balsamic green beans with walnuts
These Balsamic Green Beans with Walnuts are one of my favorite vegetable side dishes of all times! Simple, quick, elegant and delicious. {Naturally gluten-free and vegan!} I originally shared this recipe on August 2 2012. I have updated the images and some of the...
apple walnut oatmeal cookies
Tighten up your apron strings dear readers, you’re about to meet your new favorite cookie on the planet. It is a healthier oatmeal cookie with walnuts, apple and white chocolate chips. They have just a touch of cinnamon, sweet butter and they are sweetened with...
turmeric roasted cauliflower and tempeh power salad vegan
These Turmeric Roasted Cauliflower and Tempeh Power Salads are so special! They’re piled high with roasted tempeh and cauliflower (tossed with turmeric and miso) and then topped with toasted walnuts, vegan shiitake bacon and drizzled with sweet and creamy maple...
healthy maple carrot sheet cake
This insanely delicious healthy carrot cake is only 254 calories per serving, and it is so sweet and moist and loaded with carrots, raisins, walnuts and pineapple. It is totally refined-sugar free. It has a simple maple cream cheese and coconut frosting that you can...
carrot cake waffles
These Carrot Cake Waffles are a cross between a hearty, wholesome whole-wheat waffle and a slice of carrot cake. Read on to grab the easy recipe and enter to win a quart of my family’s home-made pure Vermont maple syrup. Before we get to the maple giveaway, let’s talk...
greek yogurt maple banana bread pudding
Oh yes I did! You read that right: Greek Yogurt Maple Banana Bread Pudding. And it has walnuts on it too. It’s bananas! Literally. Did you know that bread pudding is my favorite dessert on the entire planet? True. And it HAS to be served warm. No question. In fact, I...
dark chocolate walnut vegan energy balls
These Dark Chocolate Walnut Vegan Energy Balls are a super simple and healthy snack and will satisfy your chocolate cravings in only 15 minutes! This post is sponsored by Nature’s Path. I was compensated for my time. All opinions expressed here are my own. The last...
vegan maple granola
This Maple Granola with walnuts and cranberries has been with me for a long time. It is vegan and refined sugar-free. I make it every year for gifts for the holidays. I originally posted this back in 2010, and it also appeared in my Maple cookbook. I wanted to share...
15 minute chicken salad bites with cranberries and walnuts
These Chicken Salad Bites with Cranberries and Walnuts are the easiest little appetizers, and they’re ready in only 15 minutes! Just stir cooked chicken together with the Greek Yogurt dressing, and then spoon it into purchased fillo cups. Or you can make your...
maple-sweetened healthy apple crisp
This Healthy Apple Crisp is the perfect dessert to bake this fall. It’s made with two varieties of apples to amp up the juicy flavor and then topped with pecans and rolled oats to really take it to the next level! It is sweetened naturally with maple syrup,...
healthy banana bread with dates and walnuts
Healthy Banana Bread with Dates and Walnuts made with whole-grain flour and no refined sugar. Back in 2014, after almost five years of blogging, I posted my first pie on the blog. You all thought I was nuts for having waited that long. Here I am two years later,...
Hi! I am Katie and I am glad you're here. Welcome to my Vermont kitchen. I am a classically trained chef, former food stylist and also a reformed dieter. Today, I believe no food should be off limits. Here on my food blog, you'll find hundreds of easy weeknight dinners, simple seasonal vegetable recipes and intuitive eating tips. If you've got seasonal produce and you're wondering what to do with it, or you're just ready to say goodbye to dieting, then we're going to be besties in like one minute! Take a look around, have a bite to eat and let's hang out!
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