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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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White plate with yellow flowers filled with a slaw like recipe with nuts. Wood spoon and white plates in the background. Close up.

Sliced Brussels Sprouts with Almonds and Balsamic

Side view of chunked carrots in a tan bowl with orange zest garnish and a spoon out the side..

Orange and Ginger Glazed Carrots

Roasted cauliflower half face down sprinkled with cranberries, pistachios, and chopped rosemary.

Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Pistachios and Cranberries

Baked Mediterranean Frittata in Oval Baking Pan with cherry tomatoes, spinach, eggs, feta, capers, and olives

Healthy Oven Baked Mediterranean Frittata

Roasted butternut squash on top of arugula on a white plate. Garnished with chopped walnuts and red pomegranate kernels. side view.

Roasted Butternut Squash Arugula Salad

Scalloped Potatoes Cooked Golden Brown in Cast Iron Skillet with Thyme garnish.

Cast Iron Skillet Scalloped Potatoes

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

Side View of a brie wheel laying on a puff pastry and topped with brown sugar and nuts.

Baked Brie en Croute with Nuts

Roasted Figs sliced in half on a square white plate and drizzled w/ a brown Honey Balsamic sauce with a side of whipped cream.

Roasted Figs with Balsamic Honey Glaze

Mashed Carrots and Sliced Leeks in a cast iron pan with a wood spoon on a brown counter. side view

Mashed Carrots and Butter Leeks

Top down view of white bean dip with lemon zest on top in a wood bowl.

Creamy Lemon Cannellini Bean Dip

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

Simple, Easy, and Hearty Butternut Squash Soup

Cooked Cranberry Orange Sauce & Orange Zest Garnish in White Bowl

Cooked Cranberry Orange Sauce (Relish)

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

Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese Pie

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

Creamed Fresh Spinach Gratin

Roasted Carrots & Radishes with Chevre On White Platter

Stovetop Cooked Carrots and Radishes

Top view of ¾ white deep plate with wild rice, chunks of roast sweet potatoes and chickpeas. Topped with cilantro and toasted coconut flakes.

Sweet Potatoes and Chickpeas In Coconut Milk Over Rice

Yellow Spaghetti Squash "pasta" with green kale and parmesan pesto with toasted squash seeds on top. Ona white plate with black rim.

Baked Spaghetti Squash with Kale Pesto

1 oven browned Quiche on white towels in a vertical shot. side view

Easy Quiche Lorraine (Bacon and Swiss)

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

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

Top view of homemade apple pie on white table on a wire rack with a colorful hot pad in the background.

The Best Homemade Apple Pie

Top view of cooked Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche with a browned crust.

Easy Broccoli and Swiss Cheese Quiche

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

Creamy Ricer Mashed Potatoes

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

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

Simple Eggplant Dip (No Tahini)

Half a delicata squash hollowed out and roasted and stuffed with parsley and pistachio pesto and garnished with pomegranate kernels on a white plate with orange sauce.

Festive Vegetarian Stuffed Delicata Squash

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

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

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

Easy Oven Roasted Fennel

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

Oven Roasted Golden Yellow Beets

Creamy Orange sweet potato soup in a wood bowl with a spoon on the side and an orange napkin.

Roasted Sweet Potato Soup

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

Easy Homemade Apple Cider

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

Easy Homemade Applesauce

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

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Bisque

White bowl of plum coulis sauce with a fresh sprig of rosemary on it. Napkin and spoon on the side. Close up.

Fresh Rosemary Plum Coulis

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

Oven Roasted Yukon Gold Potatoes

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

Healthy Mashed Celeriac (Celery Root)

2 white plates of scrambled eggs topped with halved cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, parsley, and feta. Vertical view.

Healthy Scrambled Eggs and Vegetables

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I’m Beckie Hemmerling. I love food and I think of it on a basic level of providing strength & nourishment. Cooking has helped me *try* to figure out life, not just my own, but also other people's. I have cooked through many joys / sorrows and cooking has always been a meditative place through these highs & lows. More background info →

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