Recipe: Power Cookies

Power Cookies

Food & Wine Magazine, Jun 2026, p. 92

4.6 stars

These were good -- I liked them (great flavor), but they were soft, like falling apart soft so because of that I'd rather make other cookie recipes instead of this one again.

Ingredients: almond flour, natural nut butter, maple syrup, egg, whole-milk Greek yogurt, hemp seeds, baking soda, vanilla extract, butter, salt, add-ins like chocolate chips, raisins, pumpkin seeds...

Notes:

• Used chocolate chunks
• Made 15 cookies

Recipe: Green Pesto Pasta with Whipped Ricotta

Green Pesto Pasta with Whipped Ricotta

Food & Wine Magazine, Jun 2026, p.91

5 stars with modifications

This was delicious -- but we would make it differently next time as we didn't like their pesto recipe nor steps. The addition of the ricotta mixture was a nice addition.

Ingredients for next time: pesto, pasta (bucatini), ricotta, heavy cream, sugar, butter, salt; top with pine nuts and Parmesan

Tips/Notes:

• Basically, we're not going to follow the recipe's pesto instructions using mixed greens and will make our own homemade pesto
• Didn't mix in the ricotta mixture with the pasta but will next time, 
• Served with salad and Beyond Sausage

Recipe: Vegan Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl

Vegan Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl

eatwithclarity.com
5 stars

Another great recipe from eatwithclarity.com!!! Restaurant-worthy and better than some bowls that I've had in restaurants! So flavorful; definitely make sure to add the avocado for creaminess.

Sweet Potato Ingredients: sweet potatoes, olive oil, paprika, garlic powder salt

Dressing Ingredients: tahini, hot sauce, garlic powder, lime or lemon, salt, water

Bowl Ingredients: cilantro lime rice, black beans, red bell peppers, red onion, corn, avocado, olive oil, chili powder

Notes/tips:

• Used regular rice instead of cilantro lime rice
• Added smoked hot paprika to the corn

Recipe: Lentil and Mushroom Gratin

Lentil and Mushroom Gratin

Food & Wine Magazine, Feb 2026, p. 93
4.8 stars

I wasn't sure how this one was going to turn out because of the simple ingredient list -- it is extremely flavorful and love the flavor combination of the herbs and Dijon mustard. Much much better than what we expected. Served with toast.

Ingredients: dried du Puy lentils (green lentils), mixed mushrooms, yellow onion, carrot, celery, broth, parsley, thyme, Dijon mustard, panko, creme fraiche, garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes:

• Use less broth ~ about 3.25 cups instead of 4 cups
• Next time, bake panko separately (or saute in dry pan to brown) to keep it crisp and top bowls at table

Recipe: Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

Healthier Homemade Crunchwrap Supreme

HalfBakedHarvest.com
5 stars

This recipe is very similar to the Homemade Cheesy Gordita Crunch Tacos recipe. Basically the same but different toppings. The meat seasoning was really good/flavorful!

Taco meat ingredients: ground meat, yellow onion, chipotle chili powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, Kosher salt

Assembling ingredients: corn tortillas, tortillas, sharp cheddar, Monterey Jack cheese, poblano or jalapeno, Greek yogurt, lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, lime, avocado, hot sauce,  extra-virgin olive oil for drizzling

Tips/Notes:

• Used Impossible ground beef
• Did not need the "Doritos" seasoning at all

Recipe: Crispy Gochujang Korean Tofu

Crispy Gochujang Korean Tofu

eatwithclarity.com
4.7 stars

Delicious and super easy to make. I really liked the spiciness of the sauce. The only thing that was a letdown was the tofu which wasn't crispy. We can probably use a different tofu recipe for this easy, healthy dish.

Ingredients: tofu, soy sauce or tamari, cornstarch, breadcrumbs, rice, cucumber, carrot, avocado, sesame seeds

Sauce Ingredients: soy sauce or tamari, gochujang, tomato paste, vegetable broth, honey, toasted sesame oil, rice vinegar, garlic, ginger, cornstarch, water

Tips/Notes:

• Added edamame

Recipe: Pork Meatballs with Carolina Gold Sauce

Pork Meatballs with Carolina Gold Sauce

Food & Wine Magazine, May 2026, p. 48
4.9 stars

This was so easy to make especially since we used Impossible Italian Plant-based Meatballs. Love the sauce (sweet and tangy almost like a BBQ sauce) -- and I ALWAYS love polenta!

Ingredients (modified for our recipe): Impossible Italian Plant-based Meatballs, polenta, light brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, hot sauce, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, vegetable broth, olive oil, black pepper, parsley

Recipe: Thick Gluten Free Cookies (Levain Style!)

Thick Gluten Free Cookies (Levain Style!)

eatwithclarity.com
5 stars

Another EatWithClarity.com successful recipe! I love Levain Style cookies (if you haven't had them, they are big and gooey and delicious -- the brand has a number of bakeries in NYC).

These were delicious! They actually 1) weren't as sweet as I thought they would be which was a plus, and 2) they weren't as gooey but then we baked them for the full 16 minutes. (Levain Style cookies are HUGE, and this recipe was supposed to make just 9 cookies, but I made 19 ~ so made the cookies smaller for portion control).

Notes/Tips:

•  As mentioned above, portioned this out to make double the # of cookies (so smaller cookies) which still were big/normal sized cookies
• Baked these for 16 minutes but will try a minute less next time
• The recipe writer forgot to add "salt" (which is in the ingredient list) to step 4

Recipe: Spanish Squash Soup

Spanish Squash Soup

America's Test Kitchen 
4.9 stars

We saw this made on American's Test Kitchen (the show on TV) and wrote down the recipe. I honestly wasn't sure how this was going to turn out, but it was absolutely delicious -- so flavorful!

Ingredients: kabocha squash, fennel, leeks, cannellini beans, Italian sausage, vegetable stock, garlic, parsley, red pepper, pepper, salt 

Tips/Notes:

• Used plant-based Beyond Sausage

Flourless Brownies

eatwithclarity.com
5 stars

Wow - these brownies were so good that I'm sad that we finished them and I'm debating whether to make them again right away or try a different recipe! It's my FAVORITE brownie recipe -- and so EASY!

Ingredients: semi-sweet chocolate chips, eggs, refined coconut oil, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, tapioca starch, cocoa powder, salt

Tips/Notes:

• Used avocado oil instead of refined coconut oil (I knew this was a good substitute from research and other recipes)
• Used cornstarch instead of tapioca starch per the recipe's notes