Healthy Spinach and Ravioli Salad Salads can sometimes be boring, but I promise you this isn’t one of them. Nor is it the kind of salad you eat and are ready to start snacking two hours later. On top of a bed of spinach, there’s lightly sautéed yellow summer squash, zucchini, tomatoes, chickpeas, and ravioli. The veggies are crisp-tender and add texture and flavor, the chickpeas boost the protein content, and the ravioli adds the warm, comfort food touch that keeps you satisfied....

It all starts with the obvious: big fat green summer zucchini. NO EXPLANATION NEEDED says the whole zucchini-growing world. I think I’m almost almost allllmost ready to break up with these big summer greenies, but it’s that kind of pre-break-up fling where you can’t not go back for just one more cheesy slice or puffy muffin or lasagna square or dare I even mention coff-ee-cake even though you know it’s probably in everyone’s best interest for you to call it quits on the relationship....

Nothing pairs better with stew than a loaf of the easiest (FOOL-PROOF) Artisan Bread and a classic Wedge Salad. In case you’re new here, let me reassure you that when I post a new recipe (like this incredible Beef Stew!), it’s been tested and perfected many times in my kitchen and I only share it when I think it’s the best of the best! This amazing stew takes me right back to France where I had the most amazing Beef Bourguignon of my life!...

Drippy, juicy, borderline inappropriate peaches and the peak of sweetness baked into a jammy base under a light cookie-dough-meets-biscuit type topping with coarse sugar for sparkle and crunch. Hello, peach cobbler. Please, summer, don’t leave us. WE NEED YOU. We need fresh peach cobblers resting warm out of the oven on our counters. We need it scooped into bowls and swimming with a plop of melty vanilla ice cream, and we need it cold in our fridge asking us – demanding us – to eat peach cobbler for breakfast....

comment icon 45 more comments In our house we are now calling this The Everything Marinade! The flavor is incredibly adaptable to whatever it is that you’re serving it with – but my favorite is the most simple. I love just using it to make the main thing SING with smokey sweetness (even if the main thing is as humble as a block of tofu or some mushrooms), and serving it up with sides of green salads, mashed or roasted potatoes, and crusty no-knead bread....

One day I hope to have an amazing garden that produces so many tomatoes, zucchini, bell peppers, green beans, and squash that I can’t eat them fast enough! My grandpa had the most beautiful garden and we reaped the benefits every summer during my youth. It had every amazing vegetable you could want and it, and had over 30 raspberry bushes, apricot trees, cherry trees and plum trees. We loved going to grandma and grandpa’s house and picking from their garden....

Bjork here. Checking in for the March (two months ago!) traffic and income report. We’ve been hustling with some exciting projects that are happening behind the scenes here at POY/FBP HQ, hence the reason for this income report coming out a bit later than usual. Can’t wait to share with you what we’ve been working on. Stay tuned! For those that aren’t familiar, we’ve been doing these reports for a long time....

Easy Turtle Brownies Recipe Turtles. The chocolate-covered caramel and pecan clusters that I can eat five of in 5 minutes. I love those things. But turtle-inspired brownies are even better. These are some of the best brownies I’ve ever had. The brownies are fudgy, not at all cakey, ridiculously rich, boldly chocolaty, and loaded with texture. There’s a salted caramel and pecan filling that’s sandwiched inside dense brownies, and there’s chocolate chips and more pecans sprinkled on top....

But I’ve also been in need of some new master bedroom pieces like a dresser, nightstand, and new bedding. I ended up at trusty West Elm and here’s a few pics of the new bedding. Organic duvet and shams that are a pale silvery blue-ish & a barely there white print. A high sheen silver Euro pillow and then a fluffy white pillow. But home-decorating aside, I’m stoked so many of you were into the Vegan No-Bake Pumpkin Pie recipe I made and I’m hoping my recipe makes it’s way onto someone’s Thanksgiving dinner table!...

Ultra Moist Pumpkin Cake I’m not into complicated, fussy, layer cakes that dirty 10 bowls, only to create a cake that’s so huge it goes stale before it’s finished. I’m all about one layer, one bowl, no mixer, smear some frosting on it, and dig in. That’s this cake. It’s the same recipe that I used when I created the Soft Vegan Pumpkin Bread, which was just barely adapted from the Vegan Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins....

Before I get to the details of our meetup today, I want to thank everyone who wrote in with so much passion and thoughtfulness behind your comments regarding my Questions about Veganism from Yesterday’s Post. Yesterday I discussed my transformation and light bulb moment that went off after seeing animals at a petting zoo this weekend. A mental shift occurred for me from being Vegan largely for Health Reasons (See This Post) to also becoming a Vegan for Compassion....

Like riding the motorcycle. Gosh, I loved that little thing. The traffic was horrendous, and I’m confident that my lungs are absolutely coated in exhaust from a year of sitting in traffic behind those diesel-pumping Jeepneys. But oh, what a JOY to just buzz around on that little thing. Bjork didn’t love it because he actually had to swerve around the stray dogs, weave in and out between cars, and generally focus on keeping us both alive....

Want more soup recipes? Try this Beef Noodle Soup, Broccoli Cheese Soup, or Chicken Noodle Soup! Why I LOVE this recipe: Healthy: A lot of white bean chili recipes call for half & half, cream, and cream cheese. Not this one. This recipe has a flavorful broth base and sour cream makes it creamy, but can easily be substituted with Greek yogurt.Easy: Depending on your situation, you can make this soup on the stovetop, in the slow cooker, or in the instant pot (see variations below)....

Quick and Easy Chicken Veggie Pasta This time of year, I know we’re all trying to eat more veggies. But it’s cold outside and pasta tastes so good, especially when there’s melted cheese coating every bite. Between the broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, green onions, and baby spinach, there are plenty of veggies so you don’t have to feel guilty about eating cheesy pasta when you’re trying to stick to those resolutions. The chicken vegetable pasta recipe takes just 15 minutes to cook and can be enjoyed on its own or with a simple green side salad....

If only I was as prepared for the holiday as Martha is. Martha Stewart’s Red White and Blue Berry Trifle My Red Recipes Strawberries and Cream Smoothie (vegan, GF) Coconut Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Almonds (vegan, GF) Cinnamon Sugar & Ginger Roasted Potato Sticks (vegan, GF)- not quite red but close Microwave Strawberry Vanilla Mug Cake with Vanilla Buttercream Glaze – this one falls under the white cake with red berries on a blue plate special category...

This massive, 2-day event includes Prime Day kitchen deals from household names like Le Creuset, Calphalon, and more. There are SO MANY amazing products on sale, including some of the cookware and kitchen appliances I use regularly! For example, my go-to baking sheets are 20% off! I’m also eyeing this COSORI Pro II Air Fryer Oven Combo that’s a newer model of the one I use! If you’ve never used an air fryer, I like to think of them as a countertop mini convection oven and you can make so many things in them from taquitos to meatloaf to banana bread!...

Mint and Chocolate Fudge Oreo Bars Potatoes and Potato-Based Recipes Lemon & Dill Roasted Potato Sticks Ginger Coconut Oil Roasted Vegetable, Potatoes, and Fennel Roasted Sweet Potato Fries Caribbean Citrus Roasted Sweet Potatoes Ginger Roasted Tri-Color Potatoes Coconut & Olive Oil Roasted “French Fries” Cinnamon Sugar & Ginger Roasted Potato Sticks Cheezy Vegetable Bake (Vegan, GF) Salsa & Cheezy Baked Beans & Vegetables (Vegan, GF) Savory Pumpkin Potato and Carrot Soup Hearty Vegan Southwestern Sweet & Spicy Soup Sweet Potato Graham Cracker “French Toast” Sticks’...

Scott is watching the Bears game. I couldn’t care less but he’s excited. He will be watching it at a sports bar so when he starts screaming at the TV, I don’t have to listen to it. Katie, I know you’ll be watching the Packers vs. Bears showdown, no doubt! I have an entire post called Game Day Recipes that the football or sports fans in your life may enjoy....

Unique Chili Recipe with Cocoa and Cinnamon I love chili, especially in the winter, because it’s hearty and warms me up from the inside out. This chocolate chili is easy, ready in 30 minutes, and loaded with a variety of spices and ingredients that although I’ve never made chili with many of them in the past — namely cinnamon, dark chocolate, brown sugar, and Fisher Walnut Halves and Pieces — it all totally works....

comment icon 128 more comments THIS VEGAN YOGURT, you guys. Remember it from What I Ate Wednesday? We got so many comments and questions about this one! Here are my answers to everything: Basically five minutes. Basically three ingredients (cashews, frozen fruit, and tofu don’t hate me) Naturally sweetened with honey and fruit. FOR REALS! Okay, before someone gets mad, I get that this isn’t YOGURT yogurt. Totally understand. And totally respect people who make real yogurt – like the kind where you become a full-blown scientist growing cultures and looking through microscopes in order to get yourself a batch of creamy yogurt goodness....