Mung bean sprouts meld with noodles for a cozy, quick meal that can be dressed up with all kinds of extras or served simply as is while still delivering a whopping nutrient-package and tasty satisfcation.

Grated cauliflower works beautifully as a sub for meat and rice in this hearty, easy to customize, flavor-packed, forgiving dish of comfort.

Subtly sticky sweet, this light yet filling dish brings complete satisfaction whether you choose to go pure cauliflower only, or toss in bright and hearty addends, the likes of carrots, chickpeas, or tofu. Bake, roast, or air-fry—it’s easily adaptable and forgiving.

At once hearty and light, fresh and warm, plus a snap to tailor to taste and time, this satisfying Winter Greens Bowl is just the thing to enhance, expand, and simplify your greens routine.

Marinated, baked tofu slices layered with kimchi, julienned carrots and cucumber, and a simple mayo made from Sriracha mixed in cashew cream makes for an easy, zesty, satisfying riff on a classic Bahn Mi.

When it is cold outside, nothing satisfies, warming belly and soul, quite like soup. It’s the warm blanket of comfort food. You can hardly ever veer wrong. But we still have our favorites, and here are a few of ours, this year.

Smooth, rich, bright, packed with hearty veggies and legumes, this souper versatile soup/stew is oh-so-satisfying, with just enough of a curried, gingery kick to really soothe the throat and awaken the senses.

Made with clean, wholesome ingredients, this easy potato leek soup is rich and creamy without the cream, allowing pure, rustic flavors to truly shine.

Make this dish a main meal or a glorious, hearty side. Feel free to swap millet or rice for the quinoa or add in a little cooked plant-based sausage or chickpeas to the filling. Whatever you do and however you serve it, this hearty but not heavy dish delivers an abundance of cozy flavor. 

Marinated and roasted, these meatlessly meaty mushrooms are brimming with rich, woodsy flavor, harmoniously complemented by creamy, cozy polenta.

This fragrant, taste-bud tantalizing immune booster is packed with nourishing goodness.

Light, summery fresh notes shine through creamy coziness in this easy, protein-packed comfort dish.

Ladle up a bowl of comfort that boosts your defenses and lifts your mood with sheer, cheerful color. Anti-inflammatory ginger, garlic and turmeric lend earthy, piquant, soothing notes to this bright, creamy betacarotene-rich beauty!

This zesty, rich black bean soup ladles up a hearty dose of coziness. The Instant Pot makes quick work with dried beans--no need to soak!

This mouthwatering black bean and brown rice burger is made from just a few simple ingredients: canned or cooked black beans, cooked brown rice, an optional bread slice, and salsa. Super easy to make, and super tasty and satisfying loaded with all your favorite toppings.

A Tulsi Green Tea base for a broth combined with broccoli, potato, leek, and seasonings, this soup covers the bases—smooth winter warmer, fresh spring clean, and nourishing goodness for all the in betweens.

This easy weeknight tamale bowl offers so much to savor, not least in time and effort. As long as you've got the cozy polenta base, anything goes-- whatever fun finds the fridge has to offer, piled together deliciously.

Spring is renewed freshness, aliveness, and jubilant growth. It ‘s cool, rainy day reminders to sometimes settle in and let our thoughts wander with the gentle pitter-patter splashing on stone and trickling down window panes. The latter—that’s what this cozy, nourishing  stew is made for, a versatile celebration of comfort and greens.

Warming, cozy, and bursting with bright green goodness, this meal is simple, satisfying, and open to a whole host of variations. Stirring creamy cannellini beans blended with a little unsweetened almond milk, nutritional yeast, and other seasonings into cooked quinoa yields a hearty, flavorful porridge brimming with good energy.

Born out of desire to throw as many powerhouse immune boosting foods as possible into one dinner, this is one of those one-pot meals you can play with all you like. Throw in what you have, omit the noodes, add in rice, change up veggies…have fun and feel the belly-warming boost.

With this roast veggie and gnocchi tray bake, you don't even need to whisk a dressing. This is a perfect weeknight clean-out-the-fridge meal, and likewise special enough for company. Delicious comfort!

Aromatic, healthy, and hearty, this African Peanut Stew is one of my favorite go-to comfort foods. Meltaway sweet potato chunks marry so cozily with tomatoes, kidney beans, fresh ginger, and spices, enhanced with nutty richness. And really, is there anything that peanut butter can't pair with?

Happy 2023! I’m a little late to the party with sharing New Year food, but this one’s really just an easy, throw-in-what-you’ve got, anytime winter warmer that happens to include a few auspicious ingredients that are hearty, healthy, and deliciously satisfying.

Creamy and layed with rich, subtly sweet, flavorful notes, this one is one of my favorite go-tos. It’s so simple, you really don’t need a recipe, just the idea of the recipe…yumtastic.

Baked tofu coated with a flavorful spice rub pairs well with whatever you please in this simple, nutritious, and tasty BBQ tofu bowl. Drizzled (or smothered) with a healthy homemade BBQ sauce brings kicks up a little nourishing heat that is both homey yet festive.

A bit of heat, a bit of tang, and teeming with vegetables, this kind of dish is one of my very favorite go-to sources of that kind of body and soul nourishment the changing seasons inspire.