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Recipes using vegetables, legumes or grains as the main ingredient

Chopped Kale & Red Cabbage w/ slices of raw red peppers, shaved carrot, sliced green onions w/ brown rice & cilantro in a white bowl with a side of brown peanut salad dressing

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Cranberry and Walnut Cake Baked Recipes, Cooked Golden Brown On A Round Pan.

Easy Cranberry Walnut Cake

Top view of a smashed (flattened) potato with sour cream and chives. On a white plate with black rim.

Easy Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Spinach Gratin with a Crunchy breaded topping in a copper baking pan on a wood floor.

Creamed Spinach Gratin

Creamy Orange / Yellow Squash soup in a white bowl. White napkin, spoon and black pepper shaker on the side. Top view.

Simple and Easy Butternut Squash Soup

8 little crostini toast on a green slab board topped with goat cheese and cranberry sauce and garnished with rosemary. Side view.

Cranberry Goat Cheese Crostini Appetizer

Chopped Kale & Red Cabbage w/ slices of raw red peppers, shaved carrot, sliced green onions w/ brown rice & cilantro in a white bowl with a side of brown peanut salad dressing

Kale and Red Cabbage Salad with Pecans

Close up of elbow Macaroni & Yellow Cheddar Cheese Pie topped with golden buttery breadcrumbs.

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pie

Side View Browned half moons of delicata squash with cranberries and pecans in a brown bowl with a silver spoon

Roasted Delicata Squash with Maple Syrup, Pecans, Cranberries

Close up of white bowl with blue rim mounded with a heap of mashed sweet potatoes garnished with chives.

Creamy Ricer Mashed Potatoes

Yellow Golden Beets roasted and sliced and tossed with red onions and a dressing. On a wood plate with a wood spoon.

Roasted Golden Yellow Beets & White Wine Dressing

Top down view of smashed pistachios, dried cranberries, chopped rosemary in a white bowl with a spoon. Rosemary sprig and lemon half on the side. Cropped close.

Savory Pistachio and Herb Garnish

Eight seared leeks in a cast iron skillet on a white table cloth. Leeks are garnished with Parmesan cheese and lemon zest. Top down view. Red and white kitchen towel around handle of cast iron skillet. Close up.

Braised Leeks with Parmesan and Lemon

Mashed Celery Root (Celeriac) Recipe In White Bowl with celery leave sliced garnish. Spoon on side of plate.

Simple Celeriac Mash (Celery Root)

Side View of 13 bean soup in a red tomato sauce on a white wood table. side view. white bowl. Thyme sprigs in the back ground

Simple Vegetarian 13 Bean Soup

Roasted brown, peeled and halved Yukon Gold Potatoes on a round white platter. Top view.

Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes

Two Bowls of Oat Groats with Strawberries & Blueberries & Pistachios in Bowls. Top view.

Oat Groats Recipe with Fruit and Nuts

Close up of Deviled Eggs Topped with Chow Chow (Pickled Tomatoes) on a white plate

Deviled Eggs with Pickled Chow Chow

Side View wood bowl of white cauliflower soup with 5 croutons and a chopped parsley garnish

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Bisque

Sliced bok choy in a shallow bowl with white chopsticks sitting on the side. Glass of water in the background

Baby Bok Choy with Soy Sauce & Lemon

Chili Lime Compound Butter Roll on a wooden cutting board with a bowl of fresh lime juice with a teaspoon in it, fresh sliced bread, a lime, and ground chili powder with a butter knife.

Chili Butter with Lime and Honey

Top view. White bowl with spoon of white rice covered in yellow brown creamy lentil puree. White bowl of rice on side.

Simple Coconut Red Lentils And Rice

Wood bowl of brown dip garnished with chopped parsley and lemon zest. Purplee and white napkin in background. Top view. Close up.

Roasted Eggplant Dip (No Tahini)

White bowl of orange soup with green garnish with blue napkin and silverware on the side. Top View

Carrot Soup with Coconut Milk

Roasted Whole Baby Potatoes With Rosemary in Shallow White Serving Bowl

Easy Roasted Whole Baby Potatoes

Small yellow oval bowl of chopped roasted brown fennel. Large fork in bowl. On white table. Side view. Close up.

Easy Oven Roasted Fennel

French green beans in a white oval platter with a tan trim tossed with dill.

Easy Lemon Dill Green Beans

Burrito on a plate cut open to expose black beans, eggs, and cheese. Side of tomato salsa and arugula. Fork and knife on plate.

Freezable Egg and Black Bean Breakfast Burritos

Top down view of chunked kale on a white oval plate with chunks of orange mangos, cranberries, and pistachios on top.

Kale Salad with Cranberries, Pistachios, Goat Cheese

Top down view of a bowl of red soup with sour cream and chopped dill on top.

Easy Vegetarian Borscht (Beet Soup)

Applesauce in small jar and slathered on toast on cutting board. Side view.

Easy Homemade Applesauce

3 bottles of Apple Cider in Pop Top Clear Bottles | EatSimpleFood.com

Easy Homemade Apple Cider

Cooked quartered orange brown chanterelle mushrooms. on a black plate with small white flowers in the corner.

Easy Sautéed Chanterelle Mushrooms

White Bowl of Browned Roasted Broccoli Florets with wood tongs. side view

Easy Roasted Broccoli and Broccoli Stems

Patty Pan w Stuffed Wild Rice, Red Peppers, Onions, Celery, Carrots, and Herbs. Side View In A Shallow Baking Dish.

Vegetarian Stuffed Patty Pan Squash

Chunked Romaine Lettuce on a white platter dusted with Parmesan cheese. Tongs on side. 2 glasses of empty wine glasses on side.

Vegetarian Caesar Salad

Close up of butter in a green butter dish with toast in the background.

How To Make Homemade Butter In A Vitamix or Blender

White bowl of ½ blended and ½ chunky cucumber and tomato gazpacho soup with basil leaf garnish

Fresh Cold Gazpacho Soup Recipe

Blue Bowl of Purple Grape Sauce on a wood plate with a sprig of rosemary and a silver spoon.

Fresh Grape Reduction Sauce

Brown Fried rice with scrambled eggs, toasted almonds, soy sauce, and fresh microgreen salad on top. White plate.

Leftover Fried Rice with Eggs and Microgreens

Browned mushroom caps cooked in a stainless steel pan. Top view. With a small turquoise bowl of sliced chives on the side.

Tamari Oyster Mushrooms

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