Cucumber salads are incredibly easy to make and so refreshing on a hot summer evening. They pair well with just about any type of main dish or can be served as an afternoon snack! I'm using kyuri cucumbers here, which are seedless and very crisp. They are smaller than English cucumbers so you'll need at least twice as many if you use this variety. Persian cucumbers also work well in this recipe. Look for kyuri cucumbers at your local farmer's market in the summertime.

This superfood salad brings together highly nourishing foods with an exquisite balance of flavors and textures. Beets are high in a phytonutrient called betaine. This highly important compound can be made in the body from choline, and can also be obtained from foods like beets, shrimp, and crab. Betaine (trimethylglycine) is part of the methylation cycle in the body and can be used to convert homocysteine to methionine. While reducing homocysteine, it also increases levels of SAMe in the body. SAMe is used in hundreds of metabolic reactions!

This quick and easy shrimp recipe is deeply flavored with garlic, butter, and spices. Serve shrimp as an appetizer or main dish along with other Cajun-inspired recipes such as Cajun Red Beans and Quinoa, or for a low-carb meal, serve with Cauliflower Grits and Braised Collard Greens. 

Whole sockeye or cocho salmon fillets work best for foil-packet grilling. This method creates incredibly moist and perfectly cooked salmon, without needing to heat up your oven! Add any type of fresh herbs you have on hand—whole thyme sprigs or rosemary springs create a lot of flavor as well. Serve salmon with a green bean salad and your favorite grilled summer vegetables for a balanced meal. 

Pecans, Italian plums, coconut sugar, and spices come together beautifully in this grain-free plum crisp! Use any variety of plums you have on hand. Blueberries and blackberries also work! Serve plum crisp warm out of the oven with your favorite vanilla ice cream (dairy or non-dairy).

This detox salad can be meal prepped and stored in your fridge with the dressing on the side. This is a great way to consume more raw vegetables! Onions and garlic are rich sources of thiols, which are organosulfur compounds that support the detoxification of many harmful chemicals, including heavy metals.

Black beluga lentils make up the base for this richly flavored Indian-spiced dal. The black mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and chili peppers add an additional depth of flavor to each bowl. Serve dal with white basmati rice or brown rice.

This easy to make gluten-free bread is so moist, and not too sweet! It is sweetened with a small amount of maple syrup and is bursting with blueberry flavor. My children and all of their friends love this quick bread recipe; in fact, it disappears off my counter as soon as it is cool enough to slice!

Traditional Cuban ropa vieja is made with flank steak; however, to make this recipe suitable for the slow cooker (or pressure cooker), I am using rump roast instead, though any type of beef roast will work. The long cooking time, and acids from the other ingredients, creates very tender meat. Serve ropa vieja with fried plantains and a cabbage slaw for a balanced, nourishing meal.

This layered dairy-free and refined sugar-free peach panna cotta recipe uses cooked puréed peaches for the first layer, and a coconut-vanilla panna cotta for the second layer. It is incredibly quick and easy to make; it just needs time to chill before serving! If you are working to remove dairy and sugar from your diet, try this recipe. It will naturally satisfy any sweet cravings.

This cream of zucchini soup is so flavorful that even those who dislike zucchini will love it! This soup freezes well, so make a double or triple batch and store quart jars of soup in your freezer to preserve your summer zucchini harvest!

These grilled chicken skewers are so incredibly flavorful and tender. The secret marinade ingredient? Mayonnaise! I like to use a clean avocado oil mayo in my recipes. Look for this type of mayo at your local health food store. Serve grilled chicken with this detox salad for a nourishing meal.

In our home, homemade hummus is the quintessential nourishing summer snack! My children love to dip a variety of fresh garden vegetables in homemade hummus for lunch. You can use soaked and cooked chickpeas or organic canned chickpeas in this recipe. Red bell peppers can easily be roasted in your oven or purchased in jars from your local health food store. Hummus can be frozen in small containers for future use or kept in your fridge for up to 5 days. 

Serve this tangy dressing over your favorite salad, or use it as the centerpiece of a fresh crudité platter full of seasonal vegetables.

When you are feeling out of balance, this is the time to push past your barriers and utilize anti-inflammatory, nourishing meals to bring yourself back into equilibrium! This anti-inflammatory chicken-vegetable soup is easy to make; double the recipe to freeze portion-sized containers so you have nourishing meals to reheat when life gets too busy to cook! Replace the organic ground chicken with ground turkey if desired. Serve soup for breakfast, lunch, or dinner!

This creamy corn chowder is the perfect recipe to make as summer turns into fall. Sweet corn is still plentiful, but the evenings start cooling off and cravings for cozy comfort foods tend to increase. Serve it with your favorite side salad, roasted vegetables, or a slice of crusty buttered bread.

Here is a great salad dressing that is citrus-free and vinegar-free, perfect for those on an elimination diet or low-histamine diet. The tart apple adds the needed zing to balance the oil. I like to drizzle it over baby lettuce, sliced cucumber, avocado, and toasted pumpkin seeds. You can add as much, or as little, fresh ginger as you would like. If you add too much though, the dressing can become a little bitter.

This anti-inflammatory chicken and rice Instant Pot soup is perfect to make when you don't have much time to cook a nourishing meal! Add extra ginger during cold and flu season! A homemade chicken stock or turmeric broth works best in this recipe, however, water or an organic store-bought chicken stock can also be used. 

This protein-packed dish is a perfect way to use up abundant beet greens from the garden. The greens become lightly crisp around the edges and compliment the custardy egg mixture. Serve this dish for your next breakfast or brunch along with your favorite breakfast sausage.

These gluten-free, egg-free, and yeast-free dinner rolls are made from soaked chickpeas and contain no starches or flour. They are higher in protein and lower in carbohydrates compared to other types of bread. Sprinkle each roll with a few pinches of flaked salt or your favorite types of seeds before baking for added flavors! The rolls can be sliced into halves and then frozen for later use.

This easy-to-make lentil and turkey soup is perfect served on a chilly fall evening! Serve it with your favorite whole grain bread and steamed green beans or a simple salad for a balanced family meal. 

Serve these cheesy roasted potatoes with any type of Italian-themed main dish such as this Italian Turkey Lentil Soup or these Garlic-Herb Turkey Burgers. They are also delicious served with this Balsamic Salmon and a green salad.

These gluten-free and dairy-free apple-flax muffins are a fabulous way to enjoy the fall apple harvest! Serve with a cup of hot tea on a chilly fall morning. Pack one in your child's lunchbox as part of a balanced meal or serve as a healthy dessert with dinner!

The process of dietary change is often a winding road full of forward movement intermixed with drawbacks to old ways of eating and living. This process of change creates contrast, eventually leading you to crave feeling good over the foods that once made you sick. Food is powerful medicine! Everything you eat shifts the biochemistry in your body. Plant foods, for example, feed beneficial bacteria in your gut. The growth of beneficial species leads to less inflammation, stronger gut lining integrity, better digestion, less anxiety, less brain fog, and better moods.

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!

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.