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I’m Cassy Joy Garcia — New York Times Best Selling author, certified holistic nutritionist, and professional home cook. I love helping to solve life’s daily problems with easy recipes, meal prep solutions, nutrition science, and healthy lifestyle tips.

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6 chicken and veggie kabobs on a large plate.

Perfect Chicken Kabobs with Veggies & A Tasty Dipping Sauce

Pizza meatballs on a decorative sheet pan next to a bowl of pizza sauce. Everything is topped with fresh basil and red pepper flakes.

Party Appetizers

Easy & Delicious Pepperoni Pizza Meatballs

Top view of a large bowl of Italian pasta salad.

Easy Italian Pasta Salad Recipe for Any Occasion

Top view of a large dish of creamy tuna pasta salad next to two servings of pasta salad in bowls.

Classic Tuna Pasta Salad: Simple and Satisfying

A pulled pork sandwich topped with green apple slaw in front of a large bowl of slaw, a large bowl of pulled pork, and another pulled pork sandwich.

The Best Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Pork You’ll Ever Make

Shrimp ceviche in a bowl next to chips, lime, avocado, and onion.

Party Appetizers

Easy Shrimp Ceviche with Avocado

A ground chicken burger on a toasted bun with mayo, lettuce, melted cheddar cheese, tomato, onion, and avocado next to sweet potato fries.

The Best Juicy Ground Chicken Burgers

Two small white plates, each with a piece of strawberry cake and a fork.

Cakes & Cupcakes

The Best Strawberry Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Sliced flank steak topped with chimichurri on a large wooden cutting board. Also pictured: a small bowl of chimichurri sauce and a small bowl of flaky sea salt

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

A large dish of easy, healthy slaw.

Simple Healthy Coleslaw Recipe (No Mayo!)

Easy

Grey tabletop with three salmon tacos on charred corn tortillas garnished with pineapple salsa, jalapeno, and cilantro.

How to Make Salmon Tacos

A white bowl of pineapple salsa on a grey and white marble surface. There are fresh tortilla chips to the bottom left and sprinkled near the top. There is also a copper spoon to the top right and a wooden bowl of cilantro to the bottom right.

Appetizers & Snacks

Fresh Pineapple Salsa

Plate of buffalo chicken meatballs with a side of blue cheese dipping sauce and celery sticks.

Party Appetizers

Buffalo Chicken Meatballs

Sheet pan with 6, large oatmeal cookies on the pan.

Gluten Free Oatmeal Cookies with Walnuts

Top down view of seven layer magic bars cut into square pieces on a rectangle, wooden cutting board sitting on a royal blue surface. There is a blue linen, blue rimmed plates with a floral design in the center, and serving dishes with chocolate chips, coconut flakes, and pecans surrounding the cutting board.

Magic Cookie Bar Recipe

White bowl of coconut whipped cream with a bronze spoon scooping a dollop of whipped coconut cream and a light blue linen draped to the right side.

How to Make Coconut Whipped Cream (3 Ingredients!)