Recipes

Eat Clean, Live Better

Melissa Bernstein March 16, 2026

Eat Clean, Live Better: Your Guide to a Resilient Immune System Cooking and eating “clean” is more than a trend—it is essential for long-term vitality.

Roasted Brussels and Tofu Bowl image and recipe

Roasted Brussel Sprouts Tofu Bowl

Melissa Bernstein February 24, 2026

Looking for an easy-to-through-together stovetop meal? Sometimes you just need to pull a few things out of your freezer to create a meal worth repeating.

photo of mock sweet and sour meatballs - a vegan recipe by Melissa Bernstein

Mock Sweet & Sour Meatballs

Melissa Bernstein January 14, 2026

A Forgotten Delight I haven’t made Sweet & Sour meatballs in years! My mom used to make them every holiday season to bring to a

SuperPower Health Salad

Melissa Bernstein December 16, 2025

SuperPower Health & Holiday Salad I love a healthy salad that can be a meal! This holiday season, I prepared a delicious salad chock full

woman in the kitchen cooking in a blog post about the scent of memory when cooking

The Scent of Memory: How Cooking Becomes an Act of Caregiving This Thanksgiving

Melissa Bernstein November 10, 2025

Cooking and Memories For many of us, the aroma of Thanksgiving dinner is a time machine. The scent of roasted turkey, cinnamon and nutmeg, or

Vegan Mushroom Wellington Redux

Melissa Bernstein November 7, 2025

This holiday season, I am bringing back one of my favorite holiday recipes – Vegan (plant-based) Mushroom Wellington. A creative spin of the classic beef