olive oil apple crumble

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simple banana bread (gf + df)

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crunchy, seedy, honey granola

I know, I know, you can buy good granola all over. But homemade granola is a beautiful thing. It means you can splurge on quality ingredients and add in exactly what you want (hate figs? sub with dates or apricots!).

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apple cake (gf + df)

I wanted a cake that felt special, seasonal, and had just the right amount of sweetness. This cake has apples two ways - diced into the batter and sliced atop for an #imsomartha moment.

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green beans and potato sabzi

If you follow me on Instagram, you have probably seen me making this sabzi for the last couple of months. In Urdu, sabzi refers to cooked vegetables.

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kale + basil pesto with toasted pine nuts and fusilli (gf + v)

I remember the first time I had pesto. It was a warm summer evening in Toronto’s Little Italy; we were at Vivoli, sitting street-side on the patio. I’d never tasted anything like it.

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blood orange + beet salad

In March, the weather slowly shifted from negative degrees to single digits, and it felt euphoric for those of us who live through the Canadian winters. We had friends coming over on Sunday for a casual lunch, and I envisioned a salad that captured the change of the seasons.

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yellow and red lentil dal / moong and masoor dal

Dal is a weeknight staple in our home. It's filling, straightforward, and delicious. Bonus points for it being vegan! A basic dal (that's what my mother called it)

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skillet chicken in a creamy mushroom sauce (df)

One of my favorite things to make when I want something filling, cozy, and satisfying. And it’s ONE PAN! Sop up the sauce with some crusty bread, pasta, or keep it light with a green salad.

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sheet pan chicken with cauliflower + herby yogurt (gf + df)

This Mediterranean inspired recipe is meant to be a hearty, balanced, and delicious weeknight meal that comes together in under an hour.

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simple turmeric milk / haldi doodh (df, v)

When I was little I wanted nothing to do with haldi milk. It was yellow, too pronounced, and usually administered during another bout of my recurrent tonsillitis.

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rice noodles with crispy tofu and kale (gf + df)

This is a meal you’ll want to make over and over again. It consists of crispy pan-fried tofu, sautéed kale, lots of ginger, and slippery rice noodles that cook in minutes.

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peanut butter swirl brownies (gf + df)

A tub of freshly ground peanut butter inspired this recipe. Mixed with some agave syrup and swirled through the rich, chocolatey batter, these brownies are the equivalent of Reese’s peanut butter cups.

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wild blueberry, banana, and spinach smoothie (gf + df)

This is the smoothie you see baby dancing to in my insta-stories. It’s the one I make most often for myself and the kids. I love it because it has a good amount of greens, blueberries full of antioxidants

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honey and lemon tahini dressing (gf + df)

I usually eat my greens with a quick drizzle of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice, a crack of pepper, and some flaky salt. Making a dressing feels like a tall order at dinner time – I have a million things to do, and how vested am I in making this salad taste any different??

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blood orange + beet salad

In March, the weather slowly shifted from negative degrees to single digits, and it felt euphoric for those of us who live through the Canadian winters. We had friends coming over on Sunday for a casual lunch, and I envisioned a salad that captured the change of the seasons.

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olive oil apple crumble

A crumble is simple yet feels special. It’s the answer to the bag of apples sitting on your counter or the overzealous amount brought home from apple picking.

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rice noodles with crispy tofu and kale (gf + df)

This is a meal you’ll want to make over and over again. It consists of crispy pan-fried tofu, sautéed kale, lots of ginger, and slippery rice noodles that cook in minutes.

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cucumber and melon salad with feta, za’atar and basil

I had this salad at the Mandolin Aegean Bistro in Miami last week. It’s probably one of my favorite places in the city. Tables set under a canopy of trees, stringed lights,

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