This simple, yet incredibly flavorful Thai-style red lentil soup is the perfect plant-based main dish to serve for dinner on busy weekday evenings! Serve with a pot of brown rice, chopped cilantro, extra coconut milk, and sliced hot chili peppers if desired.

These high-fiber, gluten-free, egg-free muffins make the perfect healthy snack. My children love spreading almond butter or sunflower seed butter over them as they come out of the oven. Pack one in your child's lunchbox or serve as part of a nutrient-dense breakfast.

This gorgeous summer salad is heavy on the kale and light on the quinoa. It makes a lovely side dish or picnic dish to share. Serve quinoa salad for lunch with leftover salmon, chicken, or cooked chickpeas!

The bright and sour flavors of the lime vinaigrette pair perfectly with the cardamom toasted pumpkin seeds, fresh raspberries, and cumin-lime grilled chicken. Whether you are wanting a nourishing recipe to impress your guests or looking to create the perfect summer meal, this salad recipe will keep everyone coming back for more! 

This super easy sauce recipe uses fresh cherry tomatoes and heavy cream to create a bright and flavorful pasta dish! I use Jovial gluten-free brown rice pasta, however, any type of pasta will work. For a spicier sauce, add in a finely diced serrano chili pepper when you add the tomatoes. Serve with a large green salad for a balanced vegetarian meal. 

This refreshing antioxidant-rich smoothie is easy on the digestive system, using low-FODMAP ingredients and fresh ginger. Enjoy it on a hot summer day! I like to add 2 scoops of magnesium powder to this smoothie in order to get an extra dose of this very important mineral into my children!

This paleo version of huli huli marinade can be used with chicken breasts or thighs. Huli huli chicken is a sweet and sour Hawaiian grilled chicken that typically contains quite a bit of sugar. My version uses fresh pineapple and a touch of maple syrup to create a natural sweetness. Use extra marinade to brush onto sliced zucchini (pictured here) and grill alongside the chicken during the last few minutes of cooking.

Decadent yet nutritious, this recipe will probably become a family favorite. Nobody will ever know that this cake is gluten-free! This cake is best served warm, about 20 to 30 minutes out of the oven. Any leftover cake will stay moist for days from the layer of frosting. 

Today I am writing a post to share an incredible recipe with you (one of the most flavorful salad recipes I believe I have created thus far), and open up about some transformations in my life. Some of you have been part of this newsletter since I started it in 2004 and have watched as I have shared photos as our family grew and children went from babies to teenagers! In fact, my oldest daughter is now 21!

Serve this high-fiber, prebiotic-rich (rich in nutrients that feed beneficial gut microbes) toasted with avocado slices and broccoli sprouts for a nutrient-dense breakfast or lunch! Add a poached egg, smoked salmon, or a few spoonfuls of homemade hummus for extra protein. After the bread as completely cooled, it can be sliced and frozen in between pieces of parchment paper for longer storage. 

This higher-protein, probiotic-rich "ice cream" will leave you feeling energized! Serve it as a healthy dessert after an evening meal or as a nutritious afternoon snack for your children! Mango is my favorite frozen fruit to use in this recipe, but frozen blueberries, strawberries, peaches, or bananas also work. The raw vanilla powder adds a touch of sweetness and a rich vanilla flavor. If you are following the DASH diet, be sure to use low-fat cottage cheese! 

This nutrient-dense anti-inflammatory lunch is so easy to put together as long as you have hardboiled eggs and hummus prepared and ready to go in your fridge! Use any vegetables you have on hand, however, the addition of some raw cruciferous vegetables such as kohlrabi and radishes will add extra detoxification and antioxidant support.

Everyone will enjoy these incredibly flavorful nightshade-free fish tacos! They are free of hot peppers, paprika, and tomatoes, which are typically found in traditional taco recipes. Use the serving size adjuster to make a larger batch if you are serving more than 2 to 3 people. 

Chia-oat pudding can be eaten for a light breakfast, nutrient-dense snack, or healthy dessert! You can also divide it into a larger number of jars and add fresh sliced fruit before you add the greek yogurt—sliced peaches, strawberries, pitted cherries, or fresh blueberries all work well! I like to use an organic fruit juice sweetened raspberry jam for the topping, but any type of fruit jam will work.

This is a great recipe to make when your garden is overflowing with zucchini! You'll need a clean tea towel to squeeze out the extra water from the zucchini. Serve frittata with a garden lettuce salad for a balanced, nutrient-dense meal!

This grain-free peach cobbler recipe is baked in a cast iron skillet. The heat that is held in the cast iron pan helps the cobbler to cook to perfection, preventing undercooked batter in the center. Pictured here is a mixture of white peaches and yellow peaches. Nectarines, blueberries, and blackberries also work!

This beautiful gluten-free blackberry cake is sweetened with pure maple syrup and has a frosting made out of whipped cream. It is the perfect treat to serve with a summer meal after a day of picking blackberries! Other berries can be substituted; try blueberries, raspberries, or huckleberries!

Spatchcocking (or butterflying) a chicken is a method of removing the backbone and flattening the breastbone. This helps it to cook evenly and much faster! It may feel a little intimidating at first, but it is really quite easy; you just need to make sure you own a very sharp pair of kitchen sheers! Serve chicken with a garden salad and grilled zucchini. 

Serve this super flavorful anti-inflammatory basil sauce over roasted chicken, turkey hash, zucchini noodles, or thin it out with a little extra water and use it to dress your favorite green salad! 

This nutrient-dense, low-carb hash recipe makes the perfect breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Serve with my Basil-Avocado Sauce (pictured here) for a flavorful, anti-inflammatory meal.

This incredibly refreshing green smoothie is delicious served over ice on a hot summer afternoon. Parsley, which is rich in flavonoids, reduces inflammation in our bodies by turning down inflammatory pathways. These flavonoids also act as antioxidants and stimulate our own cells to ramp up the production of intracellular glutathione—the body's most powerful antioxidant! It also contains three different types of peeled citrus fruits, offering a powerful dose of vitamin C to support collagen production, adrenal health, and immune defense.

This gluten-free and low-oxalate bread is also egg-free! It can be baked into a loaf or a boule. You'll need an enamel-lined cast iron pot for a boule. The bread can be cut into slices and frozen after it is completely cooled. Then just remove a slice and place into a toaster oven when you would like a piece of toast! 

I grow two varieties of blackberries in my garden. During the month of July, I always have so many of them! Baking them into cakes and muffins is a great way to incorporate these antioxidant-rich berries into your diet. You can also add fresh blackberries to salads and smoothies! These blackberry muffins are made with nutrient-dense oat flour—a source of prebiotics to feed beneficial gut microbes! 

Serve this chicken salad as a light lunch or dinner. It is a great way to use up leftover roasted or grilled chicken! The yogurt dressing can be made with any type of yogurt—dairy or non-dairy! 

These prebiotic-rich snacks are perfect for hiking trips or your child's lunchbox. After you have formed them, toss the energy balls in raw cacao powder, ground raw oats, or shredded coconut. You'll need a food processor to make this recipe! 

This low-carb dinner is so easy to prepare! Though the cook time may be longer, there is little prep time involved. Serve stuffed spaghetti squash with a green salad for a low-glycemic, nutrient-dense meal! The spaghetti squash boats can also be meal prepped on the weekend. Once they are prepared, store them in your fridge and take 1 to 2 out at a time to bake as needed. 

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 nutrient 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!