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Wild Mushroom Risotto with Sundried Tomatoes

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This is one of my favorite wintertime dishes. It’s hearty, flavorful and comforting. The wild mushrooms I tend to use for this recipe are either shiitake or porcini. This time I used shiitake. Not only do I love the flavor of these mushrooms but their nutrition profile as well. Did you know the shiitake mushroom [...]

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Homemade Springtime Juices

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In the spirit of spring cleaning and in honor of Earth Day, I bring you three homemade juices made of fresh fruit and vegetables. These juices are light and refreshing and not too sweet. I’ve been toying with the idea of making juices for a while now. This morning I was feeling inspired to celebrate [...]

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Red Lentils with Stewed Tomatoes

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One of my new year resolutions is to work on my memory. Somehow I have forgotten big pieces of my past. And this really saddens me. My hubby is always like, “remember when…?” And I stare blankly back at him, honestly not a trace of memory. He kind of gets annoyed, I can see it. [...]

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Baba Ganoush

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At the farmers’ market the other day, I picked up a few beautiful Rosa Bianca eggplants. They are Italian, small in size, and tender. Their color is amazing – bright purple hues with marbled white mixed in. They are known for their mildly delicious taste.

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Spicy Watermelon Salsa

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Piggy-backing off the last post, I found a new way to use my delicious, plentiful watermelon. So far, I made watermelon coolers, watermelon ice-pops, and now a yummy and spicy watermelon salsa! Watermelon is the perfect ingredient for a sweeter-style salsa. The two star ingredients in this salsa, though, are really the spicy Padrón pepper [...]

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Sweet Watermelon Ice Pops

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Recently, I made watermelon coolers. They were exactly what I was looking for–a tasty and refreshing summer drink. The problem with watermelon is I had so much remaining. I had to get creative. This is how I came up with watermelon salsa and here, sweet watermelon pops. These ice-pops are a great low-cal snack for [...]

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Strawberry-Citrus Sorbet

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As the temperature heats up outside, how about cooling down with some sorbet? I sought out to make a strawberry mint granita, later realizing I had no mint and not enough ice. This recipe is very easy provided you have a blender or food processor and some frozen strawberries. Kids will enjoy it too and [...]

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{Mostly} Apple Crumble

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I woke up this morning and realized I had an overwhelming number of apples in my kitchen. So I had an obligation to do something about it. Something like a deliciously sweet crumble. Et voilà: mostly apple crisp. It’s mostly apples because I threw a pear in there, squeezed a lemon on it, and threw [...]

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Garlic Curried Lentils

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When I started cooking more plant-based dishes I got really interested in Indian cooking. Indian cooking uses a lot of veggies and dresses them up nicely using fragrant spices, herbs and oils. Many dishes in Indian cuisine are naturally healthy, delicious and many of them are not that costly. My ultimate favorite spice is coriander. [...]

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Lemon-Basil Tofu

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Tofu can be delicious if it’s prepared properly. My husband approves of this dish and he is not a big soy fan. I like basil with tofu but really you can use any herb you have on hand (cilantro, thyme, etc). Lemon-Basil Tofu 1 lb. firm tofu 3 Tbs. fresh lemon juice 1 Tbs. red [...]

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