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Butternut Squash & Chickpea Bake

Butternut Squash & Chickpea Bake with green beans in an easy garlic and thyme seasoning. Perfect for meal prep and easy weeknight dinners.

TGIT, friends.

All of the anticipation of the holidays is lifted and we’re left looking around wondering…what’s next, 2018?

Well, I’ll tell you what’s next.

On Instagram I polled you guys on what you wanted posted this week and I was secretly happy to see that 1-Pan Meal won!

I created this Butternut Squash & Chickpea Bake recently when Dan was out for a guy’s night for the evening.

Naturally, I took an excessively long shower, put on a facemark, poured a glass of kombucha, and went about chopping veggies for dinner.

It was so good that I deemed it my go-to solo-lady cozy dinner.

The mixture is so simple– requiring only three whole foods on your sheet pan with a no-fuss seasoning!

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Detox Zoodle Soup (Oil-Free)

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The perfect 1-pot soup to cleanse and detox, packed with immunity boosting veggies, zucchini noodles. and a delicious detoxifying oil-free broth.

Happy New Year’s Eve Eve.

It’s been freezing here all week, you guys!

The kind of cold that makes you grab hats and scarves and all the accoutrements just to take the pup outside.

To be honest, I didn’t get outside much because I’m still getting over a lingering post-Christmas cold.

We got our first “real” dusting of snow last night, and I skipped my usual Saturday spin class to (try to) enjoy a slower morning.

Partially to procrastinate de-frosting my car…because I’m not entirely sure where my ice-scraper is or if it’s even in my car.

Also to rest up this red Rudolph nose so that it’s presentable to go out tomorrow for New Year’s Eve.

As you might have guessed, we’re going to try out a new winery in the area, and I can’t think of a better way to ring in 2018!

So I’ve been holed up here at home, going a bit crazy, planning for the new year, making soup…

I’m definitely ready to get back into a steady routine in the new year and I’m convinced that it should involve a steady stream of feel-good and good-for-you soups.

This Detox Zoodle Soup (Oil-Free) is the perfect way to warm up, reset, and nourish yourself!

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“Cheezy” Chickpea & Broccoli Casserole

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“Cheezy” chickpea & broccoli casserole packed with protein, veggies, and a killer vegan cheese sauce. Perfect for winter and holiday dining.

Well, hello there, first casserole recipe on Flora & Vino.

Don’t you look coy and cozy.

I love the concept of casseroles, especially for this time of year.

They’re like the food equivalent of an oversized ugly sweater than that you can slip into and never take off.

Foodie minimalism at its finest, right?

Dish out the finished product in steaming rectangles, no fancy sides required, and dig in, excavating surprises from underneath a golden top.

If you don’t have a Christmas casserole lined up (or even if you do), you’re going to love this “Cheezy” Chickpea & Broccoli Casserole!

It’s gluten free, grain free, dairy free, *almost* oil free, and always comforting and delicious.

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Orange Ginger Tofu Marinade

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Orange ginger tofu marinade perfect as the center to your plant-based meal! Orange, maple, and ginger make tofu taste anything but tasteless.

The end of the year feels funny, doesn’t it?

It feels inevitable to be swept into the collective goal-setting and reflection syndrome going around.

I’ve been feeling it hard with Flora & Vino, my baby, who will be 1 year old in less than a month!

During my recap, I realized that I hadn’t shared a tofu-based meal with you yet, so I’m remedying that before the new year!

This Orange Ginger Tofu Marinade is the perfect antidote to heavy holiday-meals while still being beautiful festive and oh so tasty.

You just need extra-firm tofu, fresh orange, and a hint of ginger to bring this flavorful ‘fu to life!

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Spicy Marinara Stuffed Cabbage Bowls

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Spicy Marinara Stuffed Cabbage Bowls with quinoa, lentils, and spicy marinara. Perfect for weeknight dinners, lunches, and meal prep.

Hey you! How’s it going?

Virginia had it’s first snow of the season this weekend!

It didn’t stick much, but it was that wet snow-man kind of snow that makes the world look like a real-life snow globe.

We discovered that Harper loves snow, and Harper discovered that she can eat that white stuff on the ground, so it was a good time for all of us.

Being “snowed in” had me craving hearty meals that warm you from the inside out.

What’s more cozy than edible cabbage “bowls” stuffed with a hearty mixture of quinoa, lentils, veg, and spicy marinara?

Nothing.

These Spicy Marinara Stuffed Cabbage Bowls are a lighter plant-based version of classic cabbage rolls with a twist! …

Rainbow Rice Noodle Bowls

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Rainbow rice noodle bowls packed with colorful veggies, edamame, and gluten-free rice noodles with an oil-free creamy miso tahini dressing.

OK, it’s officially one week post-Thanksgiving world!

Have you finally finished off your mountains of leftovers?

Are you craving the rainbow now?

Before the countdown to Christmas dinner begins, I wanted to share a colorful light dish that has healing gut superpowers!

Yes, superpowers!

These Rainbow Rice Noodle Bowls are the perfect meal to munch on this December between heavier holiday feasts.

Have you tried miso yet?

A few years back, the only miso in my diet was the steaming miso soup Dan and I got at the Japanese steakhouse where we had our first date.

Actually, the only probiotic in my diet at all was yogurt.

Boooooring.

Now, all fermented foods are my jam, miso included!

Miso, along with all fermented food, increase the amount of good bacteria existing in your gut.

It has a satisfying salty flavor that works perfectly in sauces in dressings to add to your meals.

This dressing is salty, sweet, and thick, and pairs perfectly with tender-crisp veggies without any added oils!

I’ve been hearing more and more that the foundations of health originate in the gut, so let’s do some preventative care together and load up on colorful veggies dressed up in creamy miso tahini.

‘Tis the season!

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“Beety” Lentil Noodle Stew

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Cozy 1-pot “Beety” Lentil Noodle Stew with lentils and beet noodles. Perfect to meal prep for cold winter work nights made easy.

Hey, you!

I hope you had a nice Thanksgiving!

Dan and I were lucky to spend time with tons of family, some that we haven’t seen in years.

Do you ever get the post- holiday blues?

You know, that awkward feeling of, oh, now what?

After the table is cleared and family starts to dissipate, I always start to feel a little funny as my mind shifts from “holiday-mode” to the post-holiday-world.

I’ve even been known to be downright glum as the warm glow of festivities is slowly enveloped by too early night skies.

Luckily, the post-holiday world is one with stews.

Warm, hearty, comfy, cozy stews.

This “Beety” Lentil Stew warms you from the inside out and puts on a smile on your face on the darkest of evenings.

Let’s get blues-bustin’!

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Delicata Squash & Chickpea Bake

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Delicata Squash & Chickpea Bake with romanesco broccoli, and an oil-free almond butter “gravy”. Perfect for meal prep and easy workweek dinners!

Hi, friends!

Are you ready for the ultimate plant-based cozy meal?

Amidst your holiday to-dos and darker than normal evenings, allow this easy meal to be a beacon of light at the end of the day.

This Delicata Squash & Chickpea Bake has all of the warm anticipation of the holidays baked into one easy seasonal dish.

It comes together in under an hour with only a few vegetables and a no-prep oil-free almond butter “gravy”.

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Mexican Stuffed Acorn Squash

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Mexican Stuffed Acorn Squash packed with quinoa, steamed corn, and red beans. Perfect for a plant-based dinner or holiday meal!

Who’s planning out their Thanksgiving menu?

Being plant-based, my family and friends like to give me a hard time about bringing a “Tofurkey” to dinner, or some other pesudo-meat creation.

No offense to you Tofurkey eaters out there, (I’ve actually never tried it!) but I usually take a pass on the “Frankenstein” food products, as I like to call them.

You know, the ones that try oh so hard to imitate dairy products but will never quite get there?

I prefer to throw to throw all of the seasonal harvest in a bowl and call it a holiday.

Bonus points if the bowl is edible, too.

How about we try this easy Mexican Stuffed Acorn Squash that’s packed with protein, spice, and earthy flavors!

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Vegan Chickpea Ratatouille

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Easy 1-pan vegan chickpea ratatouille baked with your favorite late-summer veggies. Perfect for meal prep and easy weeknight dinners.

My last college course was French, and I took it over the summer in an accelerated schedule so that I could finish on time for graduation.

I spoke French every darn day that summer and now I can safely say I don’t remember a word of it.

Memory is a fickle thing. All of those tireless lessons hung out short-term storage and then said “Au Revoir!” after I had my diploma in hand.

Point being, I won’t tell you how many times I had to look up the spelling of “Ratatouille” before sharing this post.

This Vegan Chickpea Ratatouille, however, I can’t forget, even if I can’t always spell it right.

From now until spring, I plan to live on one-pan meals.

Anyone else?

They’re so simple to throw together and never ever get boring.

Especially when you give them fun dish-themes, like Vegan Chickpea Ratatouille.

Of the many variations on ratatouille, this one with chickpeas and eggplant is my absolute favorite!

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