Raw Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Superfood Bars
These bars… where do I even start!" If you make one dessert/snack recipe from this blog, I highly recommend this one! ? There’s a delectable peanu...
17-09-2018 21:52
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Simple Spicy Green Breakfast Tacos
Happy Friday, are you ready for breakfast taco #3" Last but certainly not least is the breakfast taco recipe that I’ve made sooo many times it would...
14-09-2018 21:52
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Shiitake “Bacon” & Egg Breakfast Tacos
Welcome to part 2 of Meal Prep Breakfast Taco week! If you don’t know what I’m talking about, go check out Monday’s post and read about how weâ€...
12-09-2018 21:54
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Roasted Sweet Potato Poblano Breakfast Tacos
It?s fall (at least it feels like fall), and I wanted to do something a little bit different to kick off the season. I had these two separate ideas on...
10-09-2018 21:53
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Blueberry Lemon Zest Breakfast Cookies
Here’s how much I love these cookies: after I finish typing this post, I’m going to go downstairs to the kitchen to make more. I like to store sta...
07-09-2018 21:54
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Many-Veggie Roasted Vegetable Pasta
If you went to the farmers market last weekend and brought home some zucchini, pattypan squash, tomatoes, carrots, onions, and lots of herbs – this ...
05-09-2018 21:54
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Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
If you were to ask me which food most defines my childhood, I’d answer – without hesitation – chocolate chip muffins. During my entire childhood...
31-08-2018 21:53
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Vegetarian Labor Day Recipes
It’s just about Labor Day weekend, and my thoughts are: oh noooooo(!!), how did we get here already! Warm nights grilling out on our back deck… su...
30-08-2018 21:58
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Chickpea Shawarma Wraps
I’m obsessed with these wraps! I loved them so much that after we took these photos, I thought about them all day, I dreamt about them that night, a...
27-08-2018 21:57
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Fennel & Peach Salad with Mint & Pesto
I think fennel is way too underrated. It’s one of my absolute favorite vegetables and I’m just waiting for the day that it becomes “the new” k...
24-08-2018 21:52
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BBQ Jackfruit Sandwiches (vegan!)
I’ve gotten SO many requests for a BBQ Jackfruit recipe. It took me a little time to get this one just right, but here we are! These are meaty, juic...
21-08-2018 21:54
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Spicy Tomato Watermelon Salad
I hope you have lots of tomatoes. Why" Because I have another really great tomato salad for you! This one is completely different from Tuesday’s sal...
16-08-2018 21:52
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Roasted Cherry Tomato & Thyme Couscous Salad
We’re at that point in the summer where I’m starting to wonder: is an indoor herb garden possible" I love having a ton of fresh herbs around and I...
14-08-2018 21:52
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Herb Garden Zucchini Pizza
Last week, I wrote all about our beautiful, flourishing herb garden. Over the next 2 days, it poured down rain, our big basil plant got overwatered, a...
10-08-2018 21:50
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Guacamole Beyond Burgers w/ Spicy Sweet Potato Wedges
When I first tried to become vegetarian (many years ago), the concept was so new to me that I didn’t really know what to eat. My go-to easy “meals...
08-08-2018 21:52
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Avocado Peach Summer Rolls with Coconut Basil Sauce
This post is inspired by all of the fresh herbs that we have growing on our little deck. We have a ton of basil and some very fragrant Thai basil, amo...
06-08-2018 21:56
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Spicy Ginger Miso Slaw with Peaches
My favorite category of food is definitely…. summer salads! Colorful, juicy, crunchy, sweet, bitter, herby, spicy… there are so many flavors and t...
03-08-2018 21:55
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Sweet Corn & Arugula Panzanella
Tell me, what’s your favorite summer salad" If you said panzanella, you’re at the right place. If you didn’t say panzanella, that’s ok too, be...
31-07-2018 21:53
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Portobello Fajita Burrito Bowls
Everyone loves a good burrito bowl and here’s one that we’ve been really into lately! We love mushrooms, but even if you don’t think you do, giv...
25-07-2018 22:00
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Farmers Market Breakfast Bowls
Lately, my fridge has been overloaded with vegetables! We’ve been hitting one, if not two, farmers markets each week. After a long winter, I’m sti...
19-07-2018 21:53
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My Favorite Easy Summer Recipes
This is how I feel about summer cooking: I don’t want to spend tons of time in the kitchen, but I DO want to make meals at home using all of the sea...
17-07-2018 21:54
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Cardamom Yogurt Tea Cake
I hope you’re all having a great weekend! Ours has been pretty chill – we went to the farmers market, Jack played video games, and I did some baki...
15-07-2018 21:52
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Green Cucumber Tomatillo Gazpacho
I love gazpacho. If gazpacho is on a restaurant menu, I?m ordering it. Every day that we ever spent on vacation in Spain, you?d better bet it was a ga...
12-07-2018 21:52
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Three Ingredient Tahini Ice Cream
During our trip to Tokyo last spring, I had the most incredible sesame ice cream and I haven’t stopped thinking about it. Before the trip, my friend...
07-07-2018 21:52
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Veg Out Platter (i.e. the Ultimate Crudité Board)
I love a good crudité board. I feel like they get a bad rap because the grocery store versions with the sad celery, raw cauliflower, and grubby carrot...
03-07-2018 21:58
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Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars
By popular request: Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Bars! I did a poll on Instagram last week asking which strawberry rhubarb dessert I should make. If you...
30-06-2018 21:52
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Sunny Creamy Tahini Pasta Salad
One day last week, I woke up earlier than normal with the sun shining brightly into my eyes. I never used to consider myself a morning person, but whe...
28-06-2018 21:52
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Best Darn Veggie Burgers (Vegan & Grillable)
We’re crazy about these veggie burgers. I’m not usually one to title recipes as “Best Ever!!,” or “Ultimate!!” because I’m quite a shy p...
25-06-2018 21:55
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Chipotle Cauliflower Nachos with Pineapple Salsa
If you made Thursday’s stuffed peppers and have leftover pineapple salsa and leftover chipotles, this recipe is for you! And if you didn’t, well t...
23-06-2018 21:54
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Mini Stuffed Peppers with Pineapple Salsa
This summer, more than any other, we?ve really taken advantage of cooking outside on the grill. It?s warm, it?s breezy, and charred food is always del...
21-06-2018 21:56
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Soft-Baked Vegan Sugar Cookies with Cashew Icing
Yes, you are at the right blog. Today, I?m veering outside of my vegetable comfort zone with some super fun, delectable, iced puffy cookies! These are...
18-06-2018 21:56
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Vegetarian & Vegan Grilling Recipes
When I first became vegetarian, grilling holidays were the hardest. Back then, packaged veggie burgers tasted like cardboard and the only solution I h...
14-06-2018 21:58
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Four Simple Summer Snacks
On social media, everyone always talks about the concept of ?not a sad desk lunch?? but what about ?not-a-sad desk snack"? For me, snacks can get SO b...
12-06-2018 21:52
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Meal Plan Recap + Grocery List (June)
Happy Sunday! As promised, here?s a recap of this week?s 3-day meal plan! If you?re tuning in for the first time this week, here?s what?s happening: A...
10-06-2018 21:54
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Meal Plan Day 3: Spicy Mango, Black Bean & Avocado Taco
I don’t care if it’s taco Tuesday, taco Wednesday, or taco Friday… to me, any day is a good day to stuff things into tortillas! Some people buy ...
08-06-2018 21:56
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Meal Plan Day 2: Mango Cucumber Nori Wraps
Meal #2 this week: Nori wraps! If you missed Monday’s post, I made these Mango Black Bean Ginger Rice Bowls as part of this week’s three meal ser...
06-06-2018 21:52
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Meal Plan Day 1: Mango Black Bean Ginger Rice Bowls
Welcome to another meal planning week! About a month ago, I wrote a 5-part series that was all about my basic approach to meal planning. This was the ...
04-06-2018 21:55
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A Simple Saturday Morning
It’s spring(!) and our Saturday mornings are feeling so much happier and brighter now that the sun is shining and there’s finally not any snow on ...
02-06-2018 21:52
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Strawberry Rhubarb Chia Overnight Oat Parfaits
Back when we lived in Austin, rhubarb season existed to me only via Instagram. Rhubarb didn’t grow where we lived, and I didn’t quite understand w...
31-05-2018 21:55
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Grilled Potato Salad with Grilled Scallion Vinaigrette
Happy Sunday! If you need one more recipe idea to make for your weekend celebrations, give this grilled potato salad a try! When I say the words “po...
27-05-2018 21:52
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Grilled Avocados Stuffed with Veggie Ceviche
Grilling week continues! For the 3 recipes I’m sharing this week (the first was a grilled asparagus recipe if you missed it), I really wanted to cho...
25-05-2018 21:55
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Grilled Asparagus Lemon-Thyme Farro Salad
Welcome to grilling week! This week, each of the 3 recipes I’m going to post will all involve the grill. The sun is finally shining and we’re gett...
23-05-2018 21:51
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Asparagus Ribbon, Mint & Pea Pesto Toasts
If you love asparagus, but the people you’re living with don’t, this post is for you. Even if you’re just blasé about asparagus, like I used to ...
20-05-2018 21:55
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Chickpea Pan Bagnat Sandwiches
It’s an understatement to say that I love a Niçoise salad. When we went to Nice, I ate at least one every single day that we were there… sometimes...
17-05-2018 21:55
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Very Veggie Spring Green Breakfast Casserole
I love a good frittata. Frittatas are my go-to choice for brunch if Jack and I are hosting a couple of people. Now that we’re living around more fam...
10-05-2018 21:54
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Mother’s Day Recipes + a Giveaway!
Mother’s Day is this weekend! That sure came up quick! In case you need some recipe inspiration, here are a few of my favorites that I think would b...
09-05-2018 21:56
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Strawberry Coconut Cream Tart
I hope you all had a great weekend! It felt like summer around here and it was amazing. We went for a long breezy walk to the farmers market, sat out ...
07-05-2018 21:55
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Cashew Broccoli Soba Noodles
Happy Wednesday! Currently, we’re en route from Japan where we ate a lot of soba noodles. Of course, we didn’t eat them quite like this – in Jap...
02-05-2018 21:52
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Cauliflower Turmeric Rice
Hello from Kyoto, Japan, where we?re currently on vacation and awake way too early and embracing the jet lag that has now made us morning people. I ha...
24-04-2018 21:54
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Strawberry Basil Shortcakes
I love strawberry shortcake so much. As I’ve gotten older, a funny thing has happened where I’ve become less obsessed with chocolate desserts and ...
21-04-2018 21:52
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Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
If there?s one dish that I make most often for family and friends, it?s vegetable lasagna. It?s probably the first big dinner that I ever learned to m...
15-04-2018 21:52
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5-Day Meal Plan Recap + Grocery List
As promised, here?s a recap of the 5-day meal plan that I posted this past week. First things first, why did I all of a sudden meal plan for 5 days (a...
12-04-2018 21:56
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Meal Plan Day 5: Curried Cauliflower Soup
Today is the last day of my 5-part meal plan and it’s a good one! I love this soup! It?s so darn simple to make and it?s so delicious with the curry...
09-04-2018 21:55
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Meal Plan Day 4: Broccolini & Brussels Sprout Orecchiet
Happy Saturday and welcome to Day 4 of my meal plan week! In case you haven?t been following, here are Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3. Once again, I?m trying...
07-04-2018 21:53
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Meal Plan Day 3: Quinoa & Kale Quesadillas
Aaaand meal planning week continues on Day 3 with these Quinoa Kale Quesadillas. Just to recap, I’m trying something new this week where I’m posti...
05-04-2018 21:57
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Big Green Kale Salad with Creamy Kale Pepita Pesto
Hi, and welcome to my week of meal planning: Day 2! In case you missed yesterday’s post, here’s what’s happening: I started with one base meal â...
04-04-2018 21:56
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Meal Planning + Mean Green Grain Bowls
This week, we?re talking (er? I?m talking) about meal prep! Why" Well first and foremost, it?s because our meal planning journal, The Love & Lemons Me...
03-04-2018 21:55
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Announcing!! The Love & Lemons Meal Record & Marke
Meet the newest member of our L&L family: The Love & Lemons Meal Record and Market List! Also known as the prettiest meal planning journal you’ve ev...
26-03-2018 21:58
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Creamy Vegan Baked Pasta with Brussels Sprouts
Happy first week of spring! With summer on the horizon, at least in my still-Austin-based mindset, I really want to be making lighter and brighter foo...
23-03-2018 21:59
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Kale Pesto Mushroom Pistachio Bowls
Last August, we decided to move to Chicago. When we first walked around what would become our new neighborhood, it was sunny, warm, children were play...
16-03-2018 21:55
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Chocolate Zucchini Cake with Matcha Frosting (Vegan)
I woke up the other morning and thought… Matcha Frosting! Then I realized that with St. Patrick’s day coming up, cake with green frosting would be...
14-03-2018 21:57
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Cauliflower Rice Kimchi Bowls
You probably already know about my love for cauliflower rice by now, but something I’ve never posted about are kimchi bowls… or kimchi anything fo...
12-03-2018 21:57
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Our Trip to the French Wine Region of Beaujolais
In 2015, I had the amazing opportunity to visit vineyards all over the Rhone Valley. I loved every bit of it – the hilltop views, the lavender field...
28-02-2018 21:55
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Valentine’s Layered Smoothie
Nothing says love like a smoothie, right" ? I love love love Valentine’s day, but not in the fancy-dinner-prix-fixe dinner sort of way. I love it fo...
14-02-2018 21:51
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Falafel Burgers with Yogurt Dill Sauce
One of the best things about starting our blog are the friends that we’ve made along the way… the kindred spirits who share the same passion for c...
06-02-2018 21:54
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Vegan Seven Layer Dip
I have a huge weakness for seven layer dip. Growing up, my mom made it for SO many holidays and gatherings. I?d be sure to grab a seat at the table ri...
03-02-2018 21:53
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Healthier (Vegan) Stuffed Potato Skins
I wanted to share this fun healthi(er) “game day” recipe before the Super Bowl even though, admittedly, we’re not big football fans. And by “w...
29-01-2018 21:53
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Healthy Lunch Recipes to Take to Work
I think lunch is the most important meal of the day. Ok, that’s not true, I think ALL meals are the most important meal of the day, and it’s a rar...
17-01-2018 21:56
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Brown Rice and Adzuki Bean Bowls
Hi, my name is Jeanine and I?ve been an Instagram addict from the beginning. I love seeing what?s going in on other people?s lives, what they?re makin...
15-01-2018 21:58
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Vegan Tomato Soup w/ Grilled Cheese Croutons
During my first semester in college, I gained about 25 pounds. For a short person like me who never had any prior issues with food or weight, it was d...
11-01-2018 21:54
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Pesto Pasta with Arugula
The first snow came early in Chicago this year. It was barely November and we were driving to an appointment. It was snowing, and then all of the sudd...
09-01-2018 21:56
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Healthy Vegetarian Dinner Recipes
Happy 2018! Usually I start a new year by posting smoothie bowls, salads and all of my favorite light and fresh things, but… well… it’s -3 degre...
02-01-2018 21:54
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No-Noodle Sweet Potato Sage Lasagna
I’m so excited about this recipe because, who doesn’t love lasagna in the middle (err… beginning) of winter! Growing up, lasagna was my favorite...
31-12-2017 21:55
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Cinnamon Brown Sugar Baked French Toast
Tell me, what’s your breakfast weakness" Pancakes" Waffles" Mine is French toast. Eggy bread that’s soft in the middle and crisp around the edges ...
22-12-2017 21:49
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KitchenAid® Artisan Stand Mixer Giveaway!
I’m SO excited about this giveaway because I think EVERY kitchen needs a KitchenAid® Artisan® Stand Mixer! My grandmother had one, my mom has one, a...
20-12-2017 21:52
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Cranberry Pistachio Chip Cookies
With Christmas just one week away, I thought I’d share some cookies… finally! Admittedly, I’m a little late with the holiday treats this year, b...
18-12-2017 22:12
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2017 Cookbook Gift Guide
It’s that time of year again! You’ve gone through your list and checked it twice… yet there are still a few friends and family members left and ...
15-12-2017 21:50
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Zucchini & Sweet Potato Noodle Minestrone
I always talk about how much I love soup and now that it’s winter (in Chicago! Ack!), I’m more obsessed than ever. I love making it, I love eating...
11-12-2017 21:47
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Shredded Brussels Sprout & Cranberry Salad
I just woke up to a snowy white Saturday morning, which means that it’s the perfect day for… salad! Ok, maybe I’m the weird one that just loves ...
09-12-2017 21:49
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Home for the Holidays (+ mulled wine!)
I?ve mentioned this before on the blog, but this past year we made a huge move from Austin to Chicago, where I?m originally from. Years and years ago ...
07-12-2017 21:46
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Apple Cinnamon Crunch Overnight Oats
It’s December! How did that happen already" With the holidays quickly approaching, you’re busy (and I’m busy!)… all the more reason to have a ...
05-12-2017 21:48
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Vanilla Pecan Milk Chai Lattes
So, by now you all know that I don’t drink regular milk. I do enjoy cheese occasionally, and I love greek yogurt, but regular milk… no matter if i...
27-11-2017 21:49
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Butternut Hummus with Feta & Pomegranates
I hope you need a last-minute Thanksgiving appetizer because this butternut squash hummus dip is so insanely good! While I was making it, I couldn?t s...
21-11-2017 21:46
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Homemade Apple Crumble Pie (vegan)
Hi all, this is Jeanine’s husband Jack and, well, it’s fall. We all know what that means… pie! Lots of it. Pie was a fixture for my holiday meal...
17-11-2017 21:49
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A Friends Giving Menu
Thanksgiving is next week, which means this weekend is for Friendsgiving! What I love about Friendsgiving is that it?s more than ok to change up T-giv...
16-11-2017 21:46
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Simple Roasted Beets with Citrus
By now you probably know who’s bringing the stuffing, the mashed potatoes, the gravy, and the pumpkin pie. Well at least I do. I know if I’m going...
15-11-2017 21:45
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, Many Ways
For so many years, I didn?t think I liked sweet potatoes. It turns out, I LOVE sweet potatoes and I don’t like marshmallows (which is how they were ...
13-11-2017 21:49
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Butternut Squash & Leek Stuffing
My favorite part about Thanksgiving food – the stuffing! Why soggy-baked bread tastes so good, I have no idea, but it just does. Maybe it?s because ...
10-11-2017 21:44
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Cauliflower Parsnip Mash w/ Roasted Garlic
A few years ago, we made a cauliflower mashed potato recipe that was a huge hit for the holidays. Well, we’re hosting Thanksgiving this year and I d...
08-11-2017 21:44
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A Spiced-Up Fall Squash Salad
Do you do Friendsgiving or Thanksgiving" Or both" This year we’re having the traditional Thanksgiving with my family on actual Thanksgiving, and a f...
06-11-2017 21:44
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Roasted Delicata Squash with Apples & Sage
It’s November, so let the countdown to Thanksgiving begin! My favorite part about this holiday: the sides! Of course there are the essentials: stuff...
03-11-2017 21:46
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Vegan “Cheesy” Broccoli Soup
Awhile back I posted a photo of this gorgeous pile of broccoli on Instagram with a call out for broccoli recipe requests. If you replied there, thank ...
01-11-2017 21:50
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Harvest Haven Salad & a trip to Madison
The other day, we were having dinner with the family and my mom said ?so, do you want to host Thanksgiving this year"? My first instinct was – heck ...
30-10-2017 21:48
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Herb & Garlic Mushroom Pasta
It seems like every day these days is some new National ___ Day… National Dog Day, National Donut Day. But today is extra special, because today is ...
25-10-2017 21:43
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How to Make Matcha
When it comes to food ?trends,? I?m usually so late to the game. Chia pudding, smoothie bowls, cauliflower smoothies? I didn?t see any of those foods ...
23-10-2017 21:45
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Favorite Vegetarian Soup Recipes
Depending on where you live, it may or may not be quite soup weather yet. The temps are cooling off over here in the midwest, but to be honest, I’d ...
19-10-2017 21:47
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Pumpkin Tortilla Soup
We?re halfway through October and I suppose I?m behind on pumpkin season :). I haven?t made pumpkin bread, I haven?t made pumpkin cookies, in fact, I ...
16-10-2017 21:47
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Pasta World Championship in Milan & Parma
It?s been a crazy few months. We moved into our new place in Chicago, almost immediately left for a whirlwind trip that took us through France and Ita...
14-10-2017 21:43
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Crispy Butternut Squash & Poblano Tacos
Even though we all officially celebrated the first day of fall a few weeks ago, my season starts the day I roast a butternut squash. I love love love ...
11-10-2017 21:49
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Creamy White Bean Shells with Broccoli
I finally got my pantry in order. Ok, that’s not totally accurate – it’s a mess of nuts, seeds, oats, and flours all piled on top of each other ...
09-10-2017 21:48
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