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    Healthy Whole Foods Recipes For The Home Cook

    Discover my growing list of wholesome recipes from the contemporary to my favorite traditional dishes. I mostly keep it simple with helpful options but also offer more complex meals for when you have a little more time on your hands. Fuel your body with easy achievable recipes and healthy habits in and outside the kitchen.


    Latest Recipes

    See what's new and improved at My Chef's Apron.

    • Chopsticks and a wooden spoon in a bone broth breakfast bowl.
      Bone Broth Breakfast With Eggs And Plantain
    • A large serving plate with shredded beef tacos chuck roast.
      Dutch Oven Shredded Beef Chuck Roast For Tacos And More
    • A beautiful dish with a whole chicken and potatoes topped with a healthy gravy.
      Slow Cooker Chicken And Potatoes With A Healthy Gravy
    • Chunky swede soup with chicken legs in a large pot.
      Swede Soup (Rutabaga) With Chicken Legs

    Must-Make Almond Flour Cookies

    It's time to bake one of these amazing, healthy almond flour treats!

    • Olive oil cookies with lemon and blueberries beautifully displayed on a table.
      Lemon Ginger Olive Oil Cookies With Blueberries
    • Mango cookies displayed on a table.
      Best Tropical Mango Cookies With Almond Flour
    • Almond flour banana cookies on a serving plate.
      Almond Flour Banana Cookies With Chocolate Chips
    • Stacked chocolate chips peanut butter date cookies.
      Spiced Peanut Butter Date Cookies With Chocolate Chips

    Trending Recipes

    No matter the season or the latest recipe trend, these homestyle staples never go out of style, and you can enjoy them all year round. These familiar dishes have one thing in common: they are inexpensive to prepare yet so satisfying.

    • A large pot containing an Italian red sauce with beef meatballs.
      Tender Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (No Breadcrumbs)
    • A plate neatly filled with baked chicken wings and garnished with celery and parsley.
      Marinated Chicken Wings
    • A large pot containing a whole raw chicken covered with water, next to fresh chopped vegetables like celery, leek, carrots, onions, and a pot of salt.
      Fall-off-the-bone poached whole chicken (meal prep)
    • A close-up of a small bowl with prepared Lupini beans displayed on a charcuterie board.
      How To Cook And Prepare Lupini Beans

    Featured Ingredient: Chia Seeds

    Explore delicious ways to make chia puddings

    • A cup filled with kiwi chia pudding topped with a slice of fresh kiwi fruit and shaved chocolate.
      Breakfast Kiwi Chia Pudding With Matcha
    • A cup full of banana chia pudding topped with fresh banana slices and shaved chocolate.
      Creamy Banana Chia Pudding Recipe
    • Two mini cups with blended chocolate chia mousse and topped with blackberries and coconut shreds.
      Smooth Blended Chocolate Chia Mousse
    • Coffee chia seed pudding in mini cups, topped with walnuts, chopped banana, and coconut flakes.
      Coffee Chia Seed Pudding For Breakfast

    Easy Pasta And Low-Carb Noodle Recipes

    These comforting pasta and noodle recipes are perfect for dinner any day of the week.

    • A large Dutch oven pan filled with sausage and broccoli rabe pasta.
      Easiest-Ever Sausage Broccoli Rabe Pasta with Potatoes
    • Two plates of bock choy soup with pork and noodles and garnished with chili peppers, peanuts, and hard-boiled egg.
      Easy Ginger Bok Choy Noodle Soup With Pork
    • A garlic spinach pasta recipe with peas in a large Dutch pan topped with Parmesan Cheese.
      Easy Spinach Garlic Pasta With Peas
    • Shrimp with Shirataki noodles tossed in a green pesto sauce and presented in a large skillet.
      Low Carb Noodles with Shrimp & Garlicky Cashew Pesto

    Easy Dinner ideas

    Try these easy or one-pot dinner ideas to keep your busy weeknights simple.

    • Two black plates filled with a hearty potato and beef stew.
      How To Make An Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew
    • Two terracotta bowls filled with a meat sweet potato and stew.
      Sweet Potatoes and Spicy Chorizo Stew
    • A large plate filled with three roasted chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes, and a green salad with romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes.
      Healthy Baked Chicken Drumsticks (Easy Sheet Pan Dinner)
    • A fork resting on a plate with a piece of baked salmon and a bit of baby broccoli, arranged next to a slab of the pierced in baked salmon and baked broccoli with a sprig of baked thyme on the side.
      Buttery Baked Salmon with Baby Broccoli
    • Gluten free turkey burger topped with slices of tomato, thinly sliced red onions, pickles in a bun next to a dollop of ketchup.
      Turkey Burgers on The Stove (Juicy & Flavorful)
    • A pizza with polenta crust and veggie toppings
      Polenta Pizza Italian Style (with alternative topping ideas)
    • An open Focaccia Sandwich with pan-fried cod fish in red tomato sauce.
      Cod Focaccia Sandwich With A Red Tomato Sauce
    • A spoon resting in a cast iron skillet with curried bison meatballs.
      Incredibly Tender Curry Bison Meatballs

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    Amazing Salads

    These salad recipes are easy to make, satisfying, and anything but boring!

    • A meatball salad bowl with fresh cucumber slices, lettuce, greens, mini tomatoes, cheese and dressing.
      Italian Meatball Salad With A Simple Dressing
    • Two wooden spoons resting in a large plate filled with a healthy chicken salad with olive oil.
      Easy And Healthy Chicken Salad Recipe (No Mayo)
    • A large serving plate with a tuna cucumber salad with ricotta cheese.
      Fresh Tuna Cucumber And Ricotta Cheese Salad
    • A large serving plate topped with a raw green kale and salmon salad with fennel, oranges, and mozzarella cheese.
      Kale Salmon Salad with Mozzarella Cheese
    • A fresh healthy cucumber salad in a serving bowl.
      Cilantro Cucumber Salad With Avocado & Pickles
    • Chopped cucumbers and onions topped with a spicy dressing and chopped peanuts.
      Easy Spicy Cucumber Salad With Peanuts
    • Cucumber quinoa salad with a creamy dressing tossed in. a wooden bowl.
      Cucumber Avocado Quinoa Salad With Creamy Lemon Dressing
    • Seasoned raw carrot salad with apples on a serving plate.
      Carrot Apple Salad With Seasoned Greek Yogurt

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    Best Oats Recipes

    There is more to oats than just your morning oatmeal bowl. Transfer this healthy grain into something new to enjoy for breakfast, brunch, as a snack, or post-workout fuel. These oats recipes are satisfying, nutritious, and easy to make!

    • A hand holding a large healthy gluten-free oatmeal cookie.
      Best Gluten-Free Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
    • Baked granola stored in a wide-mouth glass jar.
      The Best Homemade Nut-Free Granola Recipe
    • Fluffy Oat Flour Pancakes (Healthy, Easy & Gluten-Free)
    • Golden brown clusters of steel-cut oats granola in a jar next to a small granola bowl with berries.
      Homemade And Crunchy Steel Cut Oats Granola

    Amazing Chocolate Desserts

    Easy and healthy chocolate desserts, perfect for entertaining or to satisfy your sweet cravings.

    • Four ramekins filled with chocolate mousse and topped with fresh berries.
      Easy Chocolate Coffee Mousse (5 Ingredients)
    • A mini low carb chocolate cake served with fresh berries and topped with powdered sugar.
      Almond Flour Chocolate Cake (Low Carb, Gluten-free)
    • A hand holding a flourless chocolate brownie with a bite taken out of one corner.
      Irresistible Fudgy Paleo Brownies (Whole30 & Gluten-Free)
    • Small cups filled with vegan avocado mousse and topped with berries, peanuts, and coconut shreds.
      Chocolate Peanut Butter Mousse (Vegan & Low Carb)

    Hearty Soups

    Healthy, nutrient-dense soups are a fuss-free way to get dinner on the table quickly or enjoy a warm sip or a cozy bowl anytime during the day. These delicious soup recipes keep you full and are wonderfully satisfying.

    • A spoon resting in a red tomato based vegetable soup topped with parmesan cheese.
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Hearty, Healthy, Easy)
    • Orange soup in a white bowl topped with shaved almonds and chili flakes.
      Creamy Carrot Orange Soup (With Spinach & Almonds)
    • Two bowls filled with yellow squash soup, topped with Parmesan cheese and served with extra cheese and bread on the side.
      Healthy Butternut Squash-Zucchini and Rosemary Soup
    • Purple soup served in bowls and garnished with nuts.
      Sweet Purple Bone Broth Soup With Turmeric

    Recipe Collections

    Scroll through these recipe collections to get tips and inspiration.

    • Four different types of dairy-free waffles shown.
      20 Homemade And Easy Dairy-Free Waffles For Breakfast
    • Four different type of smoothies without yogurt presented.
      10 Best & Easy Smoothie Recipes Without Yogurt (No Dairy)
    • An assortment of Mediterranean plates on a grazing board.
      An Italian-Inspired Grazing Board With 7 Antipasto Ideas
    • Three different side dishes that go well with meatballs.
      What To Serve With Meatballs Instead Of Pasta: 33 Sides
    • Four different bison recipes displayed.
      25 Ground Bison Recipes
    • Four different delicious coffee desserts displayed.
      12 Easy & Healthy Coffee Dessert Recipes For All Occasions
    • One soup dish and one meatball dish.
      35 Easy Homemade Recipes Using Chicken Broth Or Stock
    • Four different holiday chicken recipes.
      30 Holiday Chicken Recipes

    Entertaining Appetizers & Snacks

    Here are some tasty, easy-to-make snacks or fun appetizers everyone will love.

    • Thick-crust Sicilian pizza with onion-based toppings on a cutting board.
      Homemade Thick Crust Sicilian Pizza
    • Keto hummus with lupini beans surrounded with fresh veggies and crackers.
      Lupini Bean Hummus (Keto Hummus Recipe)
    • Whipped ricotta with honey in a bowl, topped with pistachios and served with crostini.
      Seasoned Whipped Ricotta With Honey
    • Oven-roasted garlic crostini toasts topped with garlic and fresh herbs.
      Easy Garlic Crostini With Olive Oil
    • A large mozzarella and dried tomatoes appetizer plate on a table.
      Mozzarella And Sun-Dried Tomato Appetizer
    • A spoon resting in a Kalamata olive and fig tapenade in a ramekin served with pieces of toast.
      Easiest Kalamata Olive And Fig Tapenade Recipe
    • Fresh cucumber and fennel slices topped with tuna salad and garnished with dark grapes neatly presented on a wooden board.
      Fennel-Cucumber Bites with Creamy Tuna
    • An Italian red pepper spread in a ramekin next to cucumber slices and toast.
      Spicy Italian Red Bell Pepper Spread

    See more Mediterranean-style recipes ->


    Breakfast Favorites

    Recipes you can turn to again and again.

    • A wooden knife resting in silky, creamy chocolate peanut butter in a jar.
      Amazing Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Spread
    • Plantain waffles next to a small bowl with maple syrup and a small bowl with nut butter.
      Easy 5-Ingredient Plantain Waffles Recipe
    • An opened cooked platano filled with eggs and seeds next to a green fruit salad.
      Healthy Plantain Breakfast
    • A strawberry smoothie bowl topped with toasted oats, nuts, and fresh strawberries.
      The Best Easy Strawberry Smoothie Bowl

    Must-Make Smoothies

    These healthy smoothie recipes are packed with nutrient-rich ingredients to start your day strong.

    • Two carrot and banana smoothies on a table and served with raw carrots.
      Carrot And Green Banana Smoothie With Collagen Powder
    • A creamy green orange smoothie Garnished with spinach leaves and fresh orange slices.
      Creamy Spinach Orange Smoothie (No Yogurt)
    • Creamy green banana smoothies on a table.
      Creamy Pineapple & Green Banana Turmeric Smoothie
    • A chocolate coffee smoothie in a small glass jar surrounded with coffee beans and oat snacks.
      Easy Collagen Coffee Recipe (Healthy Coffee Smoothie)

    See more Smoothie Recipes ->


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    Mariska Ramondino, Creator

    Behind My Chef's Apron

    Hi, I'm Mariska

    I love to explore food & all things nourishing in and outside the kitchen. In this space you'll find wholesome recipes, and reflections on self care. Let's cook more at home, veggie-rich & eat intuitively!

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    Delicious & Refreshing Drinks

    Must-try drinks & Mocktails that won't disappoint.

    • A large spoon in a sparkling pineapple mocktail drink with mint in a tall glass.
      Sparkling Pineapple Mojito Mocktail
    • A close-up of champagne glasses with a sugary rim, filled with a red drink, garnished with mint leaves and served with cookies on the side.
      Easy And Festive Pomegranate Mocktail Drinks
    • Someone pouring cold brew coffee concentrate in a tall glass filled with ice cubes.
      Make Cold Brew Coffee at Home (Easy Recipe + Tips)
    • A spoon being stirred into a cold brew latte.
      5-Minute Cold Brew Coffee Latte Recipe (Naturally Flavored)

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    • Jars filled with rhubarb compote.
      How To Make A Simple Rhubarb Compote
    • A hand holding a creamy berry nice cream in a cone.
      Easy Creamy Nice Cream Recipes (Tips + 5 flavors)
    • An orange carrot ginger juice in a glass served on a serving board with the ingredients in the background.
      Refreshing Carrot Orange Ginger Juice
    • Chocolate covered coconut bites on a plate.
      Healthy Coconut Bites With Chocolate And Pistachios

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