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Butternut Squash Noodle Cranberry Salad

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Roasted butternut squash salad with squash noodles, yellow onion, fresh sage, and dried cranberry. Perfect for a vegan and gluten-free holiday side dish!

Butternut Squash Cranberry Salad by Flora & Vino

A few years ago my parents served a warm butternut squash cranberry salad for the Thanksgiving Day spread.

One fateful forkful and I was in love and obviously I went back for seconds.

It was simple and elegant; equal parts sweet and savory.

After our plates were cleared I asked my mom about the recipe and she admitted that it was a Whole Foods pick up.

No shame in the catering game, friends.

Anyway, years later, (this year, to be exact!) I discovered the same squash dish at Whole Foods in the hot foods section.

I picked it up and checked out the simple ingredients: butternut squash, cranberries, onion, sage, and seasonings…etc.

Cart frozen in action, blocking the hot bar, I had an epiphany.

“Hey, I can make this. And I might be able to make it even better.”

Tis Butternut Squash Noodle Cranberry Salad is quick and easy with naturally sweetened dried cranberries, succulent squash, and savory sage.

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Golden Sesame Squash Fries

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Butternut squash “fries” seasoned with turmeric and cumin with a sesame seed twist! Bake a pan for a healthy snack or side paired with your favorite dip.

Let’s commiserate on cold weather for a minute, because it’s cold here in Virginia and I’m cold right along with it.

My townhouse isn’t well insulated and when I open the cabinets and dishwasher a rush of cold air hit me and the dishes I remove are icy cold and uninviting to the touch.

So I blast the temperature on my Nest thermostat up up up in hopes that the bottom two floors defrost while the top floor rests at a balmy eighty degrees.

Are you chilly too?

I love the changing seasons, but colder weather has never really been my cup of tea.

It requires so much work, you know?

All of the layers, heavy socks, and moisturizer — bonus points if you get a little Vitamin D for the day.

Anyway, I’ve got a recipe today that will warm your house and your heart and your insides.

These Golden Sesame Squash Fries are oven-baked with warm turmeric and a crunchy seeded exterior!

Open, sesame.

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Tri-Colored Roasted Cauliflower Salad

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Quick and colorful 1-pan cauliflower side roasted to perfection with simple seasonings and herbs. Enjoy as a holiday side or add protein for a cozy entrée.

Tri-Colored Roasted Cauliflower Salad by Flora & Vino

Can we talk for a second about how close the holidays are?

Today is two weeks until Thanksgiving and yesterday was six weeks until the new year.

Not that I’m counting or anything.

To be honest, I haven’t even fully acknowledged that it’s November, let alone the side I’m going to bring to Thanksgiving Day dinner at my parents’.

Luckily, I hope this Tri-Colored Roasted Cauliflower Salad can help us with our holiday dish scramble.

It’s the perfect side dish to add some cozy color to any plant-based plate!

You just need one pan, three heads of cauliflower, the perfect neutral, high-heat cooking oil, and your favorite fresh herb to bring this salad to your dining room table.

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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnut Butter Sauce

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Easy oven-roasted brussels sprouts served with a spicy oil-free hazelnut butter-based sauce and sesame seeds. Perfect for a delicious fall/winter side dish.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Spicy Hazelnut Butter Sauce by Flora & Vino

This weekend I became a plant mom.

The main level in my new townhouse has a bright white vibe with three sets of windows that let in lots of natural light.

With the moving boxes finally gone, I started to dream up ways to customize the space.

I don’t have any art on the walls yet, and my furniture budget is at a definite minimum.

What I do have, though, is space for a few plants.

Naturally, as with most big decisions, I polled Instagram first, asking what indoor plants are low maintenance.

Or, in other words, which plants do you really think I can keep alive?

Equipped with responses, I drove to the nursery with my friend and adopted three succulents, a snake plant, an aloe plant, and a croton!

They’re perched on plant-stands as I type this post, both calming and comforting in their stoic stillness.

To echo all of my newfound green, I made these Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Hazelnut Butter Sauce today.

You just need a bag of brussels and a jar of hazelnut butter to get started!

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Corn, Tomato, & Avocado Salad with Zoodles (Oil-Free)

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Easy raw summer salad with corn, tomato, avocado, cucumber, and zucchini noodles. Oil-free and simply dressed. Perfect as a light nutritious summer side!

Corn, Tomato, & Avocado Salad with Zoodles (Oil-Free) by Flora & Vino

This has been the summer of corn for me.

For a long time one of my “fear foods” was corn.

“But Lauren,” you might say, “Corn is a veggie, at honestly it’s not very scary…what gives?”

Well, at some point I decided (probably due to misconstrued messages from diet culture) that corn wasn’t good for me and should be avoided at all costs.

This went on for several corn-on-the-cob-less years, until, in my recent healing I decided to add all of the corniness back in my life.

This summer I decided that, actually, in fact, corn is delicious and I’m going to eat it in all of the things.

Who’s with me?

At our last book club my friend served up a corn-centric summer salad that was so simple and delicious!

I’m excited to share my own version with you– packed with summer produce and an unexpected zucchini noodle twist.

This Corn, Tomato, & Avocado Salad with Zoodles (Oil-Free) is the summer side you’ve been waiting for.

It’s light, refreshing, and ready to serve less than 10 minutes for any summer occasion!

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Watermelon Quinoa Kale Salad

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Fresh light summer salad popping with juicy watermelon, heirloom tomato, cucumber, quinoa, mint, and roasted sunflower seeds. Perfect for summer lunch!

Guys, I really can’t believe it’s July.

Summer always leaves me scratching my head wondering where all of the sunny days went.

I’m hurrying to get my favorite summer recipes in before we blink and turn into fall pumpkins.

This Watermelon Quinoa Kale Salad might have the power to make summer last forever.

Or at least as long as you like within your kitchen.

You’re going to love this easy summery mix of sweet watermelon, hearty kale, nutty quinoa, bright mint, and toasted sunflower seeds.

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Vegan Pineapple Coleslaw with Cherries

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Creamy plant-based coleslaw without oil or dairy! Cabbage and carrot mixed with an almond milk yogurt dressing with pops of pineapple and dried cherry.

Vegan Pineapple Coleslaw with Cherries by Flora & Vino

Happy Friday Eve!

Last weekend on our camping trip we took Harper hiking along Lake Anna.

I love the feeling of being swallowed up by the woods; only green trees and wet dirt and Harper’s fluffy white frame for as far as I could see.

Starting the day outdoors always leaves me feeling more grounded and at peace, almost childlike, you know?

And that, dear friends, is what summer is all about.

But enough about me– let’s talk about you.

Is anyone attending a cookout or barbecue this weekend?

This Vegan Pineapple Coleslaw with Cherries is the perfect go-to plant-based slaw to add to your summer spread!

Add some pineapple and cherries and it’s a freakin’ party.

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Oven-Baked Tofu Fries

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Easy oven-baked tofu fries perfect for a protein packed snack or side. Meal prep them in advance to add protein to workweek meals.

Oven-Baked Tofu Fries by Flora & Vino

I used to meal prep like it was my J O B.

Working in an office, I was determined to have access to all of the foods that made me thrive.

So I planned in advance, down to the very last Tupperware container.

In the height of my meal prep days. I sliced tofu into thin strips and baked until crispy brown on the outside and tender on the inside.

It was lost on me that these thin strips sort of resembled fries, until I baked one batch too long, removing their erect rectangular shapes from the cookie sheet in amazement.

And so it began, making Oven-Baked Tofu Fries for #mealprepsunday.

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Oil-Free Roasted Veggies with Almond Butter Sauce

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Oil-Free Roasted Veggies with Almond Butter Sauce

At first I wanted to go on a big elimination diet this January.

I wanted to do the Whole30, a juice cleanse, go sugar free, cut out wine, or something.

I mean, can I really just enter the year unabashedly the same as I was in 2018?

It’s hard to stay the same when the rest of the world seems hell-bent on change.

While I totally support whatever but changes you’re making in your life this January to make you feel your best and brightest, what I decided for me is that adding things instead of excluding them is so much more fun.

So let’s choose to add in the rainbow with a side of almond butter dipping sauce that’s easy and delicious, yeah?

Grab your favorite veggies and your favorite jar of AB and let’s get roasting!

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Eggplant Rounds with Herbed Yogurt Sauce & Pomegranate

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Eggplant Rounds with Herbed Yogurt Sauce & Pomegranate

Happy New Years Eve Eve!

Welcome to the last post on F&V of 2018.

I’ll be the first to admit that I fall victim to the whole new year new you mentality.

I spent a lot of time between Christmas and New Years listing all of the good aspect of my life that I want to do bigger and better in 2019, and all of the not so grand things I’d be just fine with leaving in 2018.

There’s something magical about the start of the new year that makes big changes feel totally tangible and transformative.

Two years ago on New Years Day I started this humble space on the Internet, the blog you’re reading now.

A year ago on January 1st I quit my gym and joined a yoga studio and watched how my time on the mat changed the way I viewed my life.

This year and today, we’re making Eggplant Rounds with Herbed Yogurt Sauce & Pomegranate for the perfect plant-based NYE appetizer.

So, see, big things.

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Instagram post 17846435458801159 All about a SWEET POTATO & BEET BREAKFAST HASH situation on a rainy Tuesday. 🌧 I like to call this mix “holiday hash” because it’s such a pretty red and green color for a holiday breakfast or brunch! 🎄 But it’s not just for brunch— you can eat it any old time of day. Grab the recipe on Flora & Vino- the link is in my profile! 👏 Oh and that beautiful veggie patty front and center is a @hilaryseatwell vegan sausage patty! Highly recommend for pairing! 👌🏻 I also share my favorite dips in this post!
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Slept in this morning and ready to take on this rainy day... I find them to be wildly productive once I get going!!! Have a great Tuesday everyone.
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Instagram post 17991764815284461 ALMOND FLOUR CASHEW BUTTER SNICKERDOODLES but make them vegan, grain-fee, refined sugar-free, and oil-free! 👏 I used @bobsredmill super-fine almond flour and plenty of cashew butter to make these healthier snickerdoodle cookies that are soft and chewy with a cinnamon and coconut sugar finish. 👌🏻//#sponsored True story I used to think that snickerdoodles were just sugar cookies trying to play dress up those cookies don’t pretend to be anything but delicious! 😁
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✔️ground cinnamon
✔️cashew butter
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Instagram post 17845432984820320 Seems like a 1-pan meal night, anyone else? 🙋‍♀️ Craving this 1-PAN MAPLE BRUSSELS SPROUTS & CHICKPEAS with enough leftovers to last for dayssss. If you’re not a brussels sprouts fan this dish WILL make you one! 🙂 Grab the recipe link in my profile for easy plant-based dinner this week!
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I’ve been taking it easy today after my 15k yesterday— which means hobbling around photographing cookies and allowing alll of the dirty dishes to pile up...🤷‍♀️. Hope you’re having a good start to your week!
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Instagram post 17873427568520023 Who are you serving today?🙏
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My yoga teacher posed this question a few weeks back in a training weekend and it’s been a guiding force for me ever since. 🧘‍♀️
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I woke up in a panic today, mind spinning with the weight of a hundred tiny bullets on my iPhone reminders list. 🤯
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It was a busy weekend, to say the least, jam-packed with yoga teacher training and running a 15k (yay!) so I had to put life things on hold. 🏃‍♀️
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Sometimes I get so lost in ticking off to-dos that I forget to look at the big picture, to remember what and who all of those satisfying little check marks are for. ✔️
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Especially during this hectic holiday season, it’s SO easy to stay busy and not quite know what you’re busy for, you know? 🎅
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So this morning I grabbed a cup of matcha, did some journaling, and thought about this question. Who am I serving today? 🍵
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Maybe it’s a client, maybe it’s your kids, maybe it’s your partner, maybe it’s a friend. MAYBE it’s yourself. ☝🏻
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Embracing the day from an attitude of service helps focus my mind and energy into that one big ticket thing. All of the other mundane action items have a way of checking themselves off around it. 🙂
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Who are YOU serving today?🤔
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Please comment below or just hold space in your heart for that person or persons today! ❤️
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HAPPY MONDAY!
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Instagram post 18015332467252051 I’m just feeling like a big fancy meal tonight hbu? 💃 One with the post-15k and YTT glass of wine I’ve been waiting for ALL WEEKEND. 🍷 😄✌🏻These QUINOA STUFFED MUSHROOM 🍄 are calling to me tonight. The filling really easy to make on the stovetop and then you stuff it into easy baked marinated mushrooms and top them with nut cheese. YUM. 🤤
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Also, these mushrooms are great to stuff in advance and reheat during the week for a fancy concise dinner that you don’t have to cook on the spot! It’s magic! Try it!
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Honestly not sure how I survived this weekend but I made it through. December, man. So much goodness to pack into one month! 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️
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Instagram post 17853847597683578 Guys!!! I just finished a chilly #15k with @stoutane and I can’t speak for her but I’m ready for a tall VEGAN DARK HOT CHOCOLATE. ☕️ 🍫 It was cold at first but we warmed up quickly on a beautiful expansive path at the #jinglealltheway15k! 🔔 But whether you got a #sundayrunday in or not this cozy hot cocoa is perfect for a Sunday treat...grab the recipe link in my profile to make it yours today! 😄 I love mine with some shaved chocolate and shredded coconut on top— so decadent! 😍
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Instagram post 17867375833541058 ‼️GIVEAWAY‼️(NOW CLOSED)+ HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE FUDGE! Well I’ve been teasing this recipe and giveaway ALL WEEK and here it is! I’m obsessed with @artisanaorganics seasonal flavors so I teamed up with them today to give you the chance to try them plus a selection of their nut butters AND spreads to start the new year right. 🎊 //#sponsored Recipe details and entry  rules below! Happy Friday, everyone! ✌🏻
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HAZELNUT CHOCOLATE FUDGE:
Ingredients:
➖1 cup packed dates
➖1 cup @artisanaorganics hazelnut cacao spread ➖1/2 cup unsweetened cacao powder
➖1/4 cup melted @artisanaorganics coconut oil ➖1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts
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Directions: 
1. Add pitted dates to a blender and process until you have a sticky paste. Add chocolate hazelnut butter and blend to combine.
2. Add in the cacao powder and blend. 
3. Add in the melted coconut oil and blend until you have a thick creamy paste.
4. Transfer mixture to a parchment-lined loaf pan and spread with a spatula.
5. Top with chopped hazelnuts. 
6. Transfer to freezer and freeze until solid; about 1-2 hours. 
7. Remove from the freezer and slice into desired squares. If it’s too solid, allow fudge to sit at room temp for 15-20 minutes before slicing. 
8. Enjoy!
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2. ENTER with your first name and email address. 
3. CONFIRM your entry by email after entering (this is important!)
4. BONUS: Comment what you're doing this weekend and tag who you're doing it with!
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Giveaway open through Sunday, Dec 8th. Giveaway winner will be randomly selected and announced via @flora_and_vino Instagram stories on Monday, Dec 9th. For this giveaway, we are only able to ship within the continental US and no PO Boxes. This giveaway post is in no way sponsored, administered, or associated with Instagram. By entering, participants agree that they are 18+ years of age and agree to Instagram’s terms of use.
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GOOD LUCK! 🍀
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