Recipes
Below is a list of my absolute favorite recipes that I make time and time again. I love to cook and try new recipes, but I’m not the most skilled chef, so the majority of these are quick, easy, and don’t require too many or hard-to-find ingredients. Enjoy!
Appetizers/Dips/Sauces
- Buffalo Chicken Dip
- Cheesy Sweet Potato Crisps
- Edamame Guacamole
- Hummus
- Potato and Chorizo Dobladas
- Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
- Sunshine Sauce for One
- Rotel Dip
Beef
- Cheddar-Topped Shepherd’s Pie
- Chili for a Crowd
- Coffee-Braised Brisket with Potatoes and Carrots
- Dry Rub Steak with Avocado Salsa
- Gingery Broccoli and Beef
Breads & Muffins
- Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf
- Easy Apple Cinnamon Muffins
- Morning Glory Muffins
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones
- Pumpkin-Ginger Muffins
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Muffins
Breakfast
- Apple Omelet
- Almond Butter-Stuffed French Toast
- Baked Banana Oatmeal
- Banana Blinis
- Breakfast Rice Pudding
- Butterscotch French Toast
- Coconut Cherry Granola
- Coconut Cinnamon Apples
- French Toast Breakfast Scramble
- French Toast Souffle
- Grilled Banana Sandwich
- Instant Baked Oatmeal
- Light & Cheesy Spinach & Squash Egg Bake
- Microwave English Muffin
- “Oatmeal” Minus the Oats
- Pancakes listed below
- Paleo Granola (gluten-free)
- Polenta Breakfast Pizza
- Shrimp and Avocado Omelet
- Slow Cooker Plantains
- Tortilla-Crusted Feta-and-Broccoli Quiche
Cocktails
Cookies
- 3-Minute Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
- Banana Oatmeal Chip Cookies
- Butterscotch Chip Cookies
- Cherry-Walnut Almond Flour Cookies
- Chewy Cherry Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Cookies
- Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
- Coconut Date Cookies
- Coconut Macaroons
- Cookie Friday Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Gluten-Free Carrot Cake Cookies
- Healthier Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Loaded Pumpkin Cookies
- Low-Calorie Sugar Cookies
- Matt Damon Cookies
- Microwavable Nut Butter Cookie for One
- No Bake Chocolate Fudge Cookies (gluten-free)
- Pumpkin Spice Cookies
- Oatmeal Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Reeses Pieces Peanut Butter Cookies
- Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Desserts
- Apple Crisp Light
- Apricot-Pistachio Bars
- Butternut White Chocolate Chip Bars
- Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Bars
- Chocolate Dipped Apricots
- Chocolate Pumpkin Loaf
- Gluten-free Apple Crisp with Vanilla Coconut Cream
- Healthier Blondies
- Monkey Bars
- Mom’s Apple Crisp (aka The BEST Apple Crisp)
- Oatmeal Raisin Bars
- Peanut Buttery Bars
- Pomegranate Apple Crisp
- Pumpkin Blondies
- Pumpkin Coconut Date Bars
- Pumpkin Date Nut Bars
- S’mores on a Stick
Pancakes
- A Really Good Pancake Recipe
- Coconut Protein Pancakes
- Eggnog Pancakes
- OMG Pancakes
- Pumpkin Protein Pancakes
- Protein Pancakes
- Saturday Morning Pumpkin Pancakes
- Two-Ingredient Pancake
- Vanilla Protein Pancake
Pasta
- Cheesy Baked Shells and Broccoli
- Cool Chinese Vermicelli
- Creamy Cauliflower Mac
- Last-Minute Lasagna
- Light and Cheesy Nutritious Mac and Cheese
- Mac & Cheese Lite
- Macaroni and Cheese with Cauliflower
- Mal’s Pasta Salad
- Pasta with Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Red Onions
- Pasta Salad with Tomatoes, Arugula, and Feta
Pizza
- Almond Flax Pizza Crust
- Brussels Sprout and Chicken Pizza with Parmigiano Reggiano
- Buffalo Chicken Pizza
- Deep-Dish Polenta Pizza
- Proscuitto, Gorgonzola, and Balsamic Fig Pizza
- Roasted Fall Vegetables and Ricotta Pizza
- Sausage, Spinach, and Provolone Pizza
- Sweet Potato Pizza Crust
- Toaster Oven Pizza for One
Poultry
- Cheesy Couscous with Chicken and Spinach
- Cheesy Garlic and Herb Brussels Sprouts with Chicken Sausage
- Chicken with Tomatoes, Onions, and Black Olives
- Garlic-Mustard Drumsticks
- “Just Add Beer” Chicken
- Lettuce Wraps
- Loaded Baked Potato Chicken Salad
- Paleo Pad Thai
- Roast Chicken with Roasted Onions, Peppers, and Tomatoes
- Sesame Soy Chicken
- Skillet Sweet Potato Hash
- Spanakopita Turkey Burgers
- Turkey and Bean Chili
- Turkey and Spinach Sweet Potato Hash
Sandwiches
- Avocado Egg Salad
- Grilled Banana Sandwich
- Ham, Egg & Cheese Panini
- Peanut Butter, Apricot & Walnut Sandwich
- Potato and Chorizo Dobladas
- Red Onion Sandwich
- Sweet Potato Quesadilla
Seafood
Smoothies
- Banana Bread Smoothie
- Blueberry-Kale Smoothie
- Coconut-Kale Smoothie
- Gingerbread Smoothie
- Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
- Sweet Potato Pie Smoothie
Vegetarian
- Cheesy Cauliflower Puree
- Cheesy Shaved Brussels Sprouts & Leeks
- Cheesy Sweet Potato Crisps
- Chickpea Patties
- Crispy Curried Sweet Potato Coins
- Coconut Ginger Carrots
- Easy Greek Casserole
- Feta-Walnut Stuffed Cucumbers
- Garlic-Lemon Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Honey-Roasted Root Vegetables
- Lemon-Glazed Roasted Sweet Potatoes and Bananas
- Roasted Buffalo Cauliflower
- Roasted Sweet Potato and Black Bean Enchiladas
- Slow Cooker Plantains
- Sweet Potato Wedges
- Vegetable Fried Rice
- Winter Lentil Soup
- Zucchini Fries
{ 35 comments… read them below or add one }
I love your simple recipes. Still really want to try the shaved brussels & leak recipe, and I’m always a fan of your desserts.
Did you have a Quinoa salad recipe on here a little while ago? I could have sworn I saw one, but now can’t!
@Vicki: Here you go! http://carrotsncake.com/2012/02/fill-er-up.html
Do you still have your recipe for the sweet potato oatmeal cookies?
@Shannon: Here you go! http://carrotsncake.com/2009/11/sweet-potato-oatmeal-raisin-cookies.html
When you have links embedded in all your posts, could you please fix it so that it opens in a new window? It always just opens and replaces your window, so I forget where I originally was. Thanks.
Your sweet potato wedges link doesn’t open to the recipe..just to a post with you eating them. Thks for fixing. I can’t find the actual recipe.
@Rachel: Here’s the recipe! http://carrotsncake.com/2012/03/how-to-make-sweet-potato-wedges.html
Do you have a recipe for the cauliflower crust?
Like Jenn, I also don’t see the cauliflower crust link. I was looking for it too!
@Ash: Here you go! http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2012/09/healthy-pizza-with-a-cauliflower-crust/
@Jenn: Here you go! http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/2012/09/healthy-pizza-with-a-cauliflower-crust/
Hey! These recipes all look awesome, especially the loaded baked potato chicken salad. I was wondering how many servings the recipe makes?
It was about 4 servings for Mal and me.
Thanks!
Great Blog. I found your blog through a Treadmill workout search a while back. It’s my go to workout at lunch time. Do you have a follow button?
What kind of almond flour do u use?
Thanks! Missy
Trader Joe’s brand.
I recently discovered your blog and love it! I also recently discovered I have a mild allergy to bananas. Do you have any recommendations for a banana substitute in your breakfast recipes? I’m always looking for healthy/quick breakfast ideas, but so many include bananas. I especially love protein shakes since they’re a quick and portable option to bring to work, but again, need a good protein shake recipe without bananas (which most include). Thanks! Jessica
How about mashed sweet potato?
Hey Tina!
Am I crazy or did you have some sort of recipe for like a tuna patty or tuna cake ? I swear I saw one either on the recipe page or in a post at one point. If so, can you give me the link again? Thanks a bunch!
Claire
Here you go! http://carrotsncake.com/2012/09/blogs-you-are-lovin-right-now.html
I also love cooking and looking through other peoples recipes. For me it’s been really hard to find a diet I can stick to. I find when I label myself, vegan, paleo, ect as soon as I do, I get off track. And with having a blog I feel guilty about not sticking to one thing. It’s hard to find what’s right for you! I think I’m on track to a good balance.
These all look so good!!
Thank you for sharing this 
Now i have some new recipes to test!!
Do you have a sweet potato muffin recipe?
Tina, do you not have a carrot cake recipe?????
@Cristal: There’s one in my book!
Do you have a recipe for the fruity pie or cheesecake with strawberries and blueberries pictured above? It looks awesome.
Hey, I read your Nacho-story the other day and wonder where the best Nacho recipe is
Thank in advance and keep up your great blogging!!!
Tina, I have your book (from awhile ago) and just came to your blog. I often make your oatmeal with the peanut butter and wheat berries, which I’d never even TRIED before (the wheat berries, I mean). I am now wondering if you’re doing a more gluten-free, wheat-free diet, lately. I’ve just started reading “Wheat Belly” and it’s too early to make up my mind about it or, for that matter, if I could even stick with a program such as this. What are your thoughts? Sorry if you’ve addressed this issue already; I’m new to your blog. Thanks!
I haven’t read the book. Sorry! Maybe talk to your doctor or an RD?
Hi Tina,
Do you have any homemade iced coffee recipes to share?
Hey Tina,
What a great list of recipes! They’re awesome.
I love trying new recipes and this is what I’ve been looking for.
Many thanks. Keep up the great work!
All best,
You’re inspired me… Thanks
I love your recipes and use them all the time. I’ve got IBS and am looking into starting to juice. Can you add some of your favorite juice recipes?!