Healthy recipes Thanksliving Recipes Your Family Will LOVE! By Jane Farrell You may be wondering if thereΓÇÖs a typo in the title of this article… So what is Thanksliving? HereΓÇÖs how we see it: an opportunity to give thanks by letting beings live ΓÇô and focusing our gratitude on being with one another, reflecting on what we are grateful for in our lives. Research shows that people who practice grateful thinking reap emotion, physical, and psychological benefits ΓÇô and what better act of gratitude than appreciating all the wondrous species that cohabitate the planet Earth? Herbed Spinach Quiche Portabella Caps HereΓÇÖs a clever twist on quiche ΓÇô scrap the high fat and high carb pastry for meaty portabella mushroom caps to make tasty individual quiches. Makes a fabulous main dish for Thanksliving. Saut├⌐ed Spinach, Mushroom + Chickpea Bowl Saut├⌐ed veggies simmered with chickpeas, mushrooms, and wilted spinach make up this colorful dish. While this recipes calls for chickpeas and spinach, any combination of ΓÇ£beans and greensΓÇ¥ will work. A colorful addition to any holiday table! Pumpkin “Cheese” Sauce With Quinoa Pasta Mac-n-cheese without the cheese? YES! This recipe deliciously nails a creamy, non-dairy cheese sauce. The secret is the blend of mustard with nutritional yeast ΓÇô a potent and powerful flavor union! A perfect substitute for a Thanksgiving classic – and good for you too! Beets, Beans + Greens Colorful, antioxidant-packed, and delicious ΓÇô this salad will look good on your table, and power up your day! Make your Thanksliving table as colorful as the foliage outside with this beautiful dish. Paprika Cumin Quinoa We love the aroma of this recipe ΓÇô the cumin and turmeric lend an Indian flavor, while the paprika hearkens to romantic Budapest nights. A perfect complement to our┬áSaut├⌐ed Spinach, Mushroom + Chickpea Bowl. Classic Un-Chicken Salad Love chicken salad ΓÇô but donΓÇÖt eat meat? WeΓÇÖve got you covered! This is our delicious plant-based twist on an American classic – sure to please all your holiday guests. Healthy Pumpkin Pie Custard This is a perfect dessert option for pumpkin pie season! All the familiar aromatic flavors, creamy (but no dairy!), and lightly sweetened, but sans crust. Simple to make ΓÇô and perfect┬áapr├⌐s holiday dinner dessert! Apple Pistachio Crisp Honeycrisp apples, true to their name, are both sweet + crunchy. TheyΓÇÖre delicious raw, but also perfect for baking. Their sweetness allows us to reduce added sugar, as we did with this apple crisp ΓÇô so enjoy sans guilt! Apples are part of the Thanksliving canon – and here, you have a beautiful blend of flavors that will keep you and your guests coming back for more. Almond + Coconut Macaroons Macaroons make us swoon. We just love them. And we made them even better by subbing honey for sugar, which gives sweetness without overpowering the delicate almond coconut flavor, and the aromatic vanilla. The coconut flavor pairs superbly with the more tart flavors in our┬áApple Pistachio Crisp.