Roasted Caprese with Shrimp, Avocado, and Feta
This summery Italian classic caprese salad gets upgraded to a satisfying, cold-weather meal with the brain-friendly addition of avocado and shrimp.
This summery Italian classic caprese salad gets upgraded to a satisfying, cold-weather meal with the brain-friendly addition of avocado and shrimp.
This modern take on the classic Waldorf salad keeps the brain healthy superstar ingredients of apple, currants, and walnuts, all dressed in a lighter maple balsamic dressing. Roasted Brussel sprouts give the salad substance and staying power.
The crust for this tart is packed with brain healthy ingredients, and it’s easy — no rolling or shaping required. Even if you don’t have time to make the whole tart, I highly recommend making a batch of Tahini Cashew Cream. Use it as a dip for slices of apple for a very easy and fun dessert.
This rustic pasta dish from Tuscany features whole grain pasta, squash cooked two ways, and a satisfying sprinkle of black and white sesame seeds.
Brain-healthy spices brighten up this simple broccoli soup that becomes creamy with a quick spin in the blender. Don’t skip the toppings—crispy broccoli florets, flaky salt, olive oil, and a liberal dusting of sumac.
This decadent little chocolate chunk cookie, with its crispy crags and chewy center, packs in brain-healthy ingredients, is gluten-free, and made with olive oil instead of butter.
This manicotti has all of the big, comforting flavor of my Nonna’s recipe, yet with several brain-healthy ingredients swaps — cashew ricotta, Swiss chard, mushrooms, and crepes made with chickpea flour.
The most fun part of this recipe is that it starts by boiling a whole blood orange in a small pot. As it cooks the orange bobs around and fills the kitchen with its floral aroma.
This beautiful kale salad pairs bitter greens, honey-flavored persimmons and a sweet and salty topping of spiced walnuts.
This version of my Maple Syrup and Olive Oil Granola is for chocolate lovers. It’s packed with 3 types of flavanol-rich chocolate and cooks up easily into clusters for a not-too-sweet, slightly salty, very chocolatey snack.