12 Healthy Recipes For A Healthy Start To 2012. No need for fad diets, or boring bland food. A healthier and thinner you is easy to do.

A simply spiced, all natural and non-alcoholic hot apple cider. Plus a tip on how to preserve orange zest for when you don’t have oranges.

Warm and delicious hot chocolate! It’s easy to make with items already in your pantry – try it tonight!

The perfect last minute meal: Quick and Easy Vegetarian Weeknight Curry

Creamy dairy-free steel cut oats from the crockpot, made only with natural sweeteners.

We made the Smitten Kitchen’s Easy Chocolate Cake twice – once sifting dry ingredients and once without sifting. Which one tasted better?

Banana chocolate chip muffins – make them fast with a few ingredients already in the cupboard

A recipe for wild mushroom terrine with a look at how you can source ingredients from you natural surroundings.

This All Natural Red Velvet Cake uses beets not red dye bottles for its vibrant color. No one will believe it has beets in it after one bite

Pureed sweet potato lends a creamy texture and vitamin-rich punch to this cheesy pasta bake!

Tree Ripened Figs! {no recipe}

Natural Food Coloring Rainbow Marshmallow Brown Rice Crispy Treats

Surprisingly delicious & healthy Brown Rice Snack Bars

Healthy Peanut Butter Cookies + Dark Chocolate

Fresh lemonade flavored with sweet cherry simple syrup.

Whole-Grain Rice, Baby Spinach, Walnuts and Cherry Salad.

Homemade Spicy Italian Sausage

Rainier cherry mojito: a refreshing, naturally sweet cocktail for hot summer days.

Simple, fragrant and easy-to-make: White Bean Spread with Rosemary and Toasted Almonds

A delicately flavored, light ice cream made with real mint and all-natural ingredients. Perfect for hot summer days.

Balsamic Strawberries with Fresh Mint and Greek Yogurt! A fresh, healthy, and easy dessert!

Curried green lentil soup, from Heidi Swanson’s Super Natural Every Day.