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Seasonal Recipes Rooted in Nourishment

Hello and welcome! Roots and Radishes is where I publish everyday seasonal recipes for conscious cooks. Here you'll find mindful, approachable recipes designed to support nourishment, connection, and gentler rhythms in everyday life... without overcomplicating the process.

This is cooking that works for real life, while still honoring the seasons, the earth, and your own nourishment.

Spring Recipes

Spring is finally here! These recipes are lighter and perfect for early-season produce, with some warming options for cooler spring days.

  • Slice of carrot cake baked oats on a plate.
    Cozy Carrot Cake Baked Oats (Meal Prep Friendly!)
  • Lemon dill salmon pieces topped with lemon slices, on dark gray plate with fork
    Baked Lemon Dill Salmon for Weeknights (Ready in 20 Minutes!)
  • Pesto pasta with spring roasted veggies in beige bowl with golden fork on gray and white surface with parsley sprinkled around
    Versatile Pesto Pasta with Roasted Veggies
  • Bowl of spring minestrone with hand scooping a spoonful.
    Springtime Minestrone Soup with Potatoes

See all spring recipes →

Trending Recipes

Below are the tried and true recipes that readers are loving the most lately.

  • Roasted butternut squash half on sheet pan.
    Roasted Butternut Squash Made Easy (Cubes or Halves!)
  • Hand holding a ground chicken taco sweet potato bowl topped with feta, avocado, and cilantro.
    Ground Chicken Taco Sweet Potato Bowls
  • Spelt flour banana bread with chocolate chips in loaf pan lined with parchment paper
    Spelt Flour Banana Bread
  • Vinegar cucumber salad in small white bowl with freshly cracked pepper on top
    Basic + Awesome Vinegar Cucumber Salad

Dinner Recipes

These nourishing dinner recipes utilize seasonal, whole foods, while still keeping it approachable for weeknight meals.

  • Instant Pot peperoncini chicken shredded in a bowl with a fork.
    Instant Pot Peperoncini Chicken (Juicy, Shredded & Flavorful)
  • Lemony lentil soup with potatoes and fresh dill in a bowl.
    Lemony Lentil Soup with Potatoes and Dill
  • Bold and briny kale farro salad with chickpeas in a bowl with a fork.
    Zesty Kale Farro Salad with Chickpeas
  • Rosemary chicken soup with kale and white beans, in a bowl and hand dunking fresh sourdough bread into the soup.
    Rosemary Chicken Soup with White Beans & Kale (One Pot)

See more dinner recipes →

Tera, author of Roots and Radishes

Hi, I'm Tera!

I live in Wisconsin, and I've learned to cook and eat with all four seasons (yes, even winter!). I'm passionate about how seasonal eating can nourish ourselves and the planet, and want to share how it can be approachable. If you're interested in seasonal and planet-friendly eating, you're in the right place!

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Wholesome Breakfast Recipes

Are you a breakfast person? Me, too. From eggs to smoothies to oats, I have plenty of breakfast recipes to share with you for rushed mornings and slow weekends alike.

  • A bowl of savory steel cut oatmeal topped with sautéed kale, a jammy egg, and chili crisp.
    Savory Oatmeal with Miso, Kale & Jammy Egg
  • Mango overnight oats with coconut and lime in a jar.
    Mango Overnight Oats with Lime & Coconut
  • Slices of oat zucchini bread on cutting board.
    Feel Good Zucchini Bread (Made with Oats in Blender!)
  • Slice of carrot cake baked oats on a plate.
    Cozy Carrot Cake Baked Oats (Meal Prep Friendly!)

See more breakfast recipes →

Nourishing Lunch Recipes

Whether it's a work or school (both away or at home!), these nutrient-packed lunch recipes are sure to give you the energy you need to power through.

  • Bold and briny kale farro salad with chickpeas in a bowl with a fork.
    Zesty Kale Farro Salad with Chickpeas
  • Three smoky black bean stuffed sweet potatoes with toppings on a plate.
    Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Smoky Black Beans
  • Miso curry delicata squash with tempeh in a bowl.
    Miso Curry Delicata Squash & Tempeh (One-Pan Dinner)
  • Butternut squash apple soup in a bowl with spoon and toppings.
    The Coziest Butternut Squash & Apple Soup for Chilly Nights

See more lunch recipes →

30 Minutes or Less

With these quick and easy recipes, you'll have nourishing food on the table in 30 minutes or less. Perfect for when you're busy (or hangry).

  • Thai curry noodles with chicken in a bowl with lime and cilantro.
    Easy Thai Curry Noodles with Chicken
  • Creamy pumpkin curry with chickpeas in skillet.
    25-Minute Pumpkin Curry with Chickpeas (Thai-style!)
  • Air fryer chicken thighs with taco spices and hot honey in Ninja Foodi air fryer.
    Quick Air Fryer Chicken Thighs (with Taco Spices + Hot Honey!)
  • Hand dipping a tortilla chip into fresh peach salsa with corn and avocado.
    Fresh Peach Salsa Recipe (with Sweet Corn & Avocado!)

See more 30-minute recipes →

Dessert & Baked Goods Recipes

These real-food dessert recipes are made to taste indulgent, but with real food ingredients.

  • Pear apple crisp in a small bowl, topped with vanilla ice cream.
    Easy Apple Pear Crisp Recipe for Cozy Nights
  • A scoop of healthy apple crisp with vanilla ice cream on dessert plate with fork.
    Cozy Apple Crisp with Oats (Easy Fall Dessert!)
  • Simple sautéed apples on small wooden plate, topped with walnuts and flaky salt, with a golden fork on gray/white surface with golden yellow linen
    Simple Sautéed Apples
  • Healthy strawberry crisp in cream-colored pie dish with copper serving spoon and two small white bowls with more crisp, with almonds and fresh strawberries on the side
    Wholesome Strawberry Crisp (SO Jammy!)

See more dessert recipes →

Snacks & Appetizers

At my house, we live for snacks. Here are some tried-and-true faves for snacking at home or sharing with friends.

  • A baked Japanese purple sweet potato with butter and cinnamon on a small plate with a fork.
    Baked Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Butter & Cinnamon
  • Hand dipping a tortilla chip into fresh peach salsa with corn and avocado.
    Fresh Peach Salsa Recipe (with Sweet Corn & Avocado!)
  • Summer chickpea salad with feta and tomatoes in a bowl.
    Zippy Summer Chickpea Salad with Tomatoes and Feta
  • Yogurt sauce with dill, mint, and other herbs mixed together in a bowl.
    5-Minute Creamy Herb Yogurt Sauce (with Dill + Mint)

See more snack & appetizer recipes →

Recently Updated

Stop back at this section any time you want to see the latest, whether the newest recipe or most recently update post.

  • Roasted beet and avocado salad with copper serving spoons in large clear glass bowl
    Roasted Beet and Avocado Salad with Basil Lime Vinaigrette
  • Bowl of spring minestrone with hand scooping a spoonful.
    Springtime Minestrone Soup with Potatoes
  • Pickled strawberries in a jar with black peppercorns.
    Quick Pickled Strawberries (Naturally Sweetened!)
  • Steel cut oats in a small bowl with green apple chunks, walnuts, cinnamon, and maple syrup drizzled over the top
    Perfect Basic Steel Cut Oats (Stovetop Version)
Tera Gigot, the author, photographer, and recipe developer of Roots and Radishes.

Hi, I'm Tera! I'm passionate about making seasonal, sustainable eating accessible. If you're seeking nourishing or aspiring to eat more mindfully, you're in the right place!

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May Recipes

  • A bowl of savory steel cut oatmeal topped with sautéed kale, a jammy egg, and chili crisp.
    Savory Oatmeal with Miso, Kale & Jammy Egg
  • Lemon dill salmon pieces topped with lemon slices, on dark gray plate with fork
    Baked Lemon Dill Salmon for Weeknights (Ready in 20 Minutes!)
  • Mango overnight oats with coconut and lime in a jar.
    Mango Overnight Oats with Lime & Coconut
  • Shrimp mango and avocado salad in copper serving spoon on white and light blue background
    Zesty Shrimp Salad with Avocado and Mango
  • Pesto potato salad scooped into large copper spoon resting on small white ceramic plate, next to bowl of potato salad and small white bowl of pesto
    Easy Pesto Potato Salad
  • Hand holding a ground chicken taco sweet potato bowl topped with feta, avocado, and cilantro.
    Ground Chicken Taco Sweet Potato Bowls

Spring Recipes

  • Lemony lentil soup with potatoes and fresh dill in a bowl.
    Lemony Lentil Soup with Potatoes and Dill
  • Pesto pasta with spring roasted veggies in beige bowl with golden fork on gray and white surface with parsley sprinkled around
    Versatile Pesto Pasta with Roasted Veggies
  • Roasted radishes tossed with vinaigrette in blue bowl.
    Simple Roasted Radishes (Melt in Your Mouth!)
  • Healthy egg salad with Greek yogurt served as a sandwich on fresh sourdough bread and topped with microgreens. To small sourdough egg salad sandwiches are stacked on top of each other, sitting on a white plate.
    Creamy Greek Yogurt Egg Salad with Dill
  • Mango overnight oats with coconut and lime in a jar.
    Mango Overnight Oats with Lime & Coconut
  • Slice of carrot cake baked oats on a plate.
    Cozy Carrot Cake Baked Oats (Meal Prep Friendly!)

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