Recipe: Fudgy Almond Butter Brownies

Fudgy Almond Butter Brownies

Dr. Mark Hyman Blog
4.7 stars

Finally! A pretty good dessert made with better-for-you ingredients.

Because of the lack of gluten, the brownies are a little crumbly, but the texture is good and moist because of the almond butter. 

Ingredients: cassava flour, almond butter, unsweetened cacao powder, coconut sugar, ground flax seeds, vanilla extract, maple syrup, coconut oil, baking soda, sea salt

Optional Topping Ingredients: 100% unsweetened cacao chocolate, coconut oil, sea salt

Tips/Notes:

• Used date sugar instead of coconut sugar
• Used melted butter on the pan instead of coconut oil
• Didn't add the optional topping yet but think it would give the brownies more richness

Recipe: Bulgur-Mango Salad

Bulgur-Mango Salad

Food & Wine Magazine's Weeknight Easy Volume 4 (free booklet), p.17
4.6 stars

This was a good salad in a pinch! I felt like we were on an episode of Chopped where I was trying to find things to put together for a meal. We used what we had in the fridge like peaches instead of mango, queso fresco instead of feta.

Ingredients: bulgur, salad greens, garbanzo beans, mango, feta, red onion, lime juice, canola oil, ground cinnamon, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, mint, salt 

Tip:

• Served with falafel
• Added a little more oil as the dressing was pretty strong in flavor

Recipe: Baked Chipotle Cheddar Sweet Potato Chowder

Baked Chipotle Cheddar Sweet Potato Chowder

HalfBakedHarvest.com
5 stars

This was DELICIOUS!!!! It is VERY similar to Half Baked Harvest's Instant Pot Chipotle Chile Corn Chowder. I like this one because it uses sweet potatoes, though both are good.

Can't wait to eat these leftovers! Again, the chipotle in adobo adds so much flavor and complexity to the soup.

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, cheddar cheese, bacon, yellow onion, flour, broth, apple cider, milk, garlic, chipotle in adobo, chili powder, smoked paprika, greek yogurt or sour cream, cilantro, green onion, butter, Kosher salt, pepper

Tips:

• The prep time for this is not 15 min -- it's 30 min
• The cook time is not 35 min -- it's 45-60 min
• Used apple juice instead of apple cider since cider wasn't available

Recipe: White Bean and Mushroom Cassoulet

White Bean and Mushroom Cassoulet

Food & Wine Magazine, Mar 2024, p. 39
4.8 stars

Delicious and EASY dish to make -- though the cook time is a little long. The dish will look soupy, but the liquid soak up.

Ingredients: cannellini beans, dried porcini mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, carrots, celery, onion, panko, Gruyere cheese,  garlic, tomato paste, dry white wine, dry sherry, parsley, extra-virgin olive oil, thyme, unsalted butter, Kosher salt, black pepper, hot water

Tips/Notes:

• Used dried porcini powder that we had
• Used a little less water since there was so much liquid
• Next time consider adding some paprika and cayenne

Recipe: Honey-Glazed Sweet Potato Steaks with Brussels Sprouts

Honey-Glazed Sweet Potato Steaks with Brussels Sprouts
Food & Wine Magazine, Mar 2019, p. 95
4.6 stars

This turned out better than we expected! Glad we decided to make it -- we'll definitely do it again but with the changes below.

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts, ginger, sea salt, coriander, red pepper, canola oil, honey

Tips/Notes:

• Cooked on sheet pans; did not do any of the cooking on the stove
• Doubled the recipe
• Put brussels sprouts on a separate sheet pan from the sweet potatoes
• Next time, use a LOT less salt -- instead, sprinkle sea salt on the vegetables vs. putting it in the rub mix
• Remember to add honey to the vegetables about halfway through the cooking process
• Use a little less ginger

Recipe: My Favorite Salad I Created!

My Favorite Salad

I took ingredients that I love and put them together in an amazing salad.

Ingredients:

• Mixed greens
• Green beans
• Hearts of palm
• Avocado
• Pistachios
• Dates
• A vinaigrette

I didn't have any fingerling potatoes, but that would be a delicious addition and perhaps cucumbers and red onion.

In restaurants, they often also add either rotisserie chicken or salmon.

Recipe: Kimchi-Fried Grains

Kimchi-Fried Grains

Bon Appetit Magazine, Apr 2018, p,69
4.8 stars

Really delicious and SUPER EASY to make -- I probably don't even need the recipe to make it!

Ingredients: kimchi, carrots, cooked grains, scallions, extra-virgin olive oil, soy sauce, sesame oil, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes:

• Forgot to eat this with the roasted seaweed I bought
• Used 2 carrots instead of 1
• Used a mix of farro and quinoa
• Didn't squeeze the kimchi -- it was fine with the juice
• Didn't make the eggs separately; instead made room on the side of the pan, cracked the eggs, cooked them on the side and then stirred them into the rest of the dish
• Added the reserve scallions at the very end so that they had a little "cook" to them
• Could serve with eggrolls next time

Recipe: Green Goddess Wraps

Green Goddess Wraps
Better Homes & Gardens, Mar 2023, p.62
4.7 stars

I didn't put the ingredients into a wrap but made it into a salad and used Primal Kitchen's bottled Green Goddess dressing. So good!

Ingredients: spinach flour tortillas, green cabbage, cucumber, green onions, pepitas, green goddess dressing, avocado, hard-boiled eggs, radishes

Tips/Notes:

• Made soft-boiled eggs instead of hard-boiled
• Didn't use pepitas
• Since I made mine into a salad, added croutons for some crunch.

Recipe: Fall Harvest Quinoa Salad

Fall Harvest Quinoa Salad

HalfBakedHarvest.com
4.7 stars

Overall a pretty good salad, but like most of Half Baked Harvest recipes, the flavors sometimes taste muddied. BUT, I would make this again...

Ingredients: quinoa, delicata or acorn squash, baby kale, apple, pomegranate arils, roasted pistachios or toasted pumpkin seeds, halloumi cheese, avocado, maple syrup, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, olive oil, Kosher salt, pepper

Dressing Ingredients: tahini, lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, turmeric, olive oil, Kosher salt, pepper

Tips:

• Used BOTH delicata and also acorn squash. Will cut them thicker next time so there is more "bite" to them
• Didn't use pomegranate arils (grocery store was out!)
• I thought the baby kale might need to be sauteed so I did -- next time I won't
• Used roasted pistachios
• Make 2/3 of the dressing recipe
• Next time, need to add more heat -- more cayenne and/or add red pepper flakes

Recipe: Zucchini Quesadilla with Spicy Salsa Roja

Zucchini Quesadilla with Spicy Salsa Roja
Food and Wine Magazine, Mar 2014, p. 99
Quesadilla: 0 stars
Spicy Salsa Roja: 4.7 stars

The zucchini quesadilla isn't good -- the Monterey Jack gets completely lost; the zucchini needs to be cooked a little and has no flavor. The salsa, however, is good and SPICY!

Spicy Salsa Roja Ingredients: tomatoes, small onion, garlic, dried arbol chiles, chipotle chile in adobo, apple cider vinegar, canola oil, sugar, salt

Recipe: Buckwheat Pancakes with Compote and Sweet Cream

Buckwheat Pancakes with Compote and Sweet Cream

OprahDaily.com

4.6 stars

Pretty good for a pancake that is "healthy" -- I REALLY LOVED the texture!

We didn't make the compote and instead added walnuts and chocolate chips on top -- rest of the applesauce is on the side in the photo.

BTW, I didn't know that buckwheat flour is GLUTEN-FREE!

Pancake Ingredients: unsweetened vegan milk, unsweetened applesauce, vanilla extract, apple cider vinegar, extra-virgin coconut oil, maple syrup, light buckwheat flour, almond or oat or all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda

Compote Ingredients: seasonal fruit, coconut sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger

Ingredients for serving (all optional): almond or pistachio butter, maple syrup, toasted nuts, mixed fruit

Tips/Notes:

• Will use butter instead of coconut oil next time
• Used almond milk
• Used almond flour
• This makes 6 pancakes, not 12!