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Easy Baked Pears With Honey and Walnuts (Good For The Lungs)

February 3, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

This super, super easy baked pears with honey and walnuts recipe is so rich, satisfying, and hearty. I love it as a rustic dessert or breakfast. Plus, it’s gluten-free and vegan. (Though you can also serve it with a hefty dollop of whipped cream, crème fraîche, Greek yogurt, ice cream, or any plant-based alternatives to […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: dairy free, gluten free, grain free, mood diet, recipe, vegan

Easy Wagyu Meatballs with Sweet & Tangy Dipping Sauce (High in Iron)

February 1, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This easy wagyu beef meatball recipe is one of my favorite meatball recipes of all time! I’m always tinkering to create tasty, healthy, high-iron recipes, and this is one of the best. I try not to eat beef too often (mostly for environmental reasons) but when I do, I make sure it’s super high quality […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: comfort food, fatigue, recipe

Healing Hazelnut Beet Salad Recipe (Fatigue Fighter)

January 15, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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This healing hazelnut beetroot salad celebrates the flavors of the season, and frankly: it’s gorgeous! Composed salads make a beautiful addition to any holiday or spring meal; this one will have everyone marveling over how simple and delicious it is. This salad also makes an easy dinner option whenever you want to treat yourself, and […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: brain food, gluten free, grain free, mood diet, winter blues

Vegan Pine Pollen Pesto Recipe (Stress-Reducing)

January 2, 2022 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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This easy vegan pesto recipe should be a staple in any health nerd’s repertoire. Much like bee pollen, pine pollen is an increasingly popular adaptogen that’s full of beneficial enzymes, amino acids, minerals, antioxidants, vitamins A, B, D, E, and phytosterols. Research even shows that consuming raw pine pollen can help reverse fatigue, improve energy […]

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Easy Calming DIY Lavender Body Butter

December 7, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 6 Comments

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This homemade DIY body butter is perfect for giving your driest parts a little extra love during the coldest months of the year, and for sunburnt skin during the hottest months. Comfort and self-care is extremely important for mental wellbeing in the winter and the heat. Thus, this calming DIY lavender body butter can be […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: beauty, calming, gifts for stressed people, recipe, vegan

Gluten-Free Peanut Butter Brownie Recipe (Dopamine Booster!)

December 6, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 5 Comments

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Let me just cut right to the chase: these delicious gluten-free peanut butter brownies are fudgy and decadent, made with serotonin-boosting bittersweet chocolate and happiness-inducing mucuna bean powder. (And if you don’t want to add the superfoods, leave ‘um out. The recipe holds up either way. These are still the best brownies ever! 🙂 )  […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: brain food, calming, chocolate, depression, dessert, gluten free, mood diet, peanut butter, recipe

Easy Acorn Squash Pie (Cool Pumpkin Pie Alternative)

October 23, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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This easy Acorn Squash Pie recipe is a delicious pumpkin pie alternative that’s perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. It’s also a great recipe for anytime you have extra squash lying around, and you’re tired of making savory dishes. It’s so good! Beginning with our super-flaky homemade pie crust, we add just the right amount of seasonal […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes Tagged With: dessert, recipe

Joni Mitchell’s Easy Lentil Soup (Comfort Food)

September 16, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Joni Mitchell’s easy lentil soup recipe is a darling little gem that reflects the no-frills food ethos of the 1970s. Made with red lentils, tomato puree, and a hint of sweet paprika, this easy blended lentil soup recipe is the ultimate fall/winter comfort food. This recipe originally came from a repost in The Guardian, which […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes, Nourished By My Heroes Tagged With: brain food, comfort food, gluten free, nourished by my heroes, pop culture, recipe, winter blues

Easy Focaccia Garden Bread Recipe (To Lift Your Spirits)

August 10, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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This easy-to-make focaccia garden bread adds a cheerful dose of play to the traditional, olive-oil-rich focaccia bread you may have known in the past. Making a focaccia garden is easy– just use a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs to create a landscape design on a flat sheet of rising dough, then bake for ~25 […]

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Gloria Steinem’s Breakfast of Champions (Easy Freekah Porridge Recipe)

February 3, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Gloria Steinem is possibly the single most beloved feminist figure in American history. And with that distinction came no shortage of commentary on her looks, which were as admired as they were patronizingly weaponized against her. In a Washington Post article from 1984 (<— scary!), I recently unearthed a reference to a yummy-sounding wheat berry […]

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