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Good morning! Since I shared your favorite recipes from 2014 a few days ago, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites, too. Truth be told, it’s hard for me to pick favorites. Each new recipe is a project that I research and shop for and completely overanalyze before I wrap it up in a pretty package for the public. I love them all.
The ten recipes you’ll find below are some of the recipes that stand out to me most from last year. I’ll be back in a couple of days with a brand new recipe! Hey, if you make my recipes at home, please share them with me on Instagram by tagging them #cookieandkate. I LOVE to see my dishes in your kitchens!
1) Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Crispy Baked Tofu with Honey-Sesame Glaze
Gluten-free
That glaze. Those crispy sprouts. I daydream about this dish. Really do.
2) Roasted Cauliflower and Farro Salad with Feta and Avocado
Easily vegan
Salted, roasted cauliflower florets might as well be French fries. Combine them with Mediterranean flavors and you have one hell of a salad.
3) Super Kale, Hemp and Flaxseed Oil Pesto
Gluten free (depending on what you serve it with) and vegan
Somehow, super healthy, omega 3-rich hemp seeds and flaxseed oil combine with kale to make a stellar pesto. It’s like magic. (Don’t worry if you don’t have hemp seeds and flax oil—I offer some substitution options that are plenty healthy in the post.)
4) Easy Gluten-Free Oat Waffles
Gluten free
I met my all-time favorite waffles this year, and they just so happen to be gluten free. These oat flour waffles are impossibly crisp, light and fluffy!
5) Lemony Lentil and Chickpea Salad with Radish and Herbs
Gluten free and easily vegan
Lentils, chickpeas, crisp radishes and herbs tossed in a lemony dressing makes for a totally irresistible salad. This protein-rich salad packs great for lunch (actually, it stores well for whenever hunger strikes).
6) Easy Brown Rice Risotto with Mushrooms and Fresh Oregano
Gluten free
I am so excited about this baked brown rice risotto technique. I think it’s going to be hard to top this mushroom version.
7) Mason Jar Chickpea, Farro and Greens Salad
Easily vegan
This killer salad is made with basic ingredients and stores well in a mason jar for lunch. You’ll find some lunch-packing tips in that post, too, if you’re interested.
8) Vegan Banana Nut Scones with Maple Glaze
Vegan
These banana scones are made with coconut oil instead of butter. They are heavenly! I want coconut oil scones from here on out.
9) Thai Mango Cabbage Wraps with Crispy Tofu and Peanut Sauce
Easily vegan and gluten free, see notes
Sweet and savory, light but filling salad wraps. I could go for one right now.
10) Breakfast Quesadillas with Scrambled Eggs, Spinach and Black Beans
Easily gluten free
I just love creative egg dishes made with Mexican flavors. These quesadillas are great for breakfast or dinner! Don’t forget to serve them with a side of guacamole.
More resources you might appreciate: 13 healthy make-ahead breakfast recipes, 16 recipes that pack well for lunch and 14 simple weeknight dinners. You might also like my monthly seasonal produce guides and healthy kitchen essentials. View all roundups and resource posts here.
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BusyWorkingMama
The lemony lentil and chickpea salad looks like something our family would really love. Great recipes! It is nice to have some vegetarian inspiration!
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Amy
Hey Kate!
Your final Pintrest picture says “2014 Readers’ Favorite Recipes” as the header, wasn’t sure if you wanted it to read “2014 Kate’s Favorites” or something along those lines as these are your, not readers’, favorites! Sorry if this is nit-picky and not helpful, but thought I’d point it out! Can’t wait to make the chickpea-radish-lemony dressing one you shared, sounds amazingly delicious. Happy New Year!
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Kate
Oops! That’s what I get for Photoshopping at 1 am. Thank you so much for pointing that out, Amy! I fixed it. :)
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Liz
Thank you for the nice recipes.
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Tara
These all look great! I’m going to try the Easy Mushroom and Brown Rice Risotto, because it looks amazing. Thanks for sharing your favorites.
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Tova
All your recipes look divine! Can’t wait to try out a bunch of these this coming year :)
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Kristen
oh my gosh- I haven’t even had breakfast yet and ALL of these dishes are making me hungry! they all look so amazing- can’t wait to try them out!
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June Burns
Awesome picks! I definitely have to try those banana nut scones :)
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Eileen
So many delicious whole grains! I love it. And that mushroom risotto is calling my name — so creamy and warming. :)
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Sara
These all look incredible! I love the mason jar salad idea for work
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Deryn @ Running on Real Food
Oh my gosh, good choices! I’ll have to get some of these on next weeks meal plan! Thanks for making me drool all over the place, as usual ;)
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hillary
I made your oat waffles this morning – so good!
I’ve also made the kale hemp pesto, very good!
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Jess
So glad for this reminder to try your brown rice risotto! What a great idea!
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Trang's corner
It looks amazzzingggggg! So delicious! Need to try this recipe.
Happy new year!Reply
kristie {birch and wild}
I clearly didn’t make enough of your recipes in 2014, because they all look delicious!
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Val - Life Of A Vegaholic
What a lovely recipe roundup Kate! The baked tofu from recipe #1 looks SO delicious!
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Alanna
Your site is amazing, thank you for recipes
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Ana
So many delicious recipes here. Thank you for sharing them with us!
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Cinthia
Yammy! I love waffles! I’ll try that one. Thanks for sharing!
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Jane
I became a vegetarian 6 years ago and I never missed eating meat again. These recipes are awesome to my rotine! Thanks a lot
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Kate
Awesome! I’m so glad I could help, Jane.
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curso de brigadeiro gourmet
Adorei, vou fazer todas :D
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carol
thanks very good, love!
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Kate
Thank you!
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Amanda Smith
Oh My God!
the perfect recipes for my,
I love all theses ingredients, they all have an easy way to do.
Very practical.
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Kate
Great to hear!
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vanessa
Thank you for the nice recipes, very good
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Kate
You’re welcome!
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Manuela
Your site is amazing, thank you for recipes
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Kate
You’re sweet! Thank you.
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Madoca
Simply love the simplicity of all your recipes! Keep doing this so adorable.
Thank you!
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Kate
Thank you!
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Ketlynn
Their recipes are wonderful!
Congratulations on your talent and thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes.
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Kate
You are so sweet! Thanks Ketlynn.
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pamela
one food better than the other, I loved it.
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Kate
Thanks!
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Sofia Silva
no doubt they are really wonderful
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Confeiteira
Your site is amazing, thank you for recipes
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Kate
Thank you!
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Mandy S
Can’t wat to try this recipes. Thanks a lot for sharing. All the pics look so amazing. I’m so hungry now! lol
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Kate
Thank you, Mandy!
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angela
Their recipes are amazing, thank you for the recipes.
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Martha Jesus
Gluten free pesto. I’ll try. Thanks for sharing.
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Kate
You’re welcome, Martha!
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doces
The lentil and chickpea salad really is a very saldavel and delicious recipe to eat, I am certainly thinking of doing it.
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Kate
Let me know what you think when you try it!
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Doce Receita
Thank you Kate, we’re following you from Brazil.
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Karolina
Every recipes sound delicious!! I´ll cook the “Easy Brown Rice Risotto with Mushrooms and Fresh Oregano”.Your site is really amazing, thank you sharing this delicious recipes.
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Thamires
I’m not a vegetarian, but I’m trying to cut meat consumption and these recipes will help me thanks.
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Daniel
I love your recipes!
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Kate
Thank you, Daniel!
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Leonardo
Nossa!!! Achei todos maravilhosos mas a 4) Waffles fáceis de aveia sem glúten é minha preferida, adorei o seu artigo!!
Parabens,
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Juliana
AMAZING!
Thank you Kate.Reply
DARLA
What practical recipes I loved, I will try to replicate them all. Thank you!
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thank you for recipes kate
so greatReply
