Vegetarian (or easily adapted) Recipes

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

If you don’t have a pumpkin cookie recipe (or even if you do!) this one will be the new standard in your household. Lightly spiced, chocolatey, and chock full of pumpkin and oats, this cookie hits all the right notes. And the best part is that it doesn’t have to be perfect to taste great!…

Sushi Stacks

Layered with shrimp, cucumber, avocado, and rice, and then drizzled with spicy mayo, these easy sushi stacks are fun to make and will satisfy your sushi craving!    To say I am excited about today’s recipe is an understatement. It’s a fun family favorite for sure, but it’s also the first in my new kids cooking video…

Easiest Steamed Edamame

The flavor-packed pop of perfectly cooked edamame is easy to achieve with a simple technique – in about 5 minutes. A crowd-pleasing appetizer, for sure, but the quick prep makes them a convenient side dish and snack as well.    A bag or two of edamame is a freezer standby in our house. Often enjoyed…

Cumin Lime Coleslaw

Thanks to its crisp texture, vibrant flavor and impressive versatility, this super simple side dish might just become a new favorite way to eat your veggies. Three cheers for Cumin Lime Coleslaw!   When I ask my family what they’d like for dinner, the answer may be pulled pork, spicy shrimp, or mac and cheese,…

Easy Baked Beans

Don’t love soupy baked beans that make everything else on your plate soggy? This easy, wholesome, flavor-packed recipe is for you!    My family never liked baked beans. Until this recipe.  Once I understood why they disliked the classic fare, and I reflected back on my own early opinions of baked beans, a recipe that everyone…

Crispy Tofu Broccoli Bowl

If you’ve never tried tofu, this recipe is a great place to start. Brimming with a variety of textures and flavor, this easy and filling tofu bowl is anything but bland. As a bonus, all the components of the bowl can be enjoyed on their own as well.    When Emily was preparing her latest…

Viral Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Rice Cake

The viral recipe gets an easy upgrade for a better ratio of peanut butter and chocolate to rice cake. And with one tablespoon of peanut butter and just two teaspoons of chocolate per rice cake, it’s a mostly healthy snack too!   I don’t often follow the trends—although my kids wouldn’t likely call me a…

Shirley Temple for Grown-Ups

A grown-up rendition of an adored childhood drink, this pretty cocktail is quick to make and can be easily scaled to make a pitcher-full.   When I think of a Shirley Temple, I can’t help but smile. One of the first restaurants my parents took my sister and me to as young girls was The…

Tomato Jam

Easy-to-make tomato jam is savory and tangy with a hint of spicy sweetness. An ideal way to use a bumper crop of tomatoes, the rustic jam offers a delightful alternative to ketchup on a burger or sauce on chicken, fish, and pork.   If you’re envisioning a peanut butter and tomato jam sandwich and thinking…

Big Batch Zucchini Bread or Muffins

Perfectly spiced with just the right level of sweetness, this zucchini bread recipe can be made as loaves or muffins – or both! Last summer, I gave a batch to my brother and his family, and these were the texts I received after they had eaten them:  “These zucchini muffins were the best I’ve ever…

Steamed Corn on the Cob

For the best combination of ease and flavor when cooking corn on the cob, steam it! And if you’re tired of waiting for a stick of butter to travel around the table, I have a trick for that.    The seasonal return of corn on the cob is a big deal where I live. Farmers…

Speedy Cherry Tomato Sauce

A versatile summertime staple, this quick and easy sauce is a delicious way to use an abundance of cherry or grape tomatoes. It will even make the most of off-season cherry tomatoes. This is the sort of easy summer cooking I love: basic, fresh ingredients coming together as something altogether pleasing in a few short…

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