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Citrus avocado salad on a plate with a fork in it.

Winter Citrus Avocado Salad

A skillet pan with baked cauliflower ziti topped with melted cheese. The pan of ziti is sitting on a dark background with herbs arranged around it and a gray napkin.

Cauliflower Baked Ziti

A collage of vegetarian dishes with the words 21 easy meatless dinners in the center of the images.

21 Easy Meatless Dinners

A stack of white Christmas crescent cookies on a plate with powder sugar being dusted over top.

Mom’s Christmas Crescent Cookies

Chocolate dipped biscottis arranged on parchment paper, with a plate of biscottis next to them. Around the biscottis are red ribbon and cinnamon sticks.

Cherry Chocolate Dipped Biscotti

Sweet potato nachos in a pan lined with parchment paper. The nachos are topped with black beans, salsa, and avocado slices. The pan is sitting on a wooden background with lime slices and a bowl of salsa arranged around it.

Black Bean Sweet Potato Nachos

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30 Minute Meals

A brown ceramic bowl with kale and brussel sprout salad in it on a gray background, with herbs and nuts arranged around it.

Warm Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad with Farro

rectangle-shaped pizza cut into slices on a wooden board with fresh herbs arranged around it.

Sheet Pan Pizza with Roasted Tomato Sauce

ceramic dish with bruschetta pasta with tomatoes on wooden background with gray napkin and fresh herbs arranged around it.

Roasted Bruschetta Pasta

white oval plate with peach caprese salad sitting on a brown cutting board on light colored background.

Peach Caprese Salad

Farro salad with sliced avocado and cherries in a brown wooden bowl.

Summer Farro Salad with Cherries & Chickpeas

a white ceramic bowl filled with pasta noodles with asparagus and lemon on a brown wooden board.

15-Minute Lemon Asparagus Pasta

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Appetizer

Sweet potato nachos in a pan lined with parchment paper. The nachos are topped with black beans, salsa, and avocado slices. The pan is sitting on a wooden background with lime slices and a bowl of salsa arranged around it.

Black Bean Sweet Potato Nachos

white bowl with black bean salsa in it on wooden board with tortilla chips and lime pieces arranged around it.

Avocado Black Bean Salsa

a bowl lined with parchment paper with zucchini fries in it with a wooden bowl of red tomato sauce on brown wooden board.

Parmesan Baked Zucchini Fries

hand dipping piece of pita bread into red pepper hummus in white bowl.

5-Minute Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

crostini pizzas arranged on tray lined with parchment paper.

Caprese Crostini Pizza

Hand dipping chicken nugget into white bowl of yellow sauce.

Crispy Baked Chicken Nuggets

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Baking

A stack of white Christmas crescent cookies on a plate with powder sugar being dusted over top.

Mom’s Christmas Crescent Cookies

Chocolate dipped biscottis arranged on parchment paper, with a plate of biscottis next to them. Around the biscottis are red ribbon and cinnamon sticks.

Cherry Chocolate Dipped Biscotti

A stack of pumpkin blondies arranged in front of a dark gray background.

Healthy Pumpkin Blondies

skillet pan with gluten free strawberry rhubarb crisp in it on brown wooden board.

Gluten-Free Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

almond butter chocolate chip cookies arranged on a cooling wrack on brown wooden board.

Chewy Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Cookies

flourless cookies arranged on a cooling rack on a wooden board.

Chewy Flourless Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Breakfast

A stack of pumpkin spice pancakes on a gray plate with a fork laying next to the pancakes and an orange pumpkin in the background.

Healthy Pumpkin Spice Pancakes

Black cast iron pot with a breakfast egg casserole in it, displayed on a wooden background with a gray napkin next to it.

Veggie Breakfast Egg Casserole

glasses filled with blueberry smoothie with blueberries and spinach leafs arranged around it.

Superfood Blueberry Spinach Smoothie

Naan breakfast pizza on parchment paper cut into 4 slices with running egg in center.

Naan Breakfast Pizza

dairy free cinnamon rolls with icing on top in a cast iron skillet.

Crowd-Pleasing Dairy Free Cinnamon Rolls

Slices of apple streusel bread arranged on a gray plate with grey napkin in top corner.

Oatmeal Apple Streusel Bread

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Christmas

Turkey gravy from pan drippings being poured over slices of turkey breast on a plate with fresh herbs.

Easy Turkey Gravy From Drippings

A stack of brownie oat flour cookies with the top one with a bite out of it.

Brownie Oat Flour Cookies

A blue plate with slices of air fryer turkey breast and gravy on it with fresh herbs arranged around it. The plate of turkey is arranged on a wooden background with herbs, gravy, and a gray napkin displayed around it.

Maple Herb Air Fryer Turkey Breast

Cast iron skillet with roasted chicken thighs and herbs in it, sitting on a wooden background.

Garlic & Herb Crispy Roasted Chicken Thighs

eggplant parmesan in a white baking dish on dark gray background with herbs and a napkin arranged around it.

Classic Eggplant Parmesan

wooden spoon stirring red arrabbiata tomato sauce in pan.

Italian Arrabbiata Sauce (sugo all’arrabbiata)

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Cookies

Oatmeal cinnamon chocolate chip cookies arranged on a gray plate. The plate of cookies is sitting on a dark gray background with cinnamon sticks, a glass of milk, and additional cookies around the plate.

Oatmeal Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

A pile of gluten free monster cookies arranged on a cooling rack. A small bowl of m&m's are in the top corner next to the cookies.

The Best Gluten-Free Monster Cookies

A close up image of chocolate chip oatmeal bar on white parchment paper.

Chewy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

A close up of a gingerbread molasses cookie drizzled with chocolate and has a bite out of it.

Chewy Oatmeal Molasses Cookies with Dark Chocolate

A close up of a gluten free peanut butter cookie with chocolate chips on brown parchment paper.

Chewy Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies

A close up of a vegan pumpkin cookie dipped in melted chocolate with a bite out of it.

Flourless Vegan Pumpkin Cookies

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Dairy Free

Citrus avocado salad on a plate with a fork in it.

Winter Citrus Avocado Salad

A black skillet with chicken and roasted butternut squash with rosemary sprigs and brussels sprouts in it. The pan is sitting on a wooden background with a napkin next to it.

Autumn Roasted Chicken and Butternut Squash Skillet

Two bowls with curried butternut squash soup in it. The bowls are arranged on a wooden cutting board, and the soup is decorated with herbs and drizzles of coconut milk.

Curried Butternut Squash Soup

ceramic bowl with chicken and rice soup in it on dark background with gray napkin next to it.

Herb Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Butternut squash salad with kale and pomegranate seeds in a wooden bowl that's arranged on a dark gray background.

Autumn Kale & Butternut Squash Salad

Eggplant ratatouille pasta in a ceramic bowl arranged on a dark background. A gray napkin and fresh herbs are arranged around the bowl of pasta.

Eggplant Ratatouille Pasta

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Dessert

scoops of mango sorbet in gray bowl on wooden board with mango and lime arranged around it.

5-Minute Mango Lime Sorbet

chocolate covered frozen bananas arranged on parchment paper with peanut butter drizzled over top.

4 Ingredient Frozen Chocolate-Covered Bananas

Oatmeal banana bread stacked on top of each other on a gray plate.

Peanut Butter Oatmeal Banana Bread

A gray cast iron skillet with apple cranberry crisp in it with two scoops of vanilla ice cream on top.

Oatmeal Apple Cranberry Crisp

Blueberry crumb cake slices arranged on parchment paper with blueberries sprinkled around them.

Oatmeal Blueberry Crumb Cake

Vegan banana muffins with chocolate chips on top arranged on a white counter with a gray napkin in the corner.

Oatmeal Vegan Banana Muffins

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Dinner

A skillet pan with baked cauliflower ziti topped with melted cheese. The pan of ziti is sitting on a dark background with herbs arranged around it and a gray napkin.

Cauliflower Baked Ziti

Spinach lasagna roll ups with red sauce over them in a white dish.

Herb & Spinach Lasagna Roll Ups

Vegetarian stuffed shells in a skillet pan that is arranged on a wooden background. Fresh herbs are arranged around the skillet and sprinkled over top of the stuffed shells.

Vegetarian Stuffed Shells (without ricotta)

Two bowls of roasted tomato soup arranged on a wooden board with basil leaves and a napkin arranged around them.

Sheet Pan Roasted Tomato Soup

cast iron skillet with eggplant and zucchini lasagna on wooden board on a gray background.

Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Lasagna

ceramic bowl with chickpea soup with kale in it on gray background with napkin and spices arranged around it.

Tuscan Kale & Chickpea Soup

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Drinks

top angle of a glass of peanut butter banana protein shake with banana slices on top

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Protein Shake

clear glasses filled with purple berry smoothie with pink striped straws in them on white counter with vegetables and fruit arranged around glasses.

Avocado Berry Smoothie

Blackberry Pineapple Power Smoothie - A power-packed morning smoothie filled with DELICIOUS berries and tropical flavors. Easily one of my favorite smoothies! | asimplepalate.com

Blackberry Pineapple Smoothie

Clear drink glass with pink strawberry mango banana smoothie and a pink straw in it on white background.

Chia Strawberry Mango Banana Smoothie

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Family Recipes

Black cast iron skillet with baked rigatoni in it with a gray napkin next to it on wooden background.

Three Cheese Baked Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

vegetable lasagna in a white dish on wooden background with dark napkin next to it.

The Best Vegetable Lasagna (no ricotta)

Two gray bowls with Italian minestrone soup in them. The bowls are arranged on a gray napkin with a wooden background too, with herbs and spoons placed around them.

Authentic Italian Minestrone Soup

red pan with fresh tomato sauce in it with a silver spoon.

The Best Fresh Tomato Sauce

eggplant rollatini in a black cast iron pan.

Baked Eggplant Rollatini

Chicken parmesan in a pan with a spatula

Authentic Chicken Parmesan {Family Recipe}

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Freezer-friendly

white bowl with spaghetti and eggplant meatballs with red sauce in it on brown wooden board.

Roasted Eggplant Meatballs

gray bowl with orange carrot soup and microgreens in it on gray background.

Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup

vegetable stir fry with white rice in white ceramic bowl with dark napkin next to it.

30-Minute Stir Fry Vegetables

bowl of pasta fagioli soup on wooden background with gray napkin and spoons laying next to it.

Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli

hands holding wooden bowl with orange sweet potato soup with white cream swirl in it.

Curried Sweet Potato Bisque

Enchiladas in white dish covered in melted cheese and avocado slices.

Roasted Red Pepper & Black Bean Enchiladas

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Gluten-Free

A bowl with pear gorgonzola salad in it. The bowl is arranged on a gray background with a red pear and a napkin arranged next to it.

Pear Salad with Gorgonzola & Hazelnuts

black skillet pan with lemon rosemary chicken and baby potatoes in it.

Roasted Lemon Rosemary Chicken with Potatoes

black cast iron skillet with red sauce and zucchini rollatini in it.

Three Cheese Zucchini Rollatini (Involtini)

white bowl with rotini pasta and roasted vegetables on gray background.

Cheesy Rotini Pasta with Roasted Vegetables

black cast iron pot with zucchini lasagna and red sauce in it on brown board with fresh herbs and parmesan cheese surrounding it.

Easy Zucchini Lasagna

a skillet pan with orange red pepper sauce with pasta noodles, roasted cauliflower, and a wooden spoon in it.

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce

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Italian

ceramic with artichokes & garbanzo bean salad in it on dark gray background.

Tuscan Artichoke Salad

a skillet pan with orange red pepper sauce with pasta noodles, roasted cauliflower, and a wooden spoon in it.

Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Red Pepper Sauce

images of pasta dishes for date night.

17 Date Night Pasta Recipes For Valentines Day

wooden bowl with greens and chopped vegetables in it with grey napkin and small condiment bowls surrounding it.

Italian Salad with Parmesan Herb Dressing

Ceramic bowl with fork twisted with pasta noodles with red lentil sauce over top of noodles.

Lentil Bolognese with Pappardelle Pasta

Ceramic bowl with chickpea pasta in red pepper sauce.

15-Minute Roasted Red Pepper Chickpea Pasta

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Round-ups

A collage of vegetarian dishes with the words 21 easy meatless dinners in the center of the images.

21 Easy Meatless Dinners

22 delicious Friendsgiving food ideas.

22 Delicious Friendsgiving Food Ideas

17 easy pantry meals

17 Easy Pantry Meals

15 Must-Try Healthy Recipes for the New Year | A Simple Palate

15 Must-Try Healthy Recipes for Your New Year

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Salads

a vegetable taco salad in a tortilla bowl on a blue plate.

Vegetarian Taco Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing

chopped vegetable salad in a wooden bowl with wooden spoons.

Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

A wooden bowl filled with salad, green apples, and cooked brussels sprouts on top.

Warm Brussels Sprout Salad with Cider Dijon Dressing

A ceramic bowl with cucumbers and tomatoes tossed with dressing.

Greek Cucumber and Tomato Salad

A clear glass bowl on a grey napkin with salad in it.

Crunchy Kale & Edamame Salad

clear glass bowl with lentil salad and wooden spoons in it on white counter.

The Best Crunchy Lentil Salad

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Sauces and Dressings

a pot of san marzano tomato sauce with fresh herbs

San Marzano Tomato Sauce {Family Recipe}

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Sides

roasted brussels sprouts and pomegranate seeds on a parchment paper with small dish of balsamic glaze.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Glaze & Pomegranate

Hands holding baked bread with dried cranberries in the background.

No Knead Cranberry Walnut Bread

A ceramic bowl on a white counter with zucchini soup in it and a piece of bread in the soup.

Creamy Parmesan Zucchini Soup

A glass bowl of harvest salad with apple slices and pomegranates with a blu napkin in the background.

Apple Pomegranate Harvest Salad

A bowl of strawberry spinach with avocado slices and chopped almonds.

Avocado & Strawberry Spinach Salad

Mason jars of homemade vegetable broth against a white background.

How To Make Vegetable Broth (Instant Pot)

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Soup

A hand holding a wooden bowl of broccoli and cheese soup with bread slices in the background.

Creamy Roasted Broccoli and Cheese Soup

A grey bowl with cauliflower soup with a blue napkin and slices and bread next to it.

Creamy Cauliflower Soup (Vegan)

Hands holding a ceramic bowl with slow cooker chicken chili in it with tortilla chips and avocado slices over top.

Feel-Good Slow Cooker Chicken Chili

Bowl with leek and potato soup in it on a brown wooden board with toasted bread and spoons arranged next to it.

30-Minute Leek and Potato Soup

Mason jars of homemade vegetable broth against a white background.

How To Make Vegetable Broth (Instant Pot)

Ceramic bowls with vegetarian tortilla soup in them sitting on a wooden background. On top of the soup is strips of tortillas, avocado slices, and cilantro, with lime slices and a gray napkin arranged around the bowls.

Vegetarian Black Bean Tortilla Soup

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Vegan

a group of black bean tacos on plate with condiments.

10-Minute Black Bean Tacos

A ceramic bowl with oatmeal, banana slices, nuts, and blueberries with a spoon in it.

Superfood Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bowl

A hand holding a ceramic bowl with black beans, rice, and vegetables.

Vegan Fajita Bowls

hand holding naan cauliflower shawarma wrap won white parchment paper with condiments arranged around it.

Cauliflower “Shawarma” Wrap

Veggie tacos on a white counter with avocado sauce and lime slices arranged around them.

Loaded Veggie Tacos with Avocado Cilantro Sauce

Roasted Eggplant Pasta

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Vegetarian

A ceramic bowl with spaghetti and cherry tomatoes in it on a white counter with a blue napkin next to it.

Easy Spaghetti Pesto with Garden Tomatoes

Baked enchiladas in a white dish with avocado slices on the side.

Vegetarian Enchiladas

Cauliflower steak pizza arranged on brown parchment paper.

Cauliflower Steak Pizza

Roasted Eggplant Pasta

A close up of sweet potato black bean tacos on a grey plate with lime slices next to it.

Easy Black Bean Sweet Potato Tacos

A close up of a slice of banana coffee cake with coffee cake in the background.

Oatmeal Banana Coffee Cake

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