Dietary restrictions don’t mean you have to go without! Make sure everyone can partake with these 15 gluten&#x2d;free and vegan holiday baking recipes.

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Serves 4 as a starter or 8 as a pickup appetizer

Makes 2 cups | ready in 20 minutes

Makes 8 to 10 sliders | ready in 40 minutes

Serves 6 to 8

Serves 4 | Ready in 35 minutes

A sweet little favourite! Sweet potatoes are stepping into campfire season with this delicious recipe that will have everyone in line for seconds.

Serves 6

Amie Watson is a Montreal-based freelance writer, television contributor, and founder of the Fork That app. Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette, enRoute magazine, and The Globe and Mail.

Transform your chickpeas into a delicious and nutirious snack. This tumeric-filled recipe will will make you feel good from the inside-out.

Tumeric for Health 

Serves 10

Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University

Serves 4

Serves 5

Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjWPpb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Bowls</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjW5k1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purely Pumpkin</a> (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).

Tofu

Makes 24 cookies | Ready in 25 minutes 

Joy McCarthy, RNCP, CNP, is a holistic nutritionist and best-selling author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2GOYVFh" target="_blank">Joyous Health</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2EZwbsS" target="_blank">Joyous Detox</a> (Penguin Canada, 2014 and 2016).

Healthy Kids

SERVES 4 | ready in 25 minutes

SERVES 6 to 8 | ready in 45 minutes

Ayurvedic cooking builds flavor through cooking techniques and spices rather than a reliance on meat and animal products, so it can easily meld with a vegan diet.

Comfort Foods

Protein is an essential building block for our bodies, and getting enough is crucial for optimal health. Find out how easy it is to achieve your protein needs with high-protein vegan recipes.

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Lawren Moneta is a chef, food stylist, and recipe developer.

As the old saying goes, “Variety is the spice of life.” Add some sass to your diet with these new foods you should put on your shopping hit list.

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Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a dietitian, nutrition writer, and recipe developer. He is also the author of Rocket Fuel (VeloPress, 2016) and Muffin Tin Chef (Ulysses Press, 2012).

Vegan food blogger and author Laura Wright provides a preview of nourishing recipes from The First Mess Cookbook, plus two exclusive recipes just for you.

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Laura Wright is a professional food blogger and cookbook author. She resides in the Niagara region of southern Ontario with her partner and her rescue dog, Cleo.

Vegan Recipes

15 Vegan and Gluten-Free Holiday Baking Recipes

Wicked Meaty

King Satay with Spicy Peanut-Ginger Sauce

Smoky BBQ Sauce

Sloppy BBQ Jackfruit Sliders

Seitan Brisket

Sweet Potato Black Bean Burgers

Fire Roasted Sweet Potatoes

Turmeric Roasted Chickpeas

Vegan Blueberry Crumble Top Tart

Super Umami Risotto

Dandelion Latte

Carrot and Lime Leaf Kebabs with Lemongrass and Caraway Seeds

Neurogastronomy in Action

Beetroot and Coconut Dip Spiced with Toasted Caraway Seeds and Chili

Spaghetti with Harissa Tomato Sauce

Saag Tofu

Soft and Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies

Creamy Avocado Pasta Salad

Cozy Vegetable Soup

Ayurvedic Comfort Foods

Plant-Powered Eats

New Kids on the Block

Cooking with The First Mess