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    Healthy Spring Recipes

    Here are recipes to welcome Spring. For those warm, breezy days, there is the refreshing sparkly pineapple mocktail, picnic-friendly mango avocado salad, or the fun plantain veggie rice bowl with cilantro parsley chimichurri sauce.

    But sometimes, a chill is still in the air. For those colder spring days, you might need the warming, healthy, no-cream asparagus soup or comforting savory veggie cakes with leeks. Enjoy!

    Delicious Salads

    • 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 meatball salad bowl with fresh cucumber slices, lettuce, greens, mini tomatoes, cheese and dressing.
      Italian Meatball Salad With A Simple Dressing
    • A large wooden bowl filled with fresh and creamy mango avocado salad, onions, cilantro, sunflower seeds and red bell peppers.
      The Best Mango Avocado Salad (Healthy & Nourishing)
    • A fresh healthy cucumber salad in a serving bowl.
      Cilantro Cucumber Salad With Avocado & Pickles

    Warming Soups & Stews

    • Two bowls of asparagus soup topped with avocado, half of a cooked egg and head of an asparagus.
      Healthy Creamy Asparagus Soup (no cream)
    • A spoon resting in a red tomato based vegetable soup topped with parmesan cheese.
      Homemade Vegetable Soup (Hearty, Healthy, Easy)
    • Two black bowls filled with green pea soup, topped with fresh Parsley leaves next to two wooden spoons and more fresh Parsley.
      Green Pea Soup (Vegetarian)
    • 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

    Comforting Dishes

    • Bowls filled with cooked rice, small tomatoes, avocado slices, fried edamame beans, fried plantains, and topped with chimichurri sauce.
      Avocado Plantain Rice Bowl Recipe with Edamame Beans
    • A closeup of a large skillet filled with sauteed shrimp and leeks.
      Easy and Healthy Garlic Shrimp with Leeks
    • 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

    Seriously Delicious Sides

    • Jars filled with rhubarb compote.
      How To Make A Simple Rhubarb Compote
    • Cilantro parsley chimichurri sauce in a glass container.
      Cilantro parsley chimichurri
    • ROASTED ASPARAGUS WITH BUTTERED SHALLOTS & GARLIC SCAPES
      Roasted Asparagus with Buttered Shallots and Garlic Scapes
    • Oven-baked Potatoes with Jamaican Curry and Caraway Fruits with Rosemary for Garnish
      Oven-baked Potatoes with Jamaican Curry and Caraway Fruits

    Nourishing Breakfasts

    • A cup filled with kiwi chia pudding topped with a slice of fresh kiwi fruit and shaved chocolate.
      Breakfast Kiwi Chia Pudding With Matcha
    • Plantain waffles next to a small bowl with maple syrup and a small bowl with nut butter.
      Easy 5-Ingredient Plantain Waffles Recipe
    • A strawberry smoothie bowl topped with toasted oats, nuts, and fresh strawberries.
      The Best Easy Strawberry Smoothie Bowl
    • An opened cooked platano filled with eggs and seeds next to a green fruit salad.
      Healthy Plantain Breakfast

    Must-Make Desserts And Drinks

    • A piece lifted and taken out of a large ricotta pie.
      Easy Honey Ricotta Pie (No-Roll Gluten-Free Pie Crust)
    • Two mini cups with blended chocolate chia mousse and topped with blackberries and coconut shreds.
      Smooth Blended Chocolate Chia Mousse
    • A large spoon in a sparkling pineapple mocktail drink with mint in a tall glass.
      Sparkling Pineapple Mojito Mocktail
    • A child's hand taking a pina colada mocktail off a tray.
      A Refreshing Piña Colada Mocktail
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    “Cooking may be as much a means of self-expression as any of the arts.”

    –Fannie Farmer

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    Hi, I'm Mariska—I love to explore food & all things nourishing in and outside the kitchen. As a PN 1 Certified Nutrition Coach, I guide others to cook more at home, eat intuitively, and feel confident in their own wellness journey. Let's embark on this journey together! More About Me →

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    • Two bowls filled with Straciatella soup with tortellini next to a large pot of soup, extra Parmesan cheese and wooden spoons on the side.
      Nourishing Stracciatella Soup (Italian Egg Drop Soup)
    • Two black plates filled with a hearty potato and beef stew.
      How To Make An Amazing Instant Pot Beef Stew
    • A large pot containing an Italian red sauce with beef meatballs.
      Tender Italian Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (No Breadcrumbs)
    • A beautiful dish with a whole chicken and potatoes topped with a healthy gravy.
      Slow Cooker Chicken And Potatoes With A Healthy Gravy

    Easy Weeknight Dinners

    • Chunky swede soup with chicken legs in a large pot.
      Swede Soup (Rutabaga) With Chicken Legs
    • 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)
    • Creamy paprika chicken with plantain chips.
      One Pan Coconut Chicken With Plantain Chips
    • 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

    “Cooking can cure almost anything.”

    –Michelle Dockery

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