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Holiday Macro Bowl with Miso Tahini Gravy

Holiday macro bowl with miso tahini gravy perfect for the holidays or anytime you’re craving a hearty mix of whole foods.

I’m getting pretty excited about Christmas, guys.

I love the anticipation leading up to holidays almost as much (or more??) as the holiday itself.

Kind of like this big macro bowl that I dreamed it up around Thanksgiving.

While most tables are centered around meatier mains during the holiday season, I’m over here dying to show you how darn festive plants can be.

Here’s how I mix all of my favorites to create a yummy plant-based bowl that’s packed with protein, seasonal veggies, and holiday garnishes.

I’m calling it a Holiday Macro Bowl with Miso Tahini Gravy and I think you’re going to love it.

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Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole

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Healthier sweet potato casserole that’s low sugar, gluten-free, and grain-free with a pecan cookie crumble. Perfect to share with family as a holiday side!

Confession: I may or may not have started listening to Christmas music this week.

In my defense, I always feel a few weeks ahead of the rest of the world because in the “blogger-sphere” we constantly anticipate the upcoming seasonal recipes.

Dan came downstairs and told me it was a little weird, seeing as how it wasn’t Thanksgiving and all.

Ok, ok. We can give thanks first.

In my last post, I talked about how Thanksgiving sides rule, so today I want to introduce you to the one side that rules them all.

This Vegan & Grain-Free Sweet Potato Casserole is low in sugar and super easy to whip up in advance for your guests this week!

All you need are a bunch of taters and a cookie crumble topping!

Let’s get casserole-ing.

You guys are going to love this casserole as a healthy side for the whole family.

If you’re like me, I probably had you at sweet potato, but I’ll continue anyway.

Ahem.

It’s lightly sweet, nutty, and warm, while being packed with some serious Vitamin A, healthy fats and protein.

I’m talking smashed sweet potatoes, pure maple syrup, cinnamon, shredded coconut, and toasted pecans.

It’s also gluten-free, grain-free, vegan, paleo, and low sugar, making it ideal for guests of all lifestyles and diets!

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Dijon Tahini Green Beans (Oil-Free!)

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Get your greens in with this saucy side that’s oil-free with a creamy dijon tahini dressing. Perfect to complement your holiday spread.

True or false: Most epic feasts are all about the sides.

TRUTH.

Everyone always gets all worked up about what I’m going to eat for the plant-based Thanksgiving main, and I’m over here loading up on sides like it’s no big deal.

But sometimes green holiday sides can look (and taste) a little less than green, you know?

After being baked and buttered, what was once green is now a soggy chartreuse sight on your plate.

So.

I made this verdant side that’s vibrant and fresh with an easy oil-free dijon tahini sauce.

You’re going to love these Dijon Tahini Green Beans to bring life to your holiday spread!

It’s the perfect green beans Thanksgiving recipe to make this year.

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Stovetop Cauliflower Rice Stuffing

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Low-carb cauliflower stuffing that’s grain-free and gluten-free with cauliflower rice. Made in one-pan on the stovetop for a quick nutritious holiday side.

True story: I never liked stuffing.

I did not like it here or there,

I did not like it ANYWHERE.

I’m trying to pinpoint why I didn’t like it at such a young age, but all I came up with is that it was too bread-y, or herb-y, or SOMETHING for my palette.

I always had a sad soggy lump of it on my Thanksgiving plate long after the cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, and green beans had disappeared, leaving only traces of their appeal in bits smudges of red, orange, and green.

But what if you could eat the rainbow in your stuffin’, too?

This Stovetop Cauliflower Rice Stuffing is both grain-free and gluten-free, packed with savory herbs and veggies, and made exceptionally easy in just one pan.

Let’s get stuffing!

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Lentil & Winter Squash Cauliflower Rice Power Bowl

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Lentil & Winter Squash Cauliflower Rice Power Bowl with brussels sprouts, red kuri squash, and lentils in a creamy tahini dressing.

Let’s set the scene.

It’s a rainy overcast day here in Virginia with a steady drizzle that’s here to stay.

Not a good photography day, but a good “let’s check off all of the mundane chores I put off all week” kind of a day.

Usually I don’t like the rain, but today it feels peaceful and reflective, like a soothing mental bath before the week ahead.

With every drip drop pitter patter it’s paving the way for new possibilities, new opportunities, new goals, new eats….

Eats like this Lentil & Winter Squash Cauliflower Rice Power Bowl.

It’s got a grain-free/gluten-free cauliflower “rice” base, protein-rich lentils, roasted winter vegetables, and a creamy oil-free tahini dressing.

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Butternut Squash & Chickpea Bake

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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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Savory Yogurt Bowls with Cinnamon Roasted Veggies

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Savory yogurt bowls with slightly sweet cinnamon roasted veggies, nut butter, and granola. Perfect for a cold weather lower sugar breakfast or snack!

Well hello there and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

How was your transition from 2017 to 2018?

Dan and I visited a new winery in the area and loved it so much that we decided to join and become members. New year, new wine?

We were home well before midnight and curled up on the couch with Harper to enjoy the last hours of the year.

I woke up on on New Years Day determined to try some new things and put my intentions to the test.

In life and in the kitchen.

One of my goals for 2018 is to incorporate more savory snacks and breakfasts.

These Savory Yogurt Bowl with Cinnamon Roasted Veggies offer up a low-sugar and fruit-free option to the classically sweet yogurt-parfait!

Oh, guys, I also joined a yoga studio for this month!

If you’ve been following me a while then you know that I’m a total gym addict.

A class a day keeps the doctor away has always been my motto, and I shrug and tell people that it keeps me sane.

Lately, though, I’ve felt that the classes I’ve attended for years don’t serve me in the same way they used to.

I go through the motions but I’m not really there.

I decided to let them go temporarily, to explorer a slower kind of movement that I’ve had my eye on for a while.

Hey yoga, I’m talking to you.

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Orange Cranberry Sauce

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Orange cranberry sauce sweetened with maple syrup and fresh squeezed orange! Ready in under 20 minutes for your healthy holiday celebration.

Are you hosting Thanksgiving this year?

You might be surprised, but I’ve never hosted.

Nope, not even a Friends-giving.

Dan and I are still in a comfortable pattern of alternating between his parents and mine for holiday festivities.

But when I do, you can bet this 2-Way Low Sugar Orange Cranberry Sauce will be on the menu.

It’s lightly sweetened with maple syrup and fresh squeezed orange, with an optional chia twist, that comes together in under 20 minutes for you and yours.

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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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