(Whole Wheat & No Trans Fats)

This fresh and flavorful Oil Free Farmers Market Italian Orzo Salad is brimming with nourishing garden veggies and aromatic Italian herbs. It’s a great make-ahead salad, toss it together, refrigerate and run! It’s a filling and satisfying side dish or light meal that the works great at the dinner table or for fun picnic gatherings. Whole Food Plant Based, Vegan, plant based, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients and gluten free.

This easy gluten free dessert is light, refreshing, and smells like summer in a glass! Takes just about 15 minutes of hands on time, but be sure to give at least 2 hours in your fridge for a nice chill.

You only need 3 ingredients to make these easy, healthy homemade popsicles: berries, yogurt, and honey! And my favorite part about Greek yogurt popsicles? You can eat this delicious and nutritious treat for breakfast!

Packed with nutritious ingredients and bursting with flavor, this tropical superfruit smoothie is the perfect way to start your day or recharge after a workout. It is packed with organic baby spinach, blueberries, avocado, banana, and chopped pineapple. The blueberries add a burst of flavor and a pop of color to the smoothie, while the avocado lends a creamy texture and healthy fats. The banana provides natural sweetness and a creamy texture, and the chopped pineapple adds a tropical twist.

One of my fave drinks has always been a white wine spritzer, the perfect combo of coolness and fizziness! This Peach Basil Spritzer fits that description, plus it's very refreshing. The hint of basil with the natural sweetness of peaches is such a great combination. Peaches are high in immune-boosting, free radical fighting, beautifying antioxidant vitamin C. Like other yellow and orange fruits and veggies, peaches contain carotenoids, the vitamin A precursor that promotes eye health and has anti-cancer properties. The darker the color flesh, the more carotenoids it has (e.g., yellow peaches have more carotenoids than white peaches). Peaches contain plant-based sources of blood-building iron, and many different antioxidant flavonoids that help fight free radicals, including lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin and cryptoxanthin.

Guacamole is the perfect dish: It's packed with fiber (there is around 7-10 grams of fiber per avocado), it's satiating because it's full of good fats that are wonderful for keeping cholesterol levels in check; it reduces the risk of heart disease; and it's GREAT for healthy skin. I call this the Everything Guacamole because it's quite different than traditional guacamole which is typically just lime juice and mashed ripe avocado. I add a lot more ingredients to really make it pretty meaty. From tomatoes, to hemp hearts, cilantro to garlic – you get a lot of flavors in one bite! If you don't like cilantro, then swap with mint, which is super fresh, vibrant and yummy!

This Easy Skillet Chicken Thigh recipe with a simple garlic cream sauce is the perfect chicken dinner for easy weeknights or entertaining. Everyone loves this juicy chicken dish and it takes less than 30 minutes to make!

the Perfect Springtime Dish!

Have you ever tried basil tea? I was skeptical at first but I’m so glad I gave it a try! All of our friends and family who try it love it too and have asked for seeds to grow it themselves. That is one of the greatest joys of gardening, to be able to share not only the bounty from your own garden but to pass on the passion to others to grow their own food as well. This basil tea is a great place to start since it can be grown anywhere from a small pot on a patio to a small space in a large garden. Either way, I hope you give this one a try!

(30-Minute, One-Pan Meal)

Though the bellini is often thought of as a mimosa alternative, it's actually an Italian tradition dating back hundreds of years! The original uses white peaches, but feel free to swap the fruit with whatever looks best at your farmer's market.

This a favorite salad I use to make every summer. I made a few adjustments to make it HMM compliant. This salad is so fresh, crisp and bursting with flavor.

Exactly how my mother made it!

Looking for a sweet treat that’s big on flavor but low on calories? Strawberry popsicles are the answer! And get this: Strawberries are packed with antioxidants, which support disease prevention and healthy aging. So, enjoy them all summer long — and get the health benefits as an added bonus!

This sugar-free recipe is a delicious way to include health-promoting spices in your diet, including cinnamon, ginger, turmeric and nutmeg. These bites are perfect to serve at the end of a meal or to keep in the freezer as a quick, super snack.

For those who believe “if it’s not chocolate it’s not dessert," you will love this healthy treat. Make it with tofu for added protein or with avocado for a silkier texture. Either way, it is delicious! While summer fruits are undeniably sweet and delicious, sometimes we all want something a bit sweeter without the extra calories. Enter this dessert recipe guaranteed to satisfy your sweet tooth, without added sugar As a cooking class instructor and owner of The Speedy Vegan, my sweetener of choice is dates. They are a whole, unprocessed fruit, high in natural sweetness, fiber and antioxidants — and oh-so delicious!

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You'll love this easy baked grouper recipe, prepared Mediterranean-style with a few spices and bold fresh flavors, including garlic, lemon juice, tomatoes and olives! Ready in just over 20 minutes, this healthy, low-carb baked fish recipe is perfect for any night of the week. If grouper is not available, I have other options for you below along with lots of ideas for salads and sides to serve along!

Made in just one skillet, this Mediterranean chicken recipe comes together in less than 30-minutes. It’s packed with my favorite flavors from childhood: garlicky seared chicken, briny olives, creamy feta, tomatoes, and parsley. Fewer dishes, less time, and more flavor—that’s what I call weeknight dinner done right!

These fun party skewers turn classic Greek salad into flavorful finger food. Serve these Greek salad skewers as is or take things up a notch with a drizzle of a zesty garlic and olive oil vinaigrette. These Greek salad kabobs are perfect as part of a larger grazing spread when you're entertaining a crowd. Serve them with a meat and cheese board, baked zucchini chips with tzatziki, and Greek meatballs (loads more ideas in the post!).

These gluten-free, no-bake key lime avocado tarts are like a burst of sunshine. They're packed with flavor from the lime, honey and avocado. Key lime pies and tarts are usually full of refined sugar. This one is healthy, because it's packed with fiber, healthy fats and wow, it tastes amazing! Your taste buds and digestive system will thank you. Avocados while high in monounsaturated fat, they are very satiating so a little goes a long way. They are also a great source of fiber so you will feel totally satisfied when you have this as a dessert as opposed to your run-of-the-mill key lime tart from the grocery store. The taste of Limes and avocados together is absolute perfection! Whether it's in guac or pudding -- it's a match in joyous heaven.

This cobbler, which comes from the kitchens of Chez Panisse, prizes the berries above all, using only ⅓ cup of sugar. The dough rounds for the top are placed so they don’t cover all the berries, and the juice from the berries bubbles up around the dough. Works with mixed berries, frozen berries (thawed and drained), and the addition of chopped peaches/nectarines.

These succulent sesame shrimp with a wonderful sauce of honey and garlic are ready in just 20 minutes, including prepping the ingredients.

Chilled, flavorful, and incredibly fresh, this spicy Asian cucumber salad is the perfect summer side dish.  Made with cilantro, sesame oil, and soy sauce, the flavors of this salad are wonderful. And with a prep time of just ten minutes, it's also very easy to make.

The original dressing served in the 1950s at Hidden Valley Ranch, a guest ranch near Santa Barbara, Calif., was made mostly from dry herbs and aromatics. To recreate that taste, this recipe, from the “Ranch” cookbook (Dovetail, 2018) by Abby Reisner, with recipes by Eleanore Park, is made with garlic powder, dried parsley, and so on. It makes enough seasoning mix for about 4 cups of dressing; you can mix it, store it, then add dairy as needed. If you don’t like the zip of mustard, try hot sauce or Worcestershire sauce instead — or simply omit for a milder taste. To make a thick dip instead of a pourable dressing, reduce the amount of buttermilk to ¼ cup. —Julia Moskin

Quite possibly the easiest recipe ever that brings the greatest results and raves! And you can make it ahead so you can just pop it in the oven in the morning.

A flavorful vegetable stock is fundamental to vegan cooking! It features heavily in vegan soup recipes, stews, risotto, brothy beans, pasta, and many other dishes. My method of chopping the vegetables small and browning them in the pot boosts the flavor and makes for a short 30-minute simmer time.