This is a simple granola base that you can change up many ways with our combination suggestions. We love to add olive oil to our granola because it aids browning and adds a hint of savory roasted flavor to the final result.
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Easy Tomato Sauce
This recipe template is great way to taste a recipe at its simplest so you can learn how to build flavor complexity. Taste as you cook. Become familiar with each addition from the Variations, one by one. This is how you learn to confidently build dimension of flavor. Our recommended final preparation is with all […]
Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies
Chewy and loaded with dark chocolate chunks, this classic cookie is a prefect treat as-is, or you can take it to the next level and turn them into ice cream sandwiches!
Easy Vegetable Stock
This recipe is a terrific base for meals of all kinds—season rice and grains, add flavorful liquid to soups, and use to steam and sauté all sorts of dishes. Veggie stock is a zero-food-waste recipe you can rely on. As you cook throughout the week(s), freeze veggie scraps instead of throwing them out. Use them […]
Homemade Spice Mixes
Keep these homemade spice mixes on hand for dinners, snacks, salad toppings, and breakfast cereals. Add them to any cooked grain and sautéed veggie combo for an instant meal.
Apple Crumble
This dessert can be whipped up with minimal effort using a variety of pome fruit like apples, pears, and quince. Take it to the next level by serving à la mode.
Applesauce
Use to add moisture and toothsome quality to baked goods, enjoy as-is for breakfast, a snack, or a dessert, and play with different types of apples for slightly different outcomes—Granny Smiths will be more tart, while Pink Lady apples will be sweeter. Leave the skin on for added color, or peel—cook’s choice
Sautéed Beet Greens
This is a quick and tasty recipe for using beet greens. Enjoy as-is or stir fry them with cooked rice, grains, and/or legumes for a tasty bowl.
Easy Pesto
This is one of our favorite condiments to keep on hand—use it to make wraps, to season rice and roasted veggies, and to add color and oomph to crudités or crackers. Whisk some together with a little vinegar and oil for a salad vinaigrette. Serve it to your cheese-lover friends, too. They’ll never know there […]
Sweet Potato & Quinoa Salad
A hearty seasonal salad packed with comforting ingredients and colorful textures. Prep and store in a large jar up to 3 days in advance to grab and go!