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A small bowl with oatmeal protein balls in it. The bowl is sitting on on a gray napkin next to a two small bowls of oats and hemp seeds in it.

Almond Butter Oatmeal Protein Balls

Bowls of cannellini bean soup arranged on a tan background with a dark blue napkin arranged around them.

Cannellini Bean Soup

Chicken wings arranged on a pan lined with parchment paper and a small bowl of sauce next to it.

Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

A tan colored bowl with teriyaki chicken and broccoli served over rice. The bowl is sitting on a tan background with a small bowl of sesame seeds and a dark napkin arranged around it.

10-Minute Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

A white oval dish on a wooden background with slices of honey cornbread baked in the dish.

Healthier Honey Cornbread

A bowl of turkey chili with avocado and herbs on top. The bowl is sitting on a dark background with a gray napkin and a small bowl of pepper flakes arranged around it.

Three Bean Ground Turkey Chili

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30 Minute Meals

Bowls of cannellini bean soup arranged on a tan background with a dark blue napkin arranged around them.

Cannellini Bean Soup

A tan colored bowl with teriyaki chicken and broccoli served over rice. The bowl is sitting on a tan background with a small bowl of sesame seeds and a dark napkin arranged around it.

10-Minute Teriyaki Chicken Stir Fry

A wooden bowl with apple pomegranate salad and a bed of greens in it. The bowl of salad is sitting on a wooden cutting board with a dark background behind it. With pomegranate seeds and a napkin arranged around the salad.

Apple Pomegranate Salad

A wooden bowl with bowtie pasta salad and vegetables in it. The bowl of pasta salad is arranged on a wooden background with a block and cheese, a glass of dressing, and a napkin next to it.

Bowtie Pasta Salad with Parmesan Herb Dressing

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

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Appetizer

Chicken wings arranged on a pan lined with parchment paper and a small bowl of sauce next to it.

Crispy Oven Baked Chicken Wings

Fresh tomato blender salsa in a small bowl on a plate with tortilla chips. The salsa has cilantro chopped on top and surrounding the plate is lime slices.

Fresh Tomato Blender Salsa

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

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Baking

A bowl of peach blueberry crisp with ice cream in it and a spoon. The bowl is sitting on a napkin with peach slices and a pan of peach blueberry crisp next to it.

Oatmeal Peach Blueberry Crisp

Vegan oatmeal chocolate chip cookies arranged on a light brown background with sprinkles of sea salt around them.

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

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Breakfast

A small bowl with oatmeal protein balls in it. The bowl is sitting on on a gray napkin next to a two small bowls of oats and hemp seeds in it.

Almond Butter Oatmeal Protein Balls

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

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Christmas

A white bowl with red sauce and Italian meatballs over spaghetti in it. The bowl is sitting on a wooden board with a gray napkin, shredded cheese, and fresh herbs arranged around it.

Secret Ingredient Italian Meatballs

Peanut butter cookies that are dipped and drizzled in chocolate and arranged on parchment paper.

5 Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies

A bowl of cranberry orange sauce with a spoon in it. Around the bowl of sauce is a small bowl of cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and a gray napkin.

Cranberry Orange Sauce

A cast iron pan with chicken cacciatore in a red tomato sauce. The pan is arranged on a dark gray background with a small bowl of red chili flakes next to it.

Mom’s Easy Chicken Cacciatore (Hunters Style)

A white casserole dish with cheesy scalloped potatoes in it. The dish is arranged on a tan background with fresh sage and a napkin arranged around it.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes

A white dish with sausage lasagna in it arranged on a wooden board with a napkin and herbs placed around it.

Sweet & Spicy Italian Sausage Lasagna

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Cookies

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

Brownie Oat Flour Cookies

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

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

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Dairy Free

A white oval dish on a wooden background with slices of honey cornbread baked in the dish.

Healthier Honey Cornbread

A bowl of turkey chili with avocado and herbs on top. The bowl is sitting on a dark background with a gray napkin and a small bowl of pepper flakes arranged around it.

Three Bean Ground Turkey Chili

A brown bowl with greek chickpea salad in it. Underneath the bowl of salad is a gray napkin and a wooden board.

My Go-To Greek Chickpea Salad

A gray bowl with homemade breadcrumbs and a spoon in it. The bowl of breadcrumbs is sitting on a dark background with a light gray napkin next to it.

How to Make Breadcrumbs

A ceramic bowl with Tuscan cannellini bean salad with assorted vegetables arranged on a light blue counter.

Tuscan Cannellini Bean Salad

Bowls of vegan split pea soup arranged on a wooden background with spoons and slices of bread placed around them.

Vegan Split Pea Soup

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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

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

Oatmeal Apple Streusel Bread

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

Oatmeal Blueberry Crumb Cake

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Dinner

A bowl filled with pasta e ceci soup and fresh herbs on top. The bowl is sitting on a dark background with a napkin and small bowl of red pepper flakes arranged around it.

Pasta e Ceci (Italian Pasta and Chickpeas)

A cast iron pan with eggplant lasagna baked in it. The pan is placed in a wooden background with fresh herbs and a parmesan rind arranged around it.

Classic Eggplant Lasagna

A bowl with red sauce and zucchini meatballs on a bed of spaghetti. There's a fork twisting spaghetti in the bowl and fresh herbs sprinkled over top.

Vegetarian Zucchini “Meatballs”

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

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

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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

How to Freeze Basil (Basil Cubes)

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

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)

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Freezer-friendly

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

Easy Turkey Gravy From Drippings

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

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)

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

Herb Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

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

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

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Gluten-Free

A white plate of corn and tomato salad thats sitting on a wooden board. The salad is topped with green herbs and the herbs are also arranged next to the plate.

Grilled Corn and Tomato Salad

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

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

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

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

Roasted Bruschetta Pasta

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

Roasted Eggplant & Zucchini Lasagna

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How To's

Mason jars of homemade vegetable broth against a white background.

How To Make Vegetable Broth (Instant Pot)

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Italian

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

Tuscan Kale & Chickpea Soup

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

Peach Caprese Salad

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

Roasted Eggplant Meatballs

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

15-Minute Lemon Asparagus Pasta

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

Three Cheese Zucchini Rollatini (Involtini)

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

Tuscan Artichoke Salad

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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

images of pasta dishes for date night.

17 Date Night Pasta Recipes For Valentines Day

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

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

Winter Citrus Avocado Salad

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

Summer Farro Salad with Cherries & Chickpeas

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

Italian Salad with Parmesan Herb Dressing

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

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Sauces and Dressings

wooden spoon stirring red arrabbiata tomato sauce in pan.

Italian Arrabbiata Sauce (sugo all’arrabbiata)

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

The Best Fresh Tomato Sauce

a pot of san marzano tomato sauce with fresh herbs

San Marzano Tomato Sauce {Family Recipe}

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Sides

crostini pizzas arranged on tray lined with parchment paper.

Caprese Crostini Pizza

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

Curried Sweet Potato Bisque

A ceramic bowl with cucumbers and tomatoes tossed with dressing.

Greek Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Hands holding baked bread with dried cranberries in the background.

No Knead Cranberry Walnut Bread

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

Crunchy Kale & Edamame Salad

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Soup

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

Creamy Carrot Ginger Soup

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

Vegetarian Pasta e Fagioli

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

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 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)

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Vegan

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

30-Minute Stir Fry Vegetables

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

a group of black bean tacos on plate with condiments.

10-Minute Black Bean Tacos

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

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

Superfood Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bowl

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Vegetarian

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

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

Roasted Red Pepper & Black Bean Enchiladas

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

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

Vegan Fajita Bowls

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

Vegetarian Enchiladas

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