Gluten-Free

Italian Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Crispy Chickpeas

Easy spaghetti squash stuffed with a medley of veggies and crispy Italian seasoned chickpeas. Perfect for easy weeknight meals and pasta substitutions.

I watched a documentary on Minimalism this week on Netflix and by the end of the movie I was ready to scour my closets and cabinets and get rid of everything that didn’t serve a clear purpose.

But then it got late and I went to bed.

I still have a reminder on my “TO-DO” list to minimize the clutter in my life and go through things.

Ironically, the list itself is so cluttered that I probably will skip over that one unintentionally, bombarded by reminders and alarms and the feeling of constantly forgetting something.

It’s OK, at least I never forget dinner.

While watching the documentary, I also enjoyed this Italian Stuffed Spaghetti Squash with Crispy Chickpeas!

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Green Coconut Curry with Cauliflower Rice

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Plant-based green curry with fresh spring vegetables served over cauliflower rice. Perfect for weeknight dinner and it stores well as leftovers for lunch!

Green Coconut Curry with Cauliflower Rice by Flora & Vino

Is there anything better than a warm bowl of curry?

It’s definitely up there on my list of things that make me happy in the colder weather, along with unexpected snow days, steaming mugs of hot cocoa or tea, and roomy fuzzy sweaters (not itchy, though!).

All of your favorite veggies bobbing up and down in that fragrant creamy coconut based broth…

This time of year, everyone has green on the brain.

Green for spring, the unspoken word on everyone’s parched lips.

The majority of the cold is over but spring feels like it’ll never get here.

I was hoping to score a few cozy snow days in before my birthday (April 2nd), but it looks like that might not happen.

If you’re like me, you’re pretty much over the cold weather after the charm of Christmas is in the rear view mirror.

If it’s going to be cold, the weather could at least be pretty about it and give us some fluffy white stuff.

I’m getting through the seasonal dissonance by experimenting with new curry combinations in the kitchen.

This Green Coconut Curry with Cauliflower Rice is so hot, it’ll definitely give Mother Nature the hint hint hint.

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Sweet & Spicy Tomato Jam

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Easy unique jam made with cherry tomatoes and simple ingredients that achieve the perfect balance of sweet and spicy. Perfect as the topping for any meal!

When I first heard that tomatoes were actually a fruit (something about the whole seed situation classification), I was silently in denial.

Sure, you can say you’re a fruit, but I know who you REALLY are.

They just get along with vegetables too well.

Takes one to know one, right?

And then I made this Sweet & Spicy Tomato Jam, and, bam.

I’m pretty sure I’ll never think of tomatoes as a vegetable again.

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Roasted Sweet Potato, Brussel Sprouts & Chickpeas (My Favorite “Tray Dinner”)

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Easy one pan meal with roasted vegetables, protein, and spice in just 30 minutes. Perfect for meal prep with gluten-free and oil-free options.

This meal is dedicated to those nights when you need something quick, comforting, healthy (but please not boring), for dinner.

It’s also quite possibly my favorite simple meal. One that I immediately draw from my mental cookbook when I don’t know what else to make.

What’s not to love about a one pan meal that’s packed with roasted veg, protein, and seductive herbs and spices?

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Paprika Roasted Power Bowl with Oil-Free ACV Tahini

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Big bowls of everything are all I want lately!

After I mix everything together with a fork and knife, bits of kale and veg always overflow and my heart aches at the sight of them lying shipwrecked on the countertop.

This Paprika Roasted Power Bowl with Oil-Free ACV Tahini has major overflow potential, because it has everything.

It’s got texture, crunch, savory and sweet, and a creamy dressing that ties it all together.

Leafy greens, ancient grains, roasted veg, protein packed legumes, hearty nuts, sweet dried fruit, a killer oil-free dressing, and a dusting of seeds!

Do you think I could have fit anything else in there?

Believe me, I tried.

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Stuffed Purple Sweet Potatoes with Tandoori Chickpeas & Turmeric Tahini

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Easy veggie-centric entree with baked purple sweet potato, crispy chickpeas, and a simple oil-free turmeric tahini. Simple, comforting, and unique!

Ah, sweet potatoes.

My love is blind when it comes to these starchy sweet root veggies.

Whenever my mom made them for dinner, I would cheer, and my sister would groan.

She didn’t like all of those “strings” she said.

She has since changed her feeling towards sweet potatoes.

But I haven’t.

Because I still ADORE them….

Lentil Walnut Beet Balls with Spicy Tahini Dressing

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Beet balls that are vegan, gluten free, an oil-free. Serve as an appetizer or in a big bowl of your favorite roasted veggies. Drizzle with oil-free tahini dressing!

Whenever we go out, there’s always something I can eat.

It might not be the most appealing thing in the world, and more often than not it will be plain greens, raw veggies, or fries, but it’s something I can munch on to be social while I’m daydreaming about the giant glow bowl waiting on me for when I get home.

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Chunky Chickpea Noodle Soup with Brussel Sprouts

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1-pot chickpea noodle soup in 30 minutes! A healthy take on the classic packed with veggies to keep you well. A comforting soup for all year round.

I used to love getting sick as kid, because it meant I could eat all the Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup I wanted, washed down with Fruit Punch Gatorade that turned my tongue and lips redder than my stuffy nose.

Fighting my first cold as a vegan, I definitely daydreamed about those sodium laced red and white Campbells soup cans.

There is something so healing and restorative about broth.

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Creamy Stovetop Cauliflower Oats

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Easy stovetop creamy cauliflower oats recipe packed with veggie goodness that you won’t even taste. The perfect weekday breakfast that you can dress up or down in 10 minutes!

Even though it’s New Years, we still have our tree up.

I know some people like to take it down right away to signal the end to the holiday season and the beginning of a new year, but I like to leave it up as long as possible to hold onto the holiday cheer and the smell of pine.

But that’s OK because Dan’s grandma told me that it’s customary to leave your tree up until at LEAST mid-January.

And who am I not to listen to my elders?

As well as being a total rebel in the tree department, I’m also rocking the oatmeal world with these Creamy Stovetop Cauliflower Oats.

Say whatttt?

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1-Bowl Acorn Squash Apple Cinnamon Raisin Muffins

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Delicious 1-bowl muffins made with sweet roasted acorn squash, tart apples, and hearty gluten-free oatmeal! Perfect for a healthy snack or quick breakfast.

Flora & Vino had to begin with muffins because that’s where I started, too…

With baking mitts, a muffin tin, and flour everywhere.

Before I ever assembled a macro bowl, knew that oats could soak overnight, or blended a shake thick and teeming with frozen fruits and veggies, I baked.

My love for those dome shaped baked cups reaches back to elementary school.

I remember the best days when I walked in the front door after school assaulted by the smell of banana and chocolate.

These 1-Bowl Acorn Squash Apple Cinnamon Raisin Muffins are special because they’re the *first* muffin recipe shared on the blog.

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