These healthy zucchini banana cookies make for a great snack for babies and adults alike! Packed with oats, shredded zucchini, mashed banana & applesauce + vegan & gluten free. They're an easy Baby-Led Weaning recipe to try! As a healthy foodie, I thoroughly enjoy whipping up nutritious, delicious eats to nourish my husband and me. Spending time in the kitchen making plant-based meals & snacks is just something that's a part of my day and healthy lifestyle. And nowadays, my cooking & baking routine has expanded, as I prepare eats for my baby... who has become quite the eating machine! I've been having a lot of fun feeding Camryn solid foods. She's fun to feed because so far she likes most things, and her faces are so expressive when she tries something she's ... [Read More]
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Vegan Italian Zucchini Meatballs
Who else has a thing for pasta? Pasta is definitely a go-to type of dinner in my house. Whether I'm whipping up a veggie-packed pasta primavera, or making a simple broccoli pasta with a bit of garlic and oil, we like to carb up in my household. I kid - well kinda sorta. It's all about moderation my friends, and pasta is something that I wouldn't want to give up. This leads me to today's recipe. This veggie-packed "meat" ball recipe is the perfect pairing for when you're in the mood for a flavorful marinara sauce with spaghetti or your favorite type of pasta. These zucchini meatballs take spaghetti with sauce up a notch from both a flavor and nutritional standpoint. Adding a few zucchini meatballs to your pasta gives your mealtime a major veggie boost. Not only are 4 zucchini packed into ... [Read More]
Crispy Zucchini Parmigiana Sandwiches
Growing up as a vegetarian surrounded by meat eaters, the cooks in my life would often make "meaty" meatless dishes. My mother, bless her heart, would often make 2 versions of dinner: one with meat for everyone else, and another one for me - and eventually my little sister as well, who also became a plant-based eater at a young age. For instance, I remember this spaghetti pie she would make that had crumbled beef in it, but for us, she made a mini spaghetti pie using meatless crumbles instead. It's kind of a weird dish to describe, but I used to love it. My grandma's go-to "meaty" dish for me was eggplant parmigiana. In typical fashion for her drastic personality - a trait that everyone knew her for - she knew that I liked it, so she proceeded to make eggplant parm just about every week ... [Read More]