Crispy potatoes might be the most perfect food. And these Crispy Smashed Fingerling Potatoes are definitely up there! It's hard to resist buttery, garlicky potatoes with crispy golden-brown edges. Our only complaint is that you can never make enough of them! They always get eaten straight from the pan. These smashed potatoes make a delicious...
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Best Red Chimichurri Sauce
This Red Chimichurri Sauce (Chimichurri Rojo) is delicious on almost everything! It's bursting with flavor from fresh herbs, vinegar, smoked paprika, and roasted red peppers. And, it couldn't be easier to make. Chimichurri is an Argentinian sauce that's traditionally served with meat. But, it's also great on sandwiches, roasted veggies, or as a dressing (for...
Easy Vegan Zucchini Muffins
These tender and moist Vegan Zucchini Muffins can be made with chocolate or walnuts. This recipe is quick to make. And, best of all, it doesn't call for specialty vegan ingredients (like plant-based butter or egg substitutes). In fact, we've never had anyone guess they're vegan or eggless! When our summer garden is overflowing with...
Strawberry Rhubarb Compote
Strawberries, rhubarb, and vanilla are a delicious combo. So, you'll never regret having a batch of this Strawberry Rhubarb Compote on hand. It's simple to make and can be added to just about anything! In the spring and summer, we love to keep a resealable jar of fruit compote in the fridge. It can be...
What to Serve with Quesadillas?
Quesadillas make a delicious and fast family-friendly meal or snack. While quesadillas can be eaten on their own, they're even better served with sides! Make a delicious quesadilla meal by adding an easy sauce, dip, side, or Mexican-inspired drink. Here are 22 easy and delicious dishes to serve with quesadillas. What are quesadillas? A quesadilla...
Best Cheese Quesadilla
We bet you haven't had a Cheese Quesadilla like this before! Soft flour tortillas get filled cheese—and cooked until the cheese is melted in the middle and crispy on the edges. A thin layer of hot sauce adds flavor and a mild heat. And, the tang balances out the richness of the cheese. It's a...
Creamy Greek Yogurt Buffalo Sauce
This Greek Yogurt Buffalo Sauce makes a delicious and healthy dip. Most creamy dips call for sour cream or cream cheese (or both!). But, this recipe uses thick Greek yogurt as a lighter alternative. The contrast of creamy yogurt and zesty hot sauce is a match made in heaven. The result is a crowd-pleasing sauce...
Best Tamari Substitute: 12 Alternatives Ranked
What's the best tamari substitute? We taste tested 12 substitutes to find the best tamari alternatives—and ranked them from worst to best! And, included exact substitution ratios for the top tamari alternatives. Tamari is a versatile sauce that adds salty and savory flavor to food. It's sold near the soy sauce or Asian condiments section...
Grapefruit Paloma Cocktail
In the summer, nothing is more refreshing than a Grapefruit Paloma. They're fruity, tart, and perfectly sweet. A combination grapefruit soda and freshly squeezed grapefruit is the key. Grapefruit juice gives the cocktail fresh and bright flavor. And, grapefruit soda makes the drink fizzy and sweet—without the need for simple syrup. If you're entertaining, these...
Easy Tuscan Bean Salad
This easy Tuscan Bean Salad is a low-effort, high-reward recipe. Fresh lemon, herbs, and crisp veggies make canned beans feel special. The combination is bursting with flavor. And, this healthy salad is so simple and fast to make! We're a bit obsessed with white beans—as you can see from our recipes like Brothy Oven Baked...
Brown Sugar Simple Syrup
Brown sugar simple syrup is an easy and inexpensive way to make restaurant-quality iced drinks at home. You can use it to sweeten cold brew coffee, iced tea lattes, pina coladas, other cocktails and mocktails, and so much more. Regular sugar doesn't dissolve well in cold liquids, so simple syrup (liquid sweetener) works so much...
Virgin Pina Colada Mocktail
Beat the heat with these virgin Pina Colada Mocktails. This tropical blended drink is fruity and refreshing. It's made with wholesome ingredients like pineapple, lime juice, and canned coconut cream (or milk). And alcohol-free so everyone can enjoy it. Make a double batch because this mocktail is guaranteed to disappear quickly! These virgin pina coladas...
Best Vegan Guacamole
This Vegan Guacamole without tomatoes is quick and easy to make. It's creamy, made with only 6 ingredients, and ready in 5 minutes. Perfect for parties or anytime your snack craving hits! We make this guacamole often. It's delicious served with tortilla chips. Or, use it in recipes like our Smoky Mushroom Tacos, Veggie "Pulled...
Easy Raw Carrot Salad
This easy Raw Carrot Salad is crisp, refreshing, and bursting with flavor from lemon and fresh herbs. It's made with simple ingredients and takes only 10 minutes to make. In fact, we love this carrot salad so much that we served it at our wedding! It paired well with our Lentil Nicoise Salad and Seared...
Spicy Cucumber Salad
This Spicy Cucumber Salad is crisp, refreshing, and has just the right amount of spice. Toasted sesame oil, tamari, and sesame seeds are easy-to-find Asian ingredients that bring a lot of flavor to this dish. It's a surprisingly simple combination that's so tasty and easy to pull off! Why you'll love this recipe Easy: This...
Air Fryer Broccolini
This delicious and healthy air fryer broccolini is seasoned with fresh lemon and garlic. It takes only minutes to make and goes with just about anything. It's no secret we love using the air fryer to make healthy vegetable sides—like Cabbage Wedges, Butternut Squash, or Roasted Potatoes. The air fryer cooks vegetables quickly and doesn't...
Air Fryer Eggplant Parmesan
This delicious air fryer eggplant parmesan is a crowd-pleasing vegetarian dish. It's crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and topped with gooey melted cheese. Warm marinara sauce adds a bright, saucy finish to the crispy savory eggplant. We put a spin on a traditional eggplant parm to make it a faster weeknight-friendly meal....
Sriracha Aioli (3 ingredients!)
Everyone loves Sriracha Aioli. It's creamy, slightly spicy, and adds a punch of flavor to just about anything. Use it for dipping fries, slathering onto sandwiches or burgers, or drizzle it over veggies, sushi, or tacos. In fact, sriracha aioli could be one of the most versatile sauces out there. And best of all, you...
Air Fryer Cabbage Wedges
If you're looking for a quick vegetable side dish, then look no further than these Air Fryer Cabbage Wedges. They're the perfect combination of crispy and tender. And, they're flavored with simple seasonings you probably already have at home. We make these cabbage wedges whenever we're looking to add more veggies to our plate—but don't...
Easy Halloumi Curry
Thai-inspired Halloumi Curry is certainly not traditional, but the flavors are undeniably delicious. While we love tofu in many forms (including crispy, saucy, dippable), we recognize that not everyone does. Enter, halloumi cheese. Seared halloumi cheese is crispy, salty, and dare we say...almost meaty. It's a satisfying and crowd-pleasing addition to this creamy Thai red...
Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk
Overnight Oats with Coconut Milk is a nutritious breakfast that can be enjoyed hot or cold. Coconut milk, chia seeds, and vanilla makes a creamy and sublime oatmeal. It's silkier and keeps you full longer than regular oatmeal. And, you can meal prep them in jars for a quick grab-and-go breakfast. Why you'll love this...
Vegan Potato Leek Soup
This comforting Vegan Potato Leek Soup is silky smooth and full of flavor. It's a one-pot recipe that comes together with simple ingredients. Perfect for an easy weeknight dinner—especially when paired with warm bread! This leek and potato soup is inspired by a classic Vichyssoise, which is a velvety potato soup with French origins. Our...
Whipped Ricotta Dip with Honey
This creamy Whipped Ricotta Dip with Honey makes an impressive appetizer or healthy snack. And, it couldn't be faster to make! In this recipe, silky ricotta cheese gets topped with a drizzle of honey, fresh thyme, lemon zest, and pepper. The combination is ridiculously simple, but never fails to impress. Why you'll love this recipe...
Easy Orzo Pesto Salad
We make this flavorful Orzo Pesto Salad often. It comes together in about 15 minutes and has a short list of ingredients. In other words, you can make a delicious homemade dinner even when you're very short on time. And, extras can be set aside for lunch the next day. This recipe is quite simple—but...
Chili Lime Pepitas
Roasted chili lime pepitas are an easy way to jazz up a dish. They're crispy, salty, tangy, and perfectly spicy. Sprinkle them over salads, soups, roasted veggies, avocado toast, or pretty much anything that could use a flavorful crunch. These roasted pepitas are also delicious enjoyed on their own. They make a healthy snack—high in...
Vegetarian Butter Chicken
This simple Vegetarian Butter Chicken makes a cozy weeknight dinner. The creamy sauce is flavorful but not spicy, making it a crowd-pleasing main that the whole family can enjoy. Leftovers keep well in the fridge or freezer, so it's also perfect for meal prep! In this recipe, oven-baked tofu is the tasty and protein-packed chicken...
Easy Honey Sriracha Sauce
A tasty sauce takes a dish from average to amazing—and this easy Honey Sriracha Sauce is no exception. Combining honey with sriracha makes a sweet and spicy sauce that goes with just about anything. It can be used as a dip, garnish, marinade, or even a way to jazz up salad dressings! Best of all,...
Best Sriracha Substitute: 10 Alternatives Ranked
What's the best sriracha substitute? We taste tested 10+ hot sauces and spices to find the best sriracha alternatives—and ranked them from best to worst! Sriracha is a popular condiment, so it's sold at most grocery stores. But there have been supply shortages. So, if you don't have any sriracha, keep reading to find the...
Easy Creamed Kale
This Easy Creamed Kale recipe is a comforting and delicious spin on a classic. Kale gets tossed in a creamy sauce made from milk (no cream), melted cheese, and a bit of cream cheese. The combination tastes indulgent, without being too heavy. It might just become everyone's favorite way to eat their greens during the...
Air Fryer Butternut Squash
Air Fryer Butternut Squash is our new favorite veggie side dish. It's healthy, easy to make, and bursting with fall/winter flavors. It's no secret that we love using our air fryer to make veggies even more delicious—like broccoli fries, breakfast potatoes, broccoli tater tots, and even crispy avocado fries! And butternut squash is no exception....
What to Serve with Quiche?
Quiche is a delicious, make-ahead friendly dish to serve for brunch, lunch, or dinner. If you're wondering what to serve with quiche, then you've come to the right place! From brunch pairings, side salads, soups, vegetable sides, and so much more—these are the best sweet and savory recipes to serve with quiche. What is quiche?...
Vegan Meatless Meatballs
These hearty Meatless Meatballs make for a cozy, family-friendly meal. These vegan meatballs are packed with veggies—but everyone will be focused on the delicious flavor! This recipe is from our cookbook, Evergreen Kitchen: Weeknight Vegetarian Dinners for Everyone. The book is loaded with 110+ dinner recipes that everyone at the table will love. We're loving...
Banana Walnut Cake
This delicious and tender Banana Walnut Cake is layered with a silky cream cheese frosting. Ripe bananas make for a moist, perfectly sweet cake. The cake is flavored with cinnamon, brown sugar, and vanilla too. It's begging to be frosted with cream cheese icing, which adds a luscious and tangy finish! This easy, yet impressive,...
Raspberry Mule
This Raspberry Mule is a delicious spin on a Moscow Mule. It has the ingredients of a classic Moscow Mule—fresh lime juice, vodka, and fizzy ginger beer. But, adding fresh raspberries gives it a juicy, sweet and tart flavor. The combination is delicious and refreshing! Make these pretty pink cocktails for your next gathering, summer...
Spicy Mango Margarita
Margaritas are a slight obsession of ours—and this Spicy Mango Margarita is no exception! Served icy cold, it's just the right balance of sweet and spicy. And, these refreshing, ridiculously sippable cocktails are always a hit with friends! Mango juice is a quick, easy, and more budget-friendly way to make "fancy" drinks at home. Finish...
Peach Mango Salsa
This sweet and mildly spicy Peach Mango Salsa celebrates the best of summer. Ginger pairs especially well with peaches and mango—so we figured, why not use it in the salsa, instead of raw chili? Turns out, we were onto something. Not only do jalapeno peppers vary in spiciness from pepper to pepper, but using it...
Frozen Mango Margarita (Mangorita)
When temperatures rise, cool off with a Frozen Mango Margarita. These homemade Mangoritas are are fresh, sweet, tangy, and downright irresistible. Made completely in the blender, this summer cocktail takes only 5 minutes to make. These blended margaritas use just 5 ingredients. Orange juice replaces the need for an orange-flavored liqueur, like Triple Sec or...
Are Lentils Gluten Free?
What are lentils? Lentils (Lens Culinaris) are from the legume family. They're called "pulses", because they're an edible seed from a legume plant. Beans, peas, and chickpeas are also pulses (source). Lentils are typically sold dried (uncooked) or canned cans (cooked). The most common types of lentils sold in the US are: red, brown, green,...
Greek Cucumber Salad
This easy Greek Cucumber Salad is loaded with fresh veggies, creamy feta cheese, tangy red onions, and pepperocini! Pepperocini peppers add a bright and zesty flavor to this colorful salad. Chickpeas add a boost of protein, to keep you full. This salad recipe is perfect for quick weeknight lunches or dinners. It's also a very...
Easy Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas
Sip these juicy and refreshing Strawberry Jalapeño Margaritas this summer! They're the perfect balance of sweet, slightly spicy, and tart. To make these cocktails extra special, we like to rim the glasses with a mix of salt and sugar. This easy recipe comes together in minutes. There's no fancy cocktail tools or equipment needed (not...