Who doesn’t love the avocado? This healthy vegetable (well, really fruit!) is having a heyday: avocado toast has become almost as ubiquitous as french fries. And for good reason: there are millions of delicious ways to eat it! Not to mention, it’s full of healthy fats and nutrients. Here’s a list of our favorite easy avocado recipes for our favorite ways to use them! Throw them onto California-style pizza, make them into a salad or guacamole, or stuff them into quesadillas and grilled cheese....

Most people consider coffee to be liquid gold. Most of us start our days with a glass or mug of it, or pick one up on the way to work. If you follow a keto diet, Starbucks is something you’d have to pay a little attention to, as most of their offerings have hidden sugar and carbs. Luckily, with a few small tweaks, you can enjoy this popular hot or cold beverage without the sugar....

If you’ve ever followed the whole30 program and made any of my whole30 recipes, you know how important snacks are. As someone who’s done it more times than I can count, I can attest to how important snacks (and variety) are to staying on track. Of the countless vegan recipes, paleo recipes, keto recipes, and gluten-free recipes I’ve come up with, quite a few of them are also whole30-friendly. So, to make it easier to find them, I’ve gone through hundreds of recipes to find the ones that perfectly suit the whole30 lifestyle....

Once the days start getting longer and the sunshine returns, it’s time to embrace the energy of the season! As two certified mixologists and home cocktail experts, we love celebrating each season with new food and drinks. So out with the cozy, spiced winter drinks: here is our top list of spring cocktails! These spring drinks make the most of seasonal flavors with a focus on ingredients like citrus, herbs, and flowers including lemon, mint, lavender, elderflower and strawberry....

Stuck in a rut when it comes to lunch? Midday meals don’t have to be boring. Try these easy healthy lunch ideas! Each recipe is either simple to put together the day of, or easy to meal prep at the start of the week. And there’s so much more inspiration than just sandwiches. Try crunchy wraps and burritos, tasty make-ahead soups, flavor-packed salads, and more! What does healthy mean? This term can be loaded, but here it simply means the recipes have fresh ingredients, lots of veggies, and healthy fats like olive oil....

Looking for nutritious side dishes to go with your meal? It’s easy enough to make a main dish: but finding easy sides to accessorize with it can be tricky! In fact, we spent years going the iceberg lettuce plus ranch route. But guess what? There are hundreds of ideas of colorful, wholesome and unique side dish recipes to add nutrients to your plate. Here are all the best healthy side dishes to add nutrients to your plate!...

Want simple tequila cocktails? Try these 2 Ingredient Tequila Drinks! This Mexican liquor made from the agave plant is at home in classic drinks like the Margarita, Paloma, and Mexican mule. But it’s equally as tasty in a 1920’s style sour cocktail like the Tequila Sour, or a Bloody Maria, a spin on the Bloody Mary. With so many tasty mixed drinks to try—let’s start mixing! Ingredients: Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice Ingredients: Tequila, grapefruit, lime, simple syrup, soda water Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice, Topo Chico (or other mineral water) Ingredients: Tequila, orange juice, grenadine Ingredients: Campari, tequila, grapefruit juice and lime juice Ingredients: Tequila, lemon juice, lime juice, simple syrup, bitters, egg white Ingredients: Tequila, lime juice, ginger beer Ingredients: Tequila reposado, crème de cassis, lime juice, ginger beer Ingredients: Tequila, orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, grapefruit soda, salt Ingredients: Tequila, lemon, tomato juice, horseradish, Tabasco, Worcestershire, celery salt Ingredients: Tequila reposado, mezcal, agave syrup, chocolate bitters Ingredients: Tequila, espresso, Kahlua or coffee liqueur, simple syrup Ingredients: Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup Ingredients: Tequila, soda water, lime wedges Ingredients: Tequila, lemon juice, sugar Ingredients: Tequila, pineapple juice Ingredients: Tequila, Grand Marnier, Cointreau, lime juice Ingredients: Tequila, coffee, Kahlua, Triple sec, vanilla extract Ingredients: Tequila, tonic water, lime wedges Ingredients: Tequila, orange juice Ingredients: Tequila, orange juice, amaretto, lime juice Ingredients: Tequila reposado, sweet vermouth, orange bitters Ingredients: Tequila, ginger ale Ingredients: Tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, dry vermouth, olive garnish Ingredients: Tequila, sweet vermouth, Campari...

Are you a tofu fan? This plant-based protein couldn’t be more delicious when it’s prepared correctly. Alex and I recipe developers and cookbook authors, and we’ve spent years researching all the best ways to make this protein into a meal. We’re now tofu super fans, to put it lightly! Here are all our best recipes for turning this tasty ingredient into healthy and easy meals. Ways to cook tofu Tofu is a blank canvas, since it’s neutral in flavor and soft in texture before cooking....

Lunch is one of the hardest times of the day to eat healthy, right? In the middle of a crazy day, the last thing you want to think about when your stomach is rumbling is clean eating! But Alex and I have found with just a little bit of planning, lunch time can be manageable! Here are a few of the real life recipes that we eat for lunch. More lunch inspiration?...

Craving more Asian-inspired keto recipes? Try my keto egg roll in a bowl, keto pad thai, keto beef and broccoli, and keto stir fry next. Every time I go keto, ramen is the first dish I crave. I swear it’s like clockwork. While traditional ramen is carb-heavy and therefore NOT keto-friendly, I’ve devised a few smart tweaks to drastically reduce the carbs. The results are soft and chewy noodles swimming in an aromatic sauce, all for a mere 3 grams of net carbs....

Craving more desserts made in the air fryer? Try my air fryer cinnamon rolls, air fryer brownies, and air fryer donuts next. If you use your air fryer as much as I do, why not make freshly baked cookies with it? Lately I’ve been obsessed with making my air fryer cookies. Not only is it speedy and effortless, but it makes for extra chewy cookies with the perfect crumb and gooey chocolate chips....

Looking for plant based sandwich recipes? Turns out, sandwiches don’t need meat or cheese to be hearty and satisfying. There are lots of ingredients and techniques to make incredibly delicious sandwiches…no meat required. Here are all the best vegan sandwiches to try, full of irresistible flavor and healthy ingredients! There’s our fan favorite chickpea salad, like a vegan spin on chicken salad using chickpeas that takes just a few minutes to put together....

How do you feel about the “fancy toast” trend: restaurants loading thick toast slices with incredible toppings and charging $10? While the fad has drawn some criticism, we’re here for it. To us, fancy toast is a no-stress method for making simple vegetarian meals and easy dinner recipes at home. Of course, it can’t be Wonder Bread and peanut butter. This thick slice of artisan bread is topped with agrodolce, a Italian sweet and sour sauce everyone should try....

Almond Flour Banana Pancakes When it comes to healthy and filling pancakes, my favorite recipes to make are oatmeal pancakes, coconut flour pancakes, and these almond flour banana pancakes. My breakfasts have been quite interesting in the past few months. I’ve made it a point to use up anything and everything in my pantry, and I must admit, it’s been fun trying new things. My mom had gifted me a big bag of almond flour, and I’ve been using it in everything, especially my breakfasts!...

We love every recipe we post on this site, but sometimes, one comes along that outshines the rest. This apple manchego salad is a copy of a salad we had while in Minnesota to visit my family. To celebrate the recent retirement of both of my parents, we ventured out to Cafe Lurcat, a lovely restaurant in Minneapolis. The food was excellent — and in particular, this apple manchego salad stood out as a surprisingly delicious recipe....

Love creative brownie recipes? Try my black bean brownies, protein brownies, vegan brownies, or sweet potato brownies next. I’ve played around with just about every quirky ingredient you can think of, but adding applesauce to brownies is a no-brainer. Not only does it replace the need for oil, but it adds plenty of moisture and sweetness to an already decadent brownie. Why I love this recipe It’s a very healthy treat....

More pizza recipes We’ve got loads more pizza recipes and toppings to try! Here are our top pizza recipes: While the classic Margherita pizza is our specialty, here’s another top pizza topping we make on pizza nights: avocado pizza! This pie is a mix of colorful veggie toppings, with bell peppers, red onion, basil, and dollops of soft goat cheese. Top it all off with that vegetable (or fruit!) darling: the avocado....

Want an easy way to step up your White Russian? Try the Baileys White Russian! Using Baileys Irish cream instead of heavy cream adds even more sophistication to this classic drink. In fact, it tastes a bit like a Mudslide, which also features Kahlua and Baileys. Here’s how to make this tasty cocktail. What’s in a Baileys White Russian recipe? The White Russian is a classic cocktail made with vodka, heavy cream, and coffee liqueur....

Oh hey there, welcome to one of our favorite fish recipes ever. Meet our best halibut recipe! This genius way to cook this popular white fish bakes it until flaky and tender with garlic and lemon, along with capers if you love that salty, briny pop. Once it’s juicy and baked, shower it with the secret sauce: finely minced parsley and crispy fried onions, which add a pop of salt, herbaceous flavor and a crunch....

Here’s an unexpected family favorite muffin: this Banana Nut Muffins recipe! They’re sweet and exceedingly moist, with an irresistibly nutty flavor from toasted walnuts in the batter and sprinkled on top. Add a little crunchy sugar to those muffin tops, and the sweet- salty-nutty flavor combination is out of this world. Our family went wild for these, and I dare say we love these even more than Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins…if that’s possible....