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Winter

Beat the winter blues with this collection of healthy winter recipes! Whether you’re planning a hearty breakfast, lunch, dinner, or a cozy holiday drink, you’ll find plenty of nourishing options to warm up during the colder months!

Start your day with hot chocolate oatmeal or healthy chocolate waffles, then enjoy savory steel-cut oats with mushrooms and thyme for lunch.

If you’re wondering what to make for dinner, here, you’ll find what you need to plan a complete five-course feast! Begin with appetizers like creamy baba ganoush, dive into soups like hearty chicken and white bean soup or barley vegetable soup, and enjoy fresh salads like mixed greens with roasted veggies.

For the main event, chicken and green lentil casserole is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. And, of course, no winter meal is complete without something sweet. You’ll love my fall & winter baked fruit and healthy apple cake!

Don’t forget to pair your meal with a festive winter drink, such as hot mulled apple cider or raspberry hot chocolate!

Cooked pot barley in a bowl.

How to Cook Barley: a Guide to Cooking Pearl and Pot Barley

Roasted root vegetables on a sheet pan.

Roasted Root Vegetables

Hot apple cider in a pot. Garnished with orange and apple slices and cinnamon sticks.

Hot Mulled Apple Cider Recipe

A bowl of canned black bean soup garnished with avocado, onion, fresh cilantro and lime juice.

Canned Black Bean Soup (Quick and Easy Recipe)

Creamy baba ganoush in a bowl, garnished with chopped parsley. Served with crackers.

Creamy Baba Ganoush (Healthy Eggplant Dip)

Sauteed zucchini in a pan with a wooden spoon in the middle.

Easy Sauteed Zucchini with Garlic

Potato cucumber salad in a glass bowl. Top view.

Potato Cucumber Salad with Dill and Garlic

Close-up side view of the hot chocolate oatmeal in a grey bowl.

Hot Chocolate Oatmeal Recipe (Rich & Creamy)

Pineapple coleslaw in a glass bowl.

Easy Pineapple Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayo)

A close-up side view of the pear cranberry crisp in a red baking dish.

Pear Cranberry Crisp

A close-up of the raspberry hot chocolate in a glass mug on a white plate with a spoon to the left and three raspberries on the right. Some raspberries and another mug in the background.

Raspberry Hot Chocolate (Rich & Creamy)

Two butternut squash halves, a small dish with butternut squash puree, and a small dish with butternut squash seeds, all placed into a white baking dish with red handles.

How to Cook Butternut Squash: The Ultimate Guide

Top-view of a white teacup with a thyme tea in it standing on a white saucer.

How to Make Thyme Tea with Fresh and Dried Thyme

A top view of the caprese appetizer tray with the red and yellow cherry tomatoes, olives, small mozzarella cheese balls, and basil leaves arranged on a cheese board.

Colorful Caprese Appetizer Tray

Top view of the detox kale and beet salad in a bowl standing on a grey board.

Detox Kale and Beet Salad

A top view of the pan fried rainbow trout with red cherry tomatoes and lemon slices in a black pan.

Pan Fried Rainbow Trout – Ready in 10 Minutes

Top view of the sauteed beet greens on a plate with a fork.

Sauteed Beet Greens Recipe (Simple and Delicious)

Close-up top view of cooked beet slices.

How to Cook Beets: 5 Easy Methods + Tips and Tricks

Beet Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese and Grapefruit on white plate with silver spoon on the left.

Beet Quinoa Salad with Goat Cheese and Grapefruit

Savory Steel Cut Oats on a white plate with thyme sprig on the right and a silver fork on the left.

Savory Steel Cut Oats with Mushrooms and Thyme

Close-up side view of sumac onions in a bowl.

How To Make Sumac Onions

Top view of the braised German Red Cabbage in a black pan standing on a purple napkin on a grey background.

Braised German Red Cabbage Recipe (Rotkohl)

30+ Healthy Soup Recipes.

30 Easy Healthy Soup Recipes for Fall and Winter

Top view of the Mediterranean Beets with Garlic and Olive Oil on a plate standing on grew background.

Mediterranean Beets with Garlic and Olive Oil

Collage of healthy party appetizers with a text overlay saying: 80 Party Appetizers.

80 Healthy Party Appetizers, Dips & Spreads

Close-up side view of barley vegetable soup in a white bowl with handles standing on a kitchen towel. Second bowl is in the background. A silver spoon on the left.

Hearty Barley Vegetable Soup Recipe

Roasted coriander carrots in a bowl garnished with chopped parsley.

Roasted Carrots and Onions Recipe (Quick and Easy)

Turnip salad on a white plate with a silver fork to the right.

Raw Turnip Salad Recipe

Chicken and lentils in a baking dish. Garnished with chopped parsley. Silver cutlery to the left.

Chicken and Green Lentil Casserole

Jasmine raspberry tea in a glass cup with a silver spoon in it.

Homemade Raspberry Jasmine Green Tea

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