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gingered persimmon smoothie
pumpkin cashew pudding with maple pecans
My 25 favorite plant-based Thanksgiving recipes
30-minute gingered sesame noodles
Shaved butternut radicchio salad with dates and hazelnuts
banana almond chocolate chip muffins (gluten-free + dairy-free)
Orange spiced cauliflower and squash bowl
edible chocolate chip cookie dough {gluten-free + vegan}
Peachy keen almond cobbler
roasted Sungold tomato pasta with almond ricotta
No-bake dark chocolate Twix bars (vegan + paleo + gluten-free)
Grilled summer squash and romaine salad
dark chocolate sweet potato pudding
Four ingredient toasted coconut cardamom butter
Watermelon poke bowl with spicy coconut dressing
grilled fava beans
energizing chocolate maca smoothie
Rhubarb almond scones + seeking peaceful sleep
smoky mushroom and kale enchiladas {video}
No-knead super seedy spelt bread
Spring Nettle Pesto {vegan}
DIY spicy veggie soup cups
Grapefruit almond cake {gluten-free, dairy-free}
Vegan Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Hazelnut blackberry muffins
Winter green, date and citrus salad
Freekeh romanesco bowl with smoky lemon cashew sauce
Mushroom walnut pate
Roasted Cauliflower Miso Soup
Carrot Cake Overnight Oats
Vegan double chocolate mug cake {New Year Reset Day 30}
Apple Cider Vinegar Tonic {New Year Reset Day 29}
5 minute blueberry coconut soft serve {New Year Reset Day 28}
Vegan Artichoke and Olive Pesto {New Year Reset Day 27}
Sesame and Nori Crusted Ahi Tuna {New Year Reset Day 26}
Roasted coconut oil sweet potatoes {New Year Reset Day 25}
Dark Chocolate Coconut Butter Bites {New Year Reset Day 24}
DIY Coconut Butter {New Year Reset Day 23}
Pan-roasted salmon with citrus cabbage salad {New Year Reset Day 22}
DIY Chocolate Cashew Milk {New Year Reset Day 21}
Heart beet Smoothie {New Year Reset Day 20}
Vegan mushroom and asparagus stir-fry {New Year Reset Day 19}
Roasted Beet Pesto Pasta {New Year Reset Day 18}
Beet Top Hazelnut Pesto {New Year Reset Day 17}
Super Green Coconut Curry {New Year Reset Day 16}
Orange honey tahini cookies {New Year Reset Day 15}
Avocado Breakfast Tostadas {New Year Reset Day 14}
Detoxifying Ginger, Mint, Orange Tea {New Year Reset Day 13}
Quick Korean Spiced Cucumber Salad {New Year Reset Day 12}
Black Sesame Coconut Smoothie {New Year Reset Day 11}
Toasted Bulgur Cauliflower Kumquat Salad {New Year Reset Day 10}
Avocado Breakfast Bagels Two Ways {New Year Reset Day 9}
Chia Seed Pudding, 3 Ways {New Year Reset Day 8}
Baked Chicken Zucchini Meatballs {New Year Reset Day 7}
Quicker Roasted Spaghetti Squash {New Year Reset Day 6}
5 Minute Everything Sauce {New Year Reset Day 5}
grapefruit, avocado and crab salad {New Year Reset Day 4}
no-bake date brownies {New Year reset day 3}
Royal Thai papaya and mango salad {New Year Reset Day 2}
January reset pomegranate smoothie
winter detox shredded salad
Roasted Asian Brussels sprouts with fish sauce
Winter white cauliflower and fennel salad
pumpkin hazelnut breakfast cookies + a video
winter delicata squash bowl with hazelnut gremolata
Persimmon almond scones {dairy-free + vegan}
Red kuri squash soup with miso + coconut milk
Salted caramel chocolate tarts {vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free}
salted date caramel {vegan, paleo, dairy-free}
squash and chickpea autumn glow bowl
Chocolate chip cashew butter blondies
Perfectly simple guacamole
Chai pickled peaches
Roasted ratatouille pasta (vegan, vegetarian)
Heirloom tomato, peach and cucumber salad
overnight peach french toast bake
ultimate rainbow veggie sandwich
Pickled and preserved spicy green beans
hazelnut honey oat bread
summer tropical fruit bowl with ginger lime dressing
Blueberry Coconut Bars
Spelt waffles with roasted strawberries
Green goddess spring veggie bowl
Thai chicken won ton cups
Strawberry Basil Drinking Vinegar
Sautéed Beet Green + Polenta Bowl
Roasted strawberry overnight oats
Spring Fava bean salad & tangerine vinaigrette
Vegan Oyster Mushroom Tacos
Spring Artichoke Pesto Pasta
Umami bomb tofu noodle bowls
Cabbage slaw with roasted onion dressing
Roasted bok choy and shitakes
Grain-free nutella porridge
Ahi tuna poke
Detox Rainbow Salad
Roasted Butternut Squash and Coconut Soup
Romanesco, fennel and kumquat salad
Citrus Sunshine Smoothie
Top 10 of 2015
Winter persimmon and pomegranate salad
Vegan hazelnut pumpkin pie
20 Vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes
Beet, goat cheese and avocado sandwich
Butternut squash noodles with tahini sauce
Pomegranate Tarragon Detox Water
Fall harvest salad
Smoky Vegan Sweet Potato Quesadilla
Savory Yogurt Bowl With Crispy Quinoa Granola
Feast Portland: USA Pears Night Market
Vegan dark chocolate zucchini brownies
Kale and Cashew Pesto pasta
Summer squash salad
No-bake summer fig tarts
Peaches and Cream Smoothie Bowl with Toasted Oat Crumble
Peanut Butter Banana Bread Granola
Nectarine and blackberry crisp
Watermelon coconut slush
The whole carrot
Vegan no-cook summer lasagne
Cantaloupe, Cucumber, Avocado Salad
Happy Friday
Halloumi tacos with dark cherry salsa
Dark chocolate avocado mousse
pickled blueberry, farro and feta salad
Happy Friday
Tropical mango salad with coconut and mint
Happy weekend
Roasted cauliflower, tomato and chickpea bowl
Scaling back a home
Happy Friday
Spring market salad
Weekend Notes
Detox coconut pineapple water
Weekend notes
Meyer lemon almond cake (Gluten-free)
Weekend Notes
Fava bean and greens pasta
Winter green, date and kumquat salad
strawberry chia seed jam breakfast bars and the paradox of choice
30 minute seafood stew
Vegan Asian Soba Noodle Bowl
Soy Pickled Shitakes
Vegan carrot cake smoothie
5 ingredient green tea coconut butter cups
Simple miso maple salmon
White Chocolate Strawberries with Basil Sugar
Vegan Beet and Chickpea Bowl with Tahini Sauce
Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta With Fried Sage and Hazelnuts
Vegan Blender Banana Cake
Smoky sweet potato, kale and lentil soup
Top 10 of 2014
Fuyu persimmon, fennel and pomegranate salad
Moving on
Mashed cauliflower with hazelnut brown butter
Cardamom roasted persimmons
Cauliflower fritters with tahini yogurt sauce
New beginnings and a cupcake to celebrate
Plum, date and pistachio salad with ginger lime dressing
No-bake pumpkin cheesecakes
White chocolate faux cheesecake
Thai Watermelon Salad
Sweet corn pasta sauce
Summer of Matisse
Gingered watermelon popsicles
Barcelona, a city of wonder
Dark cherry drinking vinegar
Strawberry, hazelnut and ricotta salad
Black and blue cobbler
summer fruit and halloumi salad
yakitori chicken
Chocolate chip angel food cake
Greek yogurt strawberry cupcakes
Grilled salmon and corn salad
Vegan carrot cake baked oatmeal
52 objects – No. 15
A stolen weekend
Super vegan bowl with parsley cashew pesto
Almond joy energy bites
52 objects – No. 14
Roasted chicken in coconut milk
Citrus, carrot, ginger juice
52 objects – No. 13
Spicy chicken peanut soba noodle salad
A Simple Spring salad
52 objects – No. 12
Quick pickled pearl onions
Strawberry balsamic basil soda
Minimal Mondays: Shop your house
Asian asparagus slaw
52 objects: No. 11
Boozy blackberry crush popsicles
Minimal Mondays: The paper chase
Avocado tartines, two ways
52 objects: No. 10
Millet tabouli
Minimal Mondays: 5 tips for a well styled bookcase
Hazelnut pear galette
52 objects: – No. 9
Shredded Rainbow salad with Greek yogurt Caesar dressing
Minimal Mondays: Medicine Cabinet
Thai spiced coconut granola bars
52 objects – No. 8
Spicy Thai Peanut Butter
Minimal Mondays: garage makeover
Meyer lemon pudding cakes
52 objects: no. 7
broccolini blueberry and feta salad
Minimal Mondays: spring cleaning 101
Ahi tuna burgers with spicy sriracha mayo
52 objects – No. 6
Pistachio yogurt pops
Minimal Mondays: 3 Ways to Store Kids’ Art
Homemade Greek yogurt
52 objects: No. 5
Turntable Tuesdays: butternut squash and broccolini pizza
Minimal Mondays: Pantry Purge
My favorite things
potatoes in garlicky chard broth
52 objects: No. 4
Buckwheat soba noodles with broccolini and shitakes
Minimal Mondays: Closet Therapy
caramelized banana sundaes
52 objects: No. 3
Roasted tomato, chicken and mozzarella pasta
Minimal Mondays: Simple meal planning
celery root, fennel and grape salad
52 objects – No. 2
chocolate hazelnut meringues
Harvest bowl with avocado cilantro cream
Minimal Mondays: getting kids organized
fifty-two objects – no. 1
shredded kale and brussels sprout salad
Musical notes
Veggie quinoa chili
30 days, 30 dishes
Day 30: Creamy roasted cauliflower pasta
Day 29: roasted spaghetti squash with sausage and kale
Day 28: vegan toasted coconut panna cotta
Day 27: Shakshuka
Day 26: Indian-spiced carrot salad
Day 25: blackberry coconut smoothie
Day 24: green coconut water curry
Day 23: dukkah spiced pumpkin hummus
Day 22: dark chocolate cherry energy bites
Day 21: Roasted eggplant, raisin, pine nut and quinoa pilaf
Day 20: pumpkin pie overnight oats
Day 19: Japanese sesame spinach
Day 18: peanut butter pretzel crispy treats
Day 17: parchment baked eggs with kale and mushrooms
Day 16: slow roasted salmon with grapefruit avocado salsa
Day 15: african peanut soup
Day 14: beet, quinoa and tahini bowl
Day 13: Dark chocolate hazelnut butter cups
Day 12: lemongrass chicken with rice noodles
Day 11: mango and coconut popsicles
Day 10: ultimate beet detox juice
Day 9: Roasted pears with cardamom cashew cream
Day 8: White bean and tuna salad with avocado parsley dressing
Day 7: Asian carrot collard wraps
Day 6: Freekeh salad with blackberry ginger vinaigrette
Day 5: Chocolate hazelnut overnight oats
day 4: cinnamon hazelnut butter
Crunchy cabbage salad with spicy peanut dressing
Day 2: sesame shitakes and bok choy
a recipe a day
brown butter chocolate chunk cookies
Ricotta stuffed shells with butternut squash sauce
spiced persimmon smoothie
quinoa with roasted chanterelles, apples and squash
roasted hazelnut pumpkin butter
pear, fennel and kale juice
baked coconut oatmeal
Vegan carrot cake with whipped coconut frosting
roasted asparagus with eggs and parmesan
carrot and beet salad with pistachio butter
Cauliflower salad with quick pickled cherries
chocolate hazelnut avocado cake
peanut butter banana breakfast cookies
Strawberry asparagus quinoa salad
balsamic beets and lentils
Thai peanut zucchini noodles
simple roasted radishes
Kale, cranberry and breadcrumb salad
Nuts and Seeds granola
Healthy Super Bowl Snacks
Apple cider vinegar elixir
Grapefruit, kale and fennel salad
Persimmon almond cookies
Millet pilaf with butternut squash, mushrooms and pomegranate
Raw brownies
carrot cake energy bites
Watermelon cucumber cooler
cucumber basil sorbet
Summer squash “pasta” with fresh tomatoes
Arugula, fig and blue cheese salad
The Food Matters Project: corn, avocado, black bean and tomato salad
Pasta with garlic scape pesto and fresh peas
simple things: blooms
The Food Matters Project: avocado and grapefruit tea sandwiches
Lemon thyme cucumber cooler
Simple things: cabins
The Food Matters Project: white chocolate strawberry panini
Strawberry Fool
The Food Matters Project: chard and mushroom tacos with cilantro jalapeño sauce
The Food Matters Project: fish tacos with mango avocado salsa
Home made almond milk
The Food Matters Project: asian corn and avocado salsa
The Food Matters Project: shaved asparagus and white bean salad
Pina colada sorbet
Food Matters Project: Blackberry Fennel Pizza
Chocolate chip zucchini brownies
The Food Matters Project: Halibut in spicy rhubarb sauce
Quinoa granola bars
Smoky sweet potato hummus
amaranth porridge with mangos and coconut
honeydew kiwi smoothie
Creamy avocado pasta
Butternut squash slaw
kale, grapefruit and coconut salad
edamame dip
blackberry coconut smoothie
Crunchy pumpkin quinoa cereal
shitake soba noodles
Roasted broccolini sandwich with meyer lemon relish
Red lentil coconut soup {vegan}
Pumpkin Pie smoothie
avocado smoothie
Blackberry pomegranate smoothie
Grapefruit smoothie
carrot beet smoothie
green detox smoothie
7 days of smoothies
A fresh start
Holiday cookies
kimchi fried rice
A taste of home: Kimchi
italian wedding soup
Malted chocolate cake
Persimmon, prosciutto, and pomegranate salad
Black Bean and Butternut Chili
Practice makes perfect
Quinoa and millet patties
A room with a view
zucchini muffins
simple things: farmer’s market
Summer gratin
Corn soup
Blackberry yogurt parfait
Freekeh salad with blackberry vinaigrette
blackberry sage cooler
an abundance of summer
watermelon sorbet
Food and Light Workshop
Farro salad with herb grilled vegetables
Kale tahini salad
Garlic scape pesto
peach oatmeal muffins
Pea Crostini
Avocado salad with carrot ginger dressing
Sesame quinoa bowl
Romesco sauce
Salted caramel brownies
Couscous with cured lemons
A New York state of mind
A little adventure
Sweet alternative
Breakfast pizza
Beet love
Bliss
My newest obsession
Albondigas soup
growing a garden
blueberry corn cakes
seize the moment
Breakfast pasta
homemade tortillas
a taste of spring
An explanation

Welcome!

Hi, I’m Tina and welcome to Scaling Back! I am a self-taught cook and photographer living in Portland, Oregon. Over the last few years both my husband and son have developed some severe food sensitivities and allergies, so this blog is a chronicle of my attempts to recreate allergy-free versions of their favorite foods.

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