Sweet empanadas for breakfast or dessert are a staple around our house. They're simple to put together once you master the dough. And you'll find yourself filling your empanadas with all sorts of crazy concoctions when you get addicted to these little pockets of deliciousness. This vegan strawberry empanada recipe is filled with yummy homemade strawberry jam.

Chocolate has no season (thank the lord). It's earned its year-round status for quite a few reasons in both the healthy and pleasurable realms. But it can be a bit heavy for summer desserts—not to mention a stain hazard to your summer outfits. Enter white chocolate—the creamy, chocolaty but notably more summery version.

Cool down with a popsicle, but not one dripping with sugar water and artificial flavors. Instead, take a few minutes to pop out homemade fresh fruit popsicles that are devoid of fruit concentrates, artificial flavoring, and added sugar. This way, you can enjoy this cool treat any time of the day, from breakfast to dessert.

Juicy, red strawberries are the ubiquitous fruit of early summer, but behold the newest trend in culinary circles: green strawberries. Creative chefs across the country have been embracing these berries in their unripe form and adding them to their culinary creations for a bit of lip-puckering kick. Green strawberries tend to be firm but nonetheless flavor-packed, lending themselves beautifully to savory and sweet dishes, and most notoriously to pickles. Stay on top of the food trends and surprise your guests and friends at your next dinner party or picnic with one of these tasty, green strawberry recipes!

Bring a fresh summer salad recipe to picnics that is free of mayonnaise and other creamy dressings that defy the purpose of a light side dish. This salad incorporates fresh vegetables and herbs in a light and tasty vinaigrette that doesn't need a heavy or creamy dressing to give it substance. This summer  salad recipe is the perfect way to feel light and eat right this season!

For Father's Day, prepare a breakfast for your father that is both a treat and will do his body good. Sure, Father's Day is an exceptional occasion and is an excuse to indulge, but a decadent breakfast doesn't necessarily have to derail his diet or figure. The following breakfast recipes for a vanilla frappuccino, hashbrowns and a poached egg sandwich will light your Dad's eyes up with delight without the post-breakfast slump.

For some of you, avocado pudding is probably old news, but for others, this might be the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Avocado creates a silken texture that you have to taste to believe (and I promise you won’t notice any avocado flavor). Unsweetened cocoa powder or carob powder can be used instead of cacao powder, and 1/3 cup maple syrup or coconut nectar can be used in place of dates, just reduce or omit the water.

As a vegetarian, your enchilada options when eating out at restaurants can be kind of limited. But at home you can get crazy with your ingredients. Since asparagus is in season and chickpeas are a tasty protein-packed bean, try the combination in your next vegetarian enchiladas recipe. Paired with a splash of lemon juice, mozzarella and Monterrey jack cheeses, the asparagus shines without being smothered.

What else says summer like a tall, cool glass of iced tea? How about a superfood iced tea?

Graham crackers are a pantry staple, but they could most certainly use an upgrade in the health department. Instead of filling yourself with empty carbohydrates, high-fructose corn syrup and preservatives, control what goes into the mix by making graham crackers yourself with this easy homemade healthy graham cracker recipe.