These gluten-free and dairy-free pumpkin spice waffles are perfect for a lazy weekend morning! They can also be frozen and reheated when needed. Serve with a drizzle of pure maple syrup for a sweet pumpkin treat! 

Serve this anti-inflammatory, detoxification-supporting salad with any Mediterranean diet main dish. It pairs well with roasted chicken or fish, and baked winter squash for a balanced meal.

This easy, anti-inflammatory sheet pan dinner is perfect to make when you don't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. It can even be marinated for several hours in your refrigerator! Serve with a steamed or raw green vegetable for a nourishing, balanced meal. 

Serve this flavorful, creamy herbed dressing over steamed kale, or a simple chopped romaine and radish salad! Add it to a meal prep day on the weekend so you have a healthy salad dressing ready to go for the week. 

This easy, one-pot meal can be prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes! It is a great meal to feed hungry, growing children. If your family enjoys spicy food, use "hot" salsa! If not, use "mild" or "medium" salsa in this recipe. If you eat dairy, the noodle skillet can easily be topped with grated cheese at the end of cooking time. Serve with your favorite garnishes and a simple Romaine and Cilantro Salad for a balanced gluten-free meal.

This simple salad makes the perfect weeknight side dish to any Mexican or Mediterranean style main dish! Plus, it can be made in minutes! Use a salad spinner to quickly rinse and dry your chopped lettuce.

These flourless pumpkin spice bars are made with creamy roasted almond butter and are so easy to make! Pack one in your child's lunchbox for a nutritious snack, serve as part of a holiday meal, or simply serve for dessert after a balanced fall meal.

These hearty pumpkin spice overnight oats make the perfect grab-and-go breakfast! Double the batch to have a ready-made meal available throughout the week. Top each jar with dairy or non-dairy yogurt and chopped pecans for a nourishing breakfast or snack.

This incredibly flavorful Thai-poached halibut can be prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes. It is loaded with fresh herbs and greens, and has the perfect balance of spiciness, sourness, and saltiness. Salmon and cod fillets can also be used, but halibut is my favorite in this recipe! Serve with cooked rice, or, for a low-carb and grain-free option, serve over sautéed zucchini!

Serve this cake with fresh strawberries tossed in a touch of honey—or try it with a drizzle of homemade rhubarb sauce for a bright, tangy contrast. Keep an eye on your oven temperature, as a hotter oven may cause the cake to brown too quickly. You can use any variety of yogurt that suits your dietary needs—cow, goat, soy, or coconut. A vanilla-flavored yogurt will add an extra layer of flavor and sweetness.

This soup is a celebration of the flavors of autumn and the abundant harvest that this season has to offer. Make a pot of brown rice while the soup is cooking. The soup is delicious served with a small scoop of rice, sliced jalapeño peppers, avocado, and extra lime! This recipe contains two methods of cooking to choose from: a traditional stovetop method and an Instant Pot method. If choosing the Instant Pot method, make sure to follow the directions for the reduction of liquids. 

This simple anti-inflammatory detox salad is delicious served with any type of fish, meat or legume main dish. The beautiful purple hues in red cabbage indicate that it is high in polyphenols. These plant pigments act as antioxidants in the body, reducing free radical damage and inflammation. Red cabbage is also very high in glucosinolates—a compound found in cruciferous vegetables that ramps up the body's own detoxification enzymes!

This savory fall recipe contains tart baked apples, sweet butternut squash, and a cinnamon-spiced honey chicken marinade—all of the flavors of fall in one pan! Serve chicken with a simple autumn lettuce salad or Garlic Braised Collard Greens for a nourishing, balanced meal.

Serve these Mediterranean baked beans as an appetizer with your favorite whole grain bread, roasted cauliflower, or romanesco steaks! The beans and garlic literally melt into a creamy spread after it comes out of the oven. This is best served warm! If you are planning on serving it for a holiday appetizer, simply prep all of the ingredients beforehand and bake it when you are ready to serve.

Serve cookies with warm spice tea or rooibos tea—a tasty and nutritious elimination diet treat! If you don't have a kitchen scale then peel and thinly slice your plantains, and then measure out 2 cups—that should equal about a pound of plantains.

This easy and incredibly flavorful chicken recipe is my go-to main dish to serve more than two people. It comes together rather quickly and is always a crowd-pleaser!  Serve this chicken recipe with a Mediterranean Kale Salad and either roasted carrots or roasted winter squash for a balanced, nutrient-dense meal. 

These egg-free, flourless chocolate chip cookie bars are a great way to use up extra garden zucchini! The combination of the chocolate chips and moist zucchini creates an almost brownie-like consistency and flavor. Pack one in your child's lunchbox for a nutrient-dense treat!

This incredibly flavorful halibut recipe can be made in minutes! The creamy dairy-free broth is flavored with smoked paprika, herbs, and cherry tomatoes. Chopped fresh leeks and kale support detoxification pathways and round out the meal with pungent and bitter flavors. Serve with baked spaghetti squash or delicata squash for a balanced meal. 

These superfood yogurt breakfast bowls use GT's sugar-free raw coconut yogurt, prebiotic-rich rolled oats, polyphenol-rich raw walnuts and berries, along with hemp and chia seeds. This nourishing anti-inflammatory breakfast will keep you satisfied for hours! I like to top the yogurt bowls with a large scoop of raspberry powder or acaí powder. Pictured here is raspberry powder!

This simple sheet pan fish and vegetable meal can be prepped and cooked in under 30 minutes! Serve fish and vegetables over a bed of baby arugula. The flavorful juices from the fish and veggies will dress the greens, creating the perfect balanced meal.

Serve this hearty rice and mushroom pilaf with roasted chicken and sautéed dark leafy greens for a nourishing fall meal. The pilaf tastes best if homemade chicken stock or vegetable stock is used, but water also works!

Buckwheat is a powerhouse of anti-inflammatory polyphenols! Look for raw buckwheat groats at your local health food store and then use a high-powered blender to grind the groats into a fine flour—it only takes a few minutes! Serve this nutrient-dense quick bread as an after school snack for your children, or as a light dessert with a cup of spice tea.

Acaí is a powerful superfood with a high degree of antioxidant activity! Acaí has been shown to neutralize reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the body, reducing inflammation, therefore, protecting against tissue damage. Acaí powder can be ordered online or found at your local health food store. Add it to smoothies or sprinkle it onto yogurt or oatmeal. 

Lentils cook up very quickly compared to other legumes which may require to be soaked overnight and then cooked for an hour or more. In about 45 minutes you can have a home-cooked meal of lentil soup. And as an added bonus, lentils are very inexpensive making them a budget-friendly food. The lentils I use in this soup are called French lentils, which are also sometimes referred to as Le Puy lentils. They are small with blue speckles and hold their shape during cooking making them a great addition to salads!

This method of cooking salmon produces incredibly flavorful and perfectly cooked fish! Plus, it is such a simple main dish. Serve it with sautéed dark leafy greens and roasted winter squash or steamed carrots for a balanced meal.

We have had a lot of snow recently! With all of the cold weather and cloud cover, sunshine is not able to reach our skin to allow for the formation of vitamin D. In fact, anywhere North of an imaginary line (the 35th Parallel) running through Bakersfield, California, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Raleigh, North Carolina, the sun's rays are not strong enough for vitamin D formation in the Winter. The farther away from the equator you live, the longer the season of vitamin D shortage.

This vegan and gluten-free caesar salad is so flavorful, it's hard to stop eating it! The crispy oven-roasted chickpeas and cauliflower add texture, protein, and loads of flavor. Double the ingredients for the cashew caesar dressing so you can have a nutrient-dense homemade salad dressing on hand for the week. A high-powered blender is needed to make the dressing. 

This uncomplicated, slow cooker chicken soup recipe is full of flavor and incredibly easy to make! Just make sure to soak the navy beans before you go to bed, then in the morning place everything into your slow cooker. Six to eight hours later, a nourishing dinner will be ready for you!

Serve these delightful little cookies with Hot Mulled Cider or spice tea on a chilly winter afternoon. You can make a cookie glaze if you wish by mixing powdered coconut sugar with a very small amount of non-dairy milk or water and a dash of vanilla. I use palm shortening in these cookies but organic unsalted butter would also work.

Here in Bellingham, Washington the temperature has dropped and its snowing! In fact, the cold weather moved in last weekend and we had a little snow then and now its a beautiful winter wonderland!

Serve this warming stew with bean tacos, baked fish, or a chipotle roasted chicken. If you eat dairy, try sprinkling each serving with some fresh cotija cheese or shredded jack cheese. The stew is also delicious served with chopped cilantro and lime wedges!

Serve this healthy apple walnut cake as part of your next holiday gathering, or simply serve it after a nutrient-dense autumn meal. It can be baked in an 8x8-inch baking dish, round cake pan, or easily doubled and baked in a 9x13-inch baking dish. The walnuts add a delicious crunchiness, but they can also be omitted if desired. The best apples to use in this cake recipe are those that break down faster during baking such as Golden Delicious, McIntosh, and Granny Smith varieties.

Pungent curry spices, sweet butternut squash, and earthy lentils create a comforting autumn soup that is high in protein and antioxidants! Serve this easy soup recipe with cooked short grain brown rice, and plenty of chopped, fresh cilantro for a nourishing plant-based meal!

Serve this nutrient-dense paleo pumpkin chili with sliced avocados, extra cilantro, lime, and chili peppers for an easy weeknight meal! Double the recipe and freeze portions so you can have a ready-made meal on nights when you are too busy to cook. I always use organic, pasture-raised beef in my recipes. This type of beef has a fat profile that is more anti-inflammatory compared to conventionally-raised beef.

This easy, legume-free and tomato-free chili recipe is ideal for the Low-FODMAP diet and SIBO-specific diet. These diets omit onions and garlic, however, the green parts of leeks can be used to provide a rich flavor base for soups and stews. If you are not following one of these diets, feel free to use the entire leek or replace the leeks with one large chopped onion. 

The rich flavors of autumn come together beautifully in this spicy gluten-free and vegan pumpkin cake. It is baked in a stone bundt pan to make sure it cooks evenly.

This easy slow-roasted leg of lamb recipe is bursting with flavor and full of anti-inflammatory spices. Serve it as a holiday main dish, or meal prep this recipe to have easy-to-digest meat on hand for simple meals throughout the week. Leftover lamb can be warmed and added to romaine lettuce leaves with chopped cucumber, onion, and a lemon-tahini dressing for a nutrient-dense, high-protein lunch. I use a cast iron braiser to slow-roast meat.

As either a delicious, savory addition to your holiday table, or a wholesome side to be enjoyed anytime, this recipe makes enough to stuff one turkey and fill one medium casserole dish. You can easily prepare this recipe ahead of time and then reheat for your holiday meal.

Serve this warming vegan black bean pumpkin chili on a cold Autumn evening with a pot of brown rice. Set out bowls of diced red onion, chopped fresh chili peppers, sliced avocado, and extra cilantro for garnishes if desired. Black beans are high in polyphenols called anthocyanins. This is what gives black beans their dark purplish-black color. Anthocyanins have a high degree of antioxidant activity and help to reduce oxidative stress in the body.