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Whether you're treating the loves in your life to a chocolate dessert on Valentine's Day or simply craving a better-for-you sweet treat, look no further than this recipe for gluten-free Ooey-Gooey Brownies. They're made simply with cashew butter, honey, unsweetened cocoa powder, and dark chocolate. Dark chocolate contains flavanols, polyphenols, and other health-promoting antioxidants, which research shows may reduce heart disease risk. These brownies deliver. The recipe calls for 2 tablespoons of chopped dark chocolate (I sprinkled an extra 2 ...
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The Humble Home Cook’s Beef Bourguignon made in the Pressure Cooker or Slow Cooker
Classic Beef Bourguignon is traditionally made in a big bubbly pot on top of the stove, but did you know you can take advantage of your slow cooker or pressure cooker and make it that way instead? I can't take ...
Reduce Your Kitchen Carbon Footprint: Compost Food Scraps and Kitchen Waste
Welcome to Reduce Your Kitchen Carbon Footprint, my new monthly series aimed at empowering you and your family to play a role in combatting global climate change. I strongly believe that every little action and every small change in the ...
Easy Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup
This recipe for Easy Red Lentil & Vegetable Soup is comforting, nourishing, and vegan. Made with red lentils, fresh thyme, vegetable broth, and a bunch of vegetables including onion, garlic, carrots, mushrooms, and cauliflower, it's a plant-based soup your family ...
27 Healthier Cookie Swap Cookies, Brownies & Bars
There’s nothing better than a cookie jar at the holidays that’s so full you can barely close the lid. That said, the sugar and saturated fat from all those goodies can add up quickly. For your next cookie swap or ...
4 Clever Ways to Add More Fruits and Vegetables to Everyday Family Meals and Snacks
Many families are becoming more interested in plant-based eating, but there’s something still missing from most kids’ and grownups’ diets: plants! If you're hungry for clever and creative cooking strategies for adding more fruits and vegetables to your family's everyday ...
Turkey & Carrot Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles
I adore pasta, but when I'm looking for new ways to add more produce to my family's diet, I turn to veggie noodles instead of traditional pasta noodles. This recipe for Turkey & Carrot Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles (also known ...
Honeynut Squash Stuffed with Mushrooms, Chickpeas, Pistachios & Cranberries
If you're looking for a hearty and flavorful vegetable side dish for cold winter nights ... or a Thanksgiving side dish or main for the vegans and vegetarians at your table, look no further than this recipe for Honeynut Squash ...
Gluten-Free Pumpkin Mac & Cheese
Adding pumpkin to everyday dishes like mac & cheese provides good nutrition, warming flavors, and filling fiber. This recipe for Pumpkin Mac & Cheese is the ultimate autumn comfort food. This recipe for Gluten-Free Pumpkin Mac & Cheese calls for ...
I’m Liz Weiss, a registered dietitian nutritionist, mom of two, and cookbook author.
I’m passionate about making healthy family food that’s fun for everyone, so I welcome you to explore my blog for recipes, nutrition insights, and mealtime inspiration.
