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If I had to pick a favorite sweet, it would hands-down be pie. I have created a lot of pies in my life/career. Pies for Thanksgiving, pies for birthdays, pies for a few magazine covers and cookbooks... It’s one of my favorite things to make. To me, pie represents home - the warmth and the comfort. Just the smells from a pie baking in the oven can fill a home with a calming air. Those things made with love. It’s been fun for me to figure out how to still create pies that I can share in enjoying with others after giving up refined sugar in 2016. I know it’s National Pie Day and this is galette, one of my favorite French pastries. But according to @thekitchn, that’s ok because a galette is just a pie’s cousin and “always welcome to the party”. Sweet memories of one of my favorites from last summer to celebrate the day - spiced peach galette made with almond flour, almond cream filling and sweetened with maple and honey.

Roasted Sweet Potato, Sautéed Shiitake, Steamed Purple Kale, Roasted Broccoli (with coriander, turmeric + cumin), Kale Micros, Hemp Seeds, Basil, Mint, Red Chili Flakes, EVOO, Maldon and a Roasted Carrot Sauce with Roasted garlic, turmeric, ginger + cider vinegar. 🌱

Today I went to RetrEAT- a wellness focused culinary event as part of the @chswineandfood. I went with the intention of supporting some friends participating in the event and I left realizing that seeking out and surrounding yourself with people and things that inspire you - even when your not feeling 100% clear with your own direction - can re-open your eyes to all that is possible.
I decided when I left the event to drive to the store and shop ingredients with no real plan or thought of what I would make and I came home and just started cooking. Cooking like I haven’t cooked in a long time. Cooking like I used to cook. I needed this afternoon to remind me of who I am as a chef and artist and I wanted to share with you this little healthy, vibrant plate I made because it makes me really happy and I hope my sharing this story inspires anyone who is feeling stuck in a rut of uncertainty to go out and seek out the things that inspire you and then wait to be inspired. 💫

I listened to a podcast earlier this week about purpose and how so many of us spend a lot of time searching for our purpose (myself included - and finding alignment with it this year). Inspired by these thoughts from @eckharttolle... What if our real purpose is just to be present... right here and right now. @supersoul podcast (A New Earth : Your Inner Purpose)💫 .

photo | @nickie_stone for @carvedesigns

Spicy Vegetable Broth w/ Zucchini Noodles, Enoki Mushrooms & Micro-Greens (recipe I created + styled for @lecreuset) 🍃

Soups are probably one of my favorite things to create. It’s a one pot dinner (or lunch) that can contain all the vibrant foods I want to eat and allows me to really get creative with flavors. Soups are so often my go-to family dinner on nights when I’m exhausted and really don’t feel like cooking. And most soups are actually better on the second or third day after making them because it gives the flavors time to really meld together, so taking a little time on a Sunday and making a couple of soups can have dinners covered for a few nights during a busy week.
I love the clean, bright flavors in this soup with a spicy ginger, lemongrass + habanero-infused vegetable broth with zucchini noodles and enoki mushrooms that get steamed in the broth. Garnish with micro-greens, a squeeze of fresh lime and sriracha if you want a little extra spice and heat. You can find the recipe here: https://www.lecreuset.com/spicy-vegetable-soup-with-zucchini-noodles-and-mushroom. And ps... I also love that this was shot in @lecreuset’s new Calm Collection : calming colors for nourishing dishes.
photo | @christophertestani
recipe + food styling | @cynthiagroseclose
prop styling | @kennethjameshyatt + @justinion

Sweets with Benefits •
Raw Chocolate & Goji Berry Macaroons •
@cynthiagroseclose x @capbeautydaily . •

Eliminating refined sugar from your life doesn’t mean you have to give up the good stuff. And I’ve learned that sometimes the less I have to work with in the kitchen, the more creative I’m inspired to be. •

I collaborated with @capbeautydaily to create some recipes using their coconut butters. This is the first of a few I wanted to share. I love this macaroon recipe because it’s SO simple, contains superfoods like cacao and goji and @capbeautydaily berry butter is just insane it’s so good. •

You could dehydrate these (I included instructions to do this in my recipe), but I make them and just keep them in the freezer. It’s the perfect sweet bite, without being too sweet and the goji adds a great tartness to balance the flavors. Recipe link in my bio. • .

I shared some things about my transition to plant-based, juggling entrepreneurship as a working mom and how I handle stress, attempting to find balance and dinners in a pinch over on the @capbeautydaily site. Link in their bio. https://www.capbeauty.com/blogs/the-thinking-cap/the-cult-cynthia-groseclose

I’ve spent a few years in what I would describe as a creative desert - knowing I was ready to turn my passion and training with food into a real purpose, but unsure exactly what that looked like. The irony is not lost on me that it took a couple of rounds of a stress-induced illness for me to find the “true north” I’ve been searching for. The why to motivate me to move forward on this path and to recognize that I have a real heart for helping people through teaching and connecting in real life ways that I’m so excited to expand upon and see grow in the coming year. .

Thanks to @cassandraneece, my new website live (link in bio) and has all the elements I love and things I hope to use to inspire with plant-based recipes, holistic wellness and some of my food art all in one space. I’m excited to continue to build this platform into a place that truly provides something of meaning for anyone who takes the time to visit and/or subscribe. And thank you to the people on here that take the time to make one of my recipes and share a photo with me. It’s things like this that inspire me to want to keep showing up. .

Tomorrow I’ll be sharing a collaboration with @capbeautydaily that will have a little more about the site, my move to plant-based and what I hope to do moving forward. .

photo | the lovely @nickie_stone

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