Sweetened roast squash is the coziest thing you can do with a butternut. Roasted with orange juice and pure maple syrup until the edges caramelize, it walks the line between side dish and dessert. A whisper of nutmeg or ground ginger keeps every bite warm and...
Easy Sesame Soy Coleslaw Salad (Vegan, Budget-Friendly)
Sesame and soy coleslaw swaps the usual creamy dressing for a glossy one of olive oil, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Shredded Napa cabbage, grated carrot, thin red bell pepper, and green onions keep it colorful and crunchy. No cooking,...
Smoky BBQ Tofu Steaks (Easy & Vegan)
Tofu BBQ steaks are thick slabs of well-pressed extra-firm tofu seared and glazed in a homemade barbecue sauce of barbecue sauce, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, hot sauce, and sugar. Chopped onion caramelizes alongside them in the pan. Twenty-five minutes, three...
Easy Vegan Pineapple Cherry Dump Cake
Vegan pineapple cherry dump cake is the five-minute, no-mixer dessert that bakes into something far greater than its parts: undrained crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling, a box of vegan vanilla cake mix, and melted vegan butter. Layer it, bake it, done. Eight...
The Ultimate Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
Peanut butter cookies do not get more classic than this: criss-crossed tops, chunky natural peanut butter in every bite, and chopped pecans for crunch. Packed brown sugar keeps them soft in the middle while the edges stay crisp. One batch makes forty cookies worth...
The Best Fluffy Scrambled Eggs Recipe
Rich, creamy, custardy scrambled eggs are the ones you get at a good brunch spot: slow-stirred curds glossed with butter and a splash of whole milk or cream, finished with a dusting of paprika. Eight minutes of gentle cooking is the entire secret. One very good plate....
Creamy Ricotta Oatmeal with Walnuts & Raisins
Creamy ricotta oatmeal with walnuts and raisins turns a bowl of old-fashioned rolled oats into something that tastes almost dessert-like. Ricotta melts into the pot, apple juice plumps the raisins, and ground cinnamon with a little raw sugar rounds everything out....
Easy No-Bake Peanut Butter Rice Krispies
No-bake peanut butter chocolate crisp rice treats are the traybake that never lasts the weekend: crisp rice cereal bound in a peanut butter and honey syrup, capped with melted semisweet chocolate chips. Chewy, crunchy, and set after a chill. Twenty squares from one...
Easy No-Bake Morning Cereal Bars (Vegetarian)
Easy no-bake morning cereal bars are dense, chewy, and ready before your coffee: whole grain flake cereal and muesli bound with natural peanut butter, tahini, and maple syrup, with flax meal and diced dried fruit in every square. Sixteen bars, no oven, about an hour...
Easy 10-Minute Vegetarian Garlic Pasta
Lazy and hungry garlic pasta is exactly what it sounds like: garlic sizzled in olive oil, tossed with hot cooked pasta, nutritional yeast, and dried parsley. Ten minutes at the stove, one pan plus the pasta pot, dinner for three. This is the recipe for nights when...
The Best Fresh Pico de Gallo (Salsa Fresca) Recipe
Authentic salsa fresca is pico de gallo done right: ripe tomatoes, white onion, jalapeño, fresh cilantro, and fresh lime juice, chopped fine and left to mingle. Nothing cooks, and that is the whole point. Fifteen minutes of chopping, then a short rest and it is ready....
Spicy Thai Basil Pesto with Roasted Cashews (Vegan)
This vegan roasted cashew and Thai basil pesto is bright, garlicky, and nutty in a way regular pesto never is. Roasted cashews and nutritional yeast bring the richness, packed Thai basil brings an anise-scented lift, and olive oil carries it all. Ten minutes of prep...












