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    Light Meals

    Sometimes you want to make quick and easy healthy recipes that you can enjoy for lunch, post-workout, or as a light dinner. Here you'll find these light meal options that are still incredibly satisfying!

    Need some suggestions? Everyone loves the Edamame Plantain Veggie Rice Bowl, or try the Savory veggie Cakes with Leeks that come together with just simple 4 ingredients.

    • Savory meaty mug cake on a plate.
      Savory Mug Cake With Leftover Beef (Quick 5-Minute Recipe) 
    • A stack of crispy leek veggie cakes served on a plate with a pesto sauce on the side.
      Gluten-Free Leek Fritters With Chickpea Flour
    • Leftover pot roast on a sandwich served with tomatoes.
      Quick Leftover Pot Roast Shredded Beef Sandwich
    • Cooked salmon poke bowl with avocado, carrots, and onions.
      Cooked Salmon Poke Bowl With Easy Sauce
    • Cucumber quinoa salad with a creamy dressing tossed in. a wooden bowl.
      Cucumber Avocado Quinoa Salad With Creamy Lemon Dressing
    • A meatball salad bowl with fresh cucumber slices, lettuce, greens, mini tomatoes, cheese and dressing.
      Italian Meatball Salad With A Simple Dressing
    • A large serving plate with a tuna cucumber salad with ricotta cheese.
      Fresh Tuna Cucumber And Ricotta Cheese Salad
    • 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 bowl filled with a healthy apricots egg salad with a taco on the side and a fork.
      Healthy Egg Salad (Mediterranean-style)
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      A Quick Sesame Garlic Shrimp Recipe with Avocado

    “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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