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Homemade Cornbread

Learn how to make the BEST cornbread from scratch! With a lightly sweet corn flavor and tender crumb, it's delicious alongside a hot bowl of soup.

...Black Bean Soup Minestrone Soup Butternut Squash Soup Or any of these 35 Best Soup Recipes! It also goes well with hearty salads like my Sweet Potato Salad, Kale Salad,...

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Black Bean Soup

This black bean soup recipe is easy to make with pantry ingredients like canned black beans and spices. It's a healthy, delicious vegetarian meal.

...for a heartier meal. It would also be fantastic with any of these vegetable side dishes: Baked Sweet Potato Roasted Sweet Potatoes Best Broccoli Salad Roasted Broccoli How to Store...

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Sautéed Beet Greens

Beets are famous for their roots, but beet leaves are tasty, too! This sautéed beet greens recipe shows off their delicate texture and sweet, mild flavor.

...any fall or winter meal. Pair it with your favorite protein, pasta recipe, or soup, or serve it as part of a holiday dinner alongside classic dishes like sweet potato...

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Stuffed Acorn Squash

This stuffed acorn squash recipe is perfect for the holidays! Sage and rosemary add earthy flavor to its hearty tempeh and mushroom filling.

...perfect main course for a holiday feast! Serve it with any classic side dishes you like. Here are a few of my favorites: Best Stuffing Green Bean Casserole Sweet Potato...

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Green Bean Salad

This green bean salad recipe is super easy to make, but it's still delicious and complex. It's perfect for the holidays or dinner any night of the week!

...salad would also be delicious as part of a holiday meal. It’d offer a fresh contrast to classic side dishes like sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and gravy. For...

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Sautéed Kale

This easy sautéed kale recipe is healthy, delicious, and versatile. Serve it as a side dish, or add it to grain bowls, pastas, frittatas, and more!

...cheese. You could also stir it into pesto pasta or spaghetti aglio e olio. Not in the mood for pasta? It’s delicious with spaghetti squash and sweet potato noodles too!...

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Mushroom Gravy

This mushroom gravy recipe will take your mashed potatoes to a whole new level! It's vegan, but even meat lovers will fall for its rich, savory flavor.

...with mashed potatoes. Spoon it over my traditional roasted garlic mashed potatoes, or try an out-of-the-box mash instead. This vegan mushroom gravy would be a perfect topping for my mashed...

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Cranberry Sauce

Scented with orange and sweetened with maple, this cranberry sauce recipe is a delicious version of the Thanksgiving classic. Great for making ahead!

...favorites: Best Stuffing Green Bean Casserole Sweet Potato Casserole Best Mashed Potatoes Mushroom Gravy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese Roasted Brussels Sprouts Or any of these 50 Thanksgiving Side Dishes!...

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Best Stuffing Recipe

The BEST Thanksgiving stuffing! Based on my family's classic recipe, it's rich and savory, made with fresh herbs, celery, butter, and leeks.

...for Thanksgiving. Round out your feast with one or more of these delicious Turkey Day side dishes: Green Bean Casserole Sweet Potato Casserole Roasted Brussels Sprouts Best Mashed Potatoes Mushroom...

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Kohlrabi Slaw

Made with toasted hazelnuts, red onions, and apples, this easy kohlrabi slaw is crisp and refreshing. It's a light, lovely side dish for any autumn meal.

...holiday fare like stuffing and mashed potatoes. Plus, it calls for just 10 ingredients, and it comes together in right around 15 minutes. You can chop the veggies, whisk up...

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What is a Plant-Based Diet?

What is a plant-based diet, anyway? Read on to learn more about this trendy term, and find basic recipes for healthy, whole-foods cooking!

...tasty as the real thing, but it’s made with plant-based ingredients like cashews, sweet potatoes, and potatoes! I love to toss it with pasta to make vegan mac and cheese,...

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.