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Brown Rice Risotto with Peas and Carrots

Brown Rice Risotto with Peas and Carrots is a gluten-free and vegan one-pot meal made with simple ingredients. 

Brown Rice Risotto with Peas and Carrots is a gluten-free and vegan one-pot meal made with simple ingredients. This brown rice risotto with carrots and peas is what I call a much needed transitional meal. My comfort food cravings are high (hey, cold weather!), and my desire to embrace spring is even higher.

What I love about risotto is that it is a vehicle for a variety of add-in’s. This vegetable risotto recipe keeps things pretty basic by using carrots and peas for added spring flare, flavor, and texture….

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Roasted Fennel and White Bean Tomato Soup

This Roasted Fennel and White Bean Tomato Soup recipe makes for an easy pantry meal. Pair it with salad, sandwiches, or enjoy on its own! Gluten-free, vegan.

This Roasted Fennel and White Bean Tomato Soup recipe makes for an easy pantry meal. Pair it with salad, sandwiches, or enjoy on its own! Gluten-free, vegan.I am a new convert to fennel. Its white bulb and bright green stalks have eluded my kitchen for far too long.

I’ve had fennel in salads like this one from my friend Kathryne, but that’s the extent of it. Until, that is, we had lunch a few months ago at one of our favorite Kansas City spots, The Westside Local. The soup of the day was a vegan tomato-fennel soup, and I was hooked at first bite. …

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Curried Coconut Quinoa Bake

Curried Coconut Quinoa Bake makes for an easy, one-pot, weeknight meal full of plant-based protein. Gluten-free, vegan.

Curried Coconut Quinoa Bake makes for an easy, one-pot weeknight meal. Gluten-free, vegan. Autumn, almost immediately, makes me feel like a better cook. Stews, skillets, chilis, and casseroles become heavy on rotation, and the leftovers they leave seem to make the best packed lunches….

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Cauliflower Rice and Black Beans with Corn (Gluten-Free)

Cauliflower Rice and Black Beans with Corn is an easy recipe to serve up a wholesome, plant-based meal, topped with a fresh tomato-cilantro salsa. Gluten-free, grain-free, and vegan. 

Cauliflower Rice and Black Beans with Corn is an easy vegetarian and gluten-free meal loaded with veggies.Easy weeknight meals have been my saving grace as of late. If said meals make good leftovers, then it’s a total bonus.

Cauliflower rice has quickly made its way into our weekly rotation alongside quinoa, brown rice, and lentils. The beauty of cauliflower rice is that you can easily make it from a head of cauliflower, or, as I often do, buy frozen riced cauliflower and make the countdown to dinner even faster….

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