1

Ingredients:

1 ripe banana, sliced 
1/3 cup instant oats 
3x 1/3 cups almond milk (240 ml)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp raw cacau 
1 tsp shredded coconut 
1 tsp nut butter of your choice 

Instructions:

. Add half of the sliced banana, oats, almond milk, vanilla extract and the cacau to a small sauce pan. Mix to combine all the ingredients.

. Cook the oats on low heat stirring occasionally until the oats are soft and have absorbed most of the liquid.

. Serve warm with sliced banana, coconut and nut butter on top.
This beef and broccoli stir fry is a healthy and This beef and broccoli stir fry is a healthy and easy dinner that is ready in just 15 minutes!

Serves 2 

Stir Fry Ingredients:

2 tbsp sesame oil
9 oz broccoli, cut into small florets (250 g)
1 lb flank steak, thinly sliced (450 g)
1 tbsp sesame seeds to garnish (optional)
salt to taste

Sauce Ingredients:

1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp sesame oil
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp cornstarch

Instructions:

. Mix all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.

. Next, prepare the beef, season it with salt, cut the broccoli into florets, and set them aside.

. Heat a large pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil.

. When hot,  add the broccoli florets and cook until crisp and tender. Then, remove from the pan to a plate.

. Then, add a little more olive oil and the beef strips and stir-fry for 5 minutes or until cooked.

. Next, reduce the heat to low and add the sauce mixture. Mix everything together until the sauce starts to thicken.

. Next, add the broccoli florets back to the pan and mix to combine everything.

. Garnish with sesame seeds on top, and serve with white basmati rice!
These healthy baked apples are delicious and so ea These healthy baked apples are delicious and so easy to make! This recipe is a simple dessert idea to make any day of the week!

Serves 4

Ingredients: 

4 large baking apples
2 tsp cinnamon 
3 tbsp maple syrup
vanilla pecan ice cream to serve (optional)

Instructions:

. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C) and remove the cores of each apple.

. Place the apples in a baking dish, add the cinnamon and maple syrup on top.

. Bake for 30 minutes or until the apples are soft. Serve warm on its own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
This vegan bean and mushroom stew is another hea This vegan bean and mushroom stew is another hearty comfort food favorite! Serve with warm toasted bread on the side.

Serves 4

Ingredients:

1 large onion chopped (115 g)
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/8 cup olive oil (30 ml)
1 bay leaf
1 and 1/2 cups diced carrots (190 g)
5 cups cabbage, roughly chopped (300 g)
1 can chopped tomatoes (240 g)
1/4 cup white wine (60 ml)
2 cups Pleurotus mushrooms, roughly sliced (100 g)
2 cups Portobello mushrooms, roughly sliced (100 g)
1 and 1/2 cups of water (360 ml)
1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce (15 ml)
2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
1 pinch of black pepper
Chili sauce to taste
2 jars cooked white beans, rinsed and drained (400 g)
Chopped coriander to garnish (optional)

Instructions:

. In a large pot, sautée the onions, garlic, and bay leaf in olive oil on medium heat for about 5 minutes or until tender.

. Add the carrots and cabbage and sautée for more 3 minutes.

. Add the tomatoes and white wine, stir, and cook for 2 minutes until the alcohol evaporates.

. Next, add the mushrooms, water, tamari, salt, pepper, and paprika, reduce the heat and let it cook for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally to prevent burning.

. While the stew is cooking, mash 1/2 cup of the beans until you have a paste and at the 25 minutes mark, add them to the pot as well as the other 2 cups of beans and the chili sauce, stir well, and let it cook for more 10 minutes.

. Garnish with chopped coriander on top and serve it with warm toasted bread on the side.
Vegan broccoli pasta, easy to make and so deliciou Vegan broccoli pasta, easy to make and so delicious! 🥦

Serves 2 

Ingredients:

220g pasta (we used gluten-free pasta)
300g broccoli, chopped
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 cups vegan cream (or regular heavy cream)
Salt to taste
1 pinch black pepper 
Coriander garnish
Vegan or regular parmesan on top 

Instructions:

. Cook the pasta according to package instructions.

. Cook the broccoli in boiling water until soft.

. Drain the broccoli and set a side.

. Heat a pan over medium heat with olive oil, when hot add the garlic and sauté until golden.

. Sauté the broccoli for 4 minutes.

. Add the broccoli, salt, black pepper and vegan cream to a blender, blend until smooth.

. Add the pasta to the pan and pour the broccoli cream over the pasta, mix until well combined and creamy.

. Serve garnished with coriander and vegan Parmesan on top.
This homemade banana bread recipe is easy to make, This homemade banana bread recipe is easy to make, dairy-free, and a breakfast staple. If you have overripe bananas in your kitchen, this is a great recipe to reduce food waste. 🍌🍞

6/8 servings

Ingredients:

2 medium-sized overripe bananas, mashed (250 g)
3 medium-sized eggs, at room temperature
2 tbsp sunflower oil
90 g white sugar
90 g brown sugar 
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 pinch salt
180 g all-purpose flour
1 tbsp baking powder 
1 + 1/2 tbsp cinnamon
1 small banana sliced to garnish on top (optional)

Instructions:

. First, Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 C). Then grease and line the bottom and sides of a loaf pan with parchment paper.

. Mix the sugar, cinnamon, flour, salt, and baking powder in a large bowl, and set aside.

. Then, add the mashed bananas, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla extract to a smaller bowl. Whisk to combine all the ingredients.

. Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and gently combine everything.

. Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for about 40 minutes. At the 40-minute mark, cover the pan with foil paper to prevent burning, and bake for more 15 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

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