Recipes

The Mackerel Dulse Bowl with Toasted Walnut Sauce is overflowing with umami showstoppers. While beets…

Beyond their fanciful presentation, one reason to love these Chocolate Cheesecake Crepes is that they’re surprisingly easy to make. Prepare the crepes, sauce, and filling a day or two in advance, and then simply assemble them just before serving for a special start to your day. For a quick snack, smear on some nut or seed butter and roll. For easier rolling, premade crepes should be rewarmed in a hot skillet.

Beets lend this breakfast- or dessert-worthy Chocolate Chunk Red Velvet Bread earthy sweetness and vibrant color. Slices can be served with a smear of butter or your favorite nut butter, topped with dollops of ricotta, or as is … so that each chocolate morsel shines through.

Creamy, silky, and intensely chocolaty, this Chocolate-Nut Parfait Toast is an enticing way to upgrade your morning snack. You’ll have extras of the almond butter, which can be blended into smoothies, spread on sliced apples, stuffed into dried dates for an energizing snack, or thinned with milk and maple syrup for a fanciful pancake topper. (The almond butter will last for several days at room temperature—or in the refrigerator for up to two months.)

When we’re in the grip of winter and short, dark days are upon us, we…

Vegetable steaks have become very popular lately, and for good reason. They’re a perfectly comforting meal during chilly winter days. This Butternut Squash Steak recipe takes advantage of lentils and their abundance of folic acid. Getting enough folic acid in our diet not only aids in the optimal function of our bodies, but also might help us maintain a more positive mood.

This Salmon with Cucumber-Grape Salsa recipe has a lot going for it. It brings together myriad flavors and textures to awaken your palate, and it also just might bring a smile to your face. The salmon packs a punch of omega-3 fatty acids, which can improve your overall mood.

Salad for breakfast? Trust us when we say this Grapefruit, Jicama, and Avocado Breakfast Salad is a wonderful way to start your day. The grapefruit is full of the body-boosting antioxidant vitamin C, and just the smell of it may boost serotonin levels and your mood. Avocados are chock-full of folic acid and omega-3s, which have both been shown to have mood-boosting benefits.

This is one of those recipes that defy categorization and could easily be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Sweet potato is one of the best natural sources of carbohydrates, which can help improve your mood as it promotes the production of serotonin, a feel-good brain chemical. The vitamin D found in fortified eggs is necessary for many of your body’s important functions, and it may also help improve your mood.