Fun and Easy (and Healthy!) Marble Cake

Dear Turkey,

This is not too sweet

You can eat it for breakfast

And also, it's fun

Winter Comfort Food Beans and Rice

Dear Turkey,

Get out a few cans,

Add some dried spices and bulbs:

A nice winter meal

The. Breakfast. Cookie.

Dear Turkey,

The breakfast cookie:

Healthy, easy, fast, tasty,

And my kid loved it.

Leftover Cabbage Pad Thai Hack

Dear Turkey,

You have some cabbage,

So take ten minutes and make

This awesome dinner

Amazingly Good Rosemary Olive Oil Cake

Dear Turkey,

If I told you that

It has chocolate chips, would it

Sound more amazing?

Crumbly and Delicious Cranberry Polenta Cake

Dear Turkey,

Serve on Thanksgiving

And then eat if for breakfast

If there's any left

Cabbage and Leek Pasta

Dear Turkey,

This pasta is cheap,

Healthy, quick, and way more than

The sum of its parts

End of Season Garden-Fresh Pasta

Dear Turkey,

If you've had a frost

The stuff in your garden might

Be on the decline

Vintage Applesauce Cake

Dear Turkey,

My mom told me that

This tastes just like the cake from

When she was a kid

Fall Curry That Your Mom Will Like

Dear Turkey,

Easy and tasty

Makes your clothes smell like autumn

And not too spicy

Creamy Roasted Cauliflower Pasta

Dear Turkey,

Just throw everything

In a dish and roast it, and

Your house will smell great

BBQ Beans and Onion Feta Risotto

Dear Turkey,

Two classics, from the

Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites,

Are great together

Banana Pumpkin Bread

Dear Turkey,

I made banana

bread and pumpkin bread all the

time. And then I mixed.

Pancake Mix Muffins

Dear Turkey,

I just had to know

If you can make good muffins

From a pancake mix

Garden-Fresh Greens and Beans

Dear Turkey,

It takes a lot for

Me to really like beet greens

But this one did it

Kid-Friendly Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dear Turkey,

Easy to stir with

Little hands, and just healthy

Enough for me, too

Garden-Fresh Pad Thai Hack

Dear Turkey,

It's kind of like if

Pad thai met ratatouille

But in a good way

Simple and Delicious Blueberry Cake

Dear Turkey,

I had a bucket

Of blueberries that I had

To make disappear

Tomato Corn Pie

Dear Turkey,

Tomato and corn

Overload means it's time to

Start making this pie

The Best Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies

Dear Turkey,

It's kind of like my

Healthy pumpkin bread but made

Into a cookie

Post-Run Pizza Awesomeness

Dear Turkey,

You ran ten miles:

Put this in the oven and

Go take a shower

Really Flaky (in a good way) Scones

Dear Turkey,

I like scones that aren't

Too sweet; that way you can taste

What you put in them

Big and Little Pasta Salad

Dear Turkey,

Big giant pasta

And little everything else

Makes a fun salad

Awesome Chocolate Pie

Dear Turkey,

Don't tell my mom that

I may like this recipe

More than I like hers

Awesome Vegan Birthday Cake

Dear Turkey,

I had to convince

My mom that making your own

Birthday cake is fun

Superfood Chia Breakfast Bowls

Dear Turkey,

The book Born to Run

Explains that the best runners

Eat lots of chia

Super Easy and Saucy Rice Bowls

Dear Turkey,

This takes ten minutes

And you'll feel like you're at a

Really good lunch place

Awesomely Tasty No-Chopping Tostadas

Dear Turkey,

Sometimes you want beans

But you don't want to make rice

'Cause that's for dinner

Restaurant-Style Squash Curry

Dear Turkey,

This really tastes like

Indian food I thought I

Couldn't make myself

Unhealthy-Tasting Lentil Bowl

Dear Turkey,

This tastes like it has

Cream in it, but actually

It is good for you

Unhealthy-Tasting Light and Creamy Pasta

Dear Turkey,

The butternut squash

Makes you think that you're eating

Actual cream sauce

Pesto Pizza

Dear Turkey,

This is a pizza

For those who don't like pizza

(And for those who do)

Amazingly Retro Lentil Burgers

Dear Turkey,

This is the kind of

Thing my parents used to eat

In the seventies

Granola Bars That Taste Like Cookies

Dear Turkey,

Maybe you would say

That these are cookies that taste

Like granola bars

Celery Gratin!

Dear Turkey,

My mom had tons of

Celery, so I made this

Amazing dinner

Amish Soup

Dear Turkey,

An Amish lady

Writes a newspaper column

In Northern New York

Restaurant-Style Crispy Tofu Rice Bowls

Dear Turkey,

When you eat these, you'll

Feel like you're eating out, and

They're not hard to make

Wine-Drenched Broiled Leek Pasta

Dear Turkey,

With a name like that

What could possibly be bad?

(Alcohol cooks off)

Chocolate Chia Pudding

Dear Turkey,

Just like the last time

Serving chia pudding makes

Non-vegans want some

Savory Smashed Pea Bars

Dear Turkey,

As I've said before

Smashed peas are so trendy now

And these bars just rule

The Banana Bread I Always Make

Dear Turkey,

I make this every

Week. I can't believe I have

Never posted it.

Ridiculously Healthy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dear Turkey,

My mom used to make

Cookies like this when I was

Little. And they're good.

Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dear Turkey,

Coconut oil,

Oatmeal, chocolate chips, and nuts

Make awesome cookies

Smashed Pea and White Bean Tostada

Dear Turkey,

Have you noticed that

Anything with the name "smashed

Peas" is trendy now?

Oatmeal Cardamom Chocolate Chip Cookies

Dear Turkey,

Went to my friend's house.

I brought the baking soda.

We made these cookies.

Irish Soda Bread Beta Version

Dear Turkey,

If you've tried the first

Version, then you know: Irish

Soda bread just rules

Decadent Vegan Oil-Free Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Bread

Dear Turkey,

I didn't have an

Applesauce bread that I loved,

But this one is it

Miso Caramel Corn

Dear Turkey,

Caramel corn and

Miso: I wish I had come

Up with that. Brilliant.

Curried Pumpkin and Yellow Split Pea Soup

Dear Turkey,

When I made this, my

House smelled like the houses of

My Indian friends

Healthy and Decadent Vegan Thumbprint Cookies

Dear Turkey,

These are kind of like

The best granola bar you

Can eat for dessert