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Gluten Free Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Toasted Sunflower Seed Crust

Noodle nirvana. Comfort food. There’s nothing like a dish of hot bubbling macaroni and cheese to make you feel warm and cozy. This one features gluten free penne pasta, plenty of sharp cheddar cheese and a delicious surprise topping of toasted sunflower seeds!

Dishing out the macaroni and cheese from a red casserole dish using a wooden spoon

Macaroni and cheese. Simply a casserole of grated sharp cheese melted into sauce, stirred into hot cooked noodles, and baked with something crunchy on top. It’s basic sustenance—and easy to make from scratch.

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Healthy Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies

These soft cake-like pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are classic fall favorites. Made with whole wheat flour and coconut sugar, they’ve got just the right amount of sweet, save for the chocolate in every bite! Puffy old-fashioned pumpkin cookies made healthier!

stack of cookies on wire rack, hand holding one cookie, with a bite out of it

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Creamy White Miso Salad Dressing

Today I’m sharing one of my favorite salad dressings, a creamy white miso salad dressing. This dressing boasts a mouthwatering balance of tangy, salty and sweet, a combo you’ll find irresistible. Make it super easy, in your blender, with just five wholesome clean ingredients.

Mellow Miso Salad Dressing in bottle on a white towel

Guaranteed to bump your crisp green salads up another level, this luscious dressing is made of white miso, avocado oil, rice vinegar, maple syrup and green onions.

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Vegetarian Baked Bean and Cheese Taquitos

Satisfy your craving for crunch with these golden crisp vegetarian bean and cheese taquitos. Filled with a creamy, chile-spiced bean and cheese mixture, these tightly-rolled taco-like treats are oven-baked to perfection. Dip into your favorite salsa and munch the crunch!

taquito flautas on plates with green shredded lettuce and jicama

Ditch the store-bought taquitos–these homemade vegetarian taquitos far surpass the frozen ones at the grocery store. Recently, while pushing my cart past a display of those deep-fried meat-filled ready-to-bake taquitos, I remembered the healthier vegetarian taquito recipe hiding in the corner of this blog’s archives. Unearthed, here it is, freshly revised and ready to tempt your taste buds!


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Sweet & Spicy Cucumber Ginger Salad

With fresh ginger zing, rice vinegar tang, rice wine sweetness, and the kick of red pepper flakes, this refreshing sweet and spicy Cucumber Ginger Salad boasts extraordinary flavor!

Sweet and Spicy Cucumber Ginger Salad in a bowl with black sesame seed sprinkle


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