Appetizer

Mushroom Saute

October 2, 2012
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Mushrooms are delicious. Though not my favorite vegetable they rank pretty high up there and as much as I love them grilled on vegetable kebabs during the non-summer months I have to find a different way to make use of them. And so it’s a good thing my mom came up with this awesome and [...]

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Cracker Bites with Dip, Cucumbers and Cheese

August 10, 2012
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Sometimes instead of a full meal all I want is a platter of various snacks. Or maybe even just one delicious snack that I can have a lot of. Bite sized food is great because you always lose count as to how many you’ve had and leave the table thinking you didn’t eat as much [...]

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Breaded and Baked Tomatoes for Slave Free Tomatoes

July 24, 2012
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Today I am donating my post to the fight for Slave Free Tomatoes which is going on right here in the US. Yes tomato pickers being treated like slaves right in Florida. Unacceptable doesn’t even begin to describe this behavior.

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Turkey Avocado Roll-Ups

July 4, 2012
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Happy 4th of July everyone! Now that I’m in the working world and no longer enjoying entire summers off the federal holidays really are appreciated. When I looked at the calendar and saw that this year the 4th fell on a Wednesday I was a tad disappointed – a day off in the middle of [...]

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Lemon Artichoke Hummus

April 20, 2012
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In college one of my roommates would make hummus and pesto all the time. And so when we all graduated and moved apart I dreamed of having my own food processor to be able to recreate such magical dips and spreads. When D bought me a food processor for my birthday these dreams could finally [...]

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Caramelized Onion and Cheese Puff Pastry Tart

April 18, 2012
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I absolutely love puff pastry –  mainly because you can pop it out of the freeze anytime and there’s an endless array of flavor combinations which will produce a delicious appetizer tart. Many times I’ve scoured the fridge for random bits and pieces of ingredients, piled them on top of quickly rolled out puff pastry [...]

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Raw Green Vegan Collard Wraps

April 10, 2012
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I think at this point we’ve all heard about the vegan raw food movement. The idea behind it being that no food should be heated above 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) to limit the loss of nutritional value. I feel it’s safe to say that the average person isn’t exactly thrilled by this type [...]

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Vietnamese Summer Roll Salad

February 29, 2012
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I can’t wait to travel to Asia. I’ve never been, but considering my love for Asian flavors and cuisine how could I not fall instantly in love with it? I don’t think I would miss Western food for a second. I’d trade rice noodles for pasta any day. The flavors of lemongrass, fish sauce, soy [...]

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Figs with Blue Cheese, Honey and Pistachios

February 24, 2012
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Figs with Blue Cheese, Honey and Pistachios – sounds strange right? Who knew this mish-mash of ingredients could actually come together nicely? But somehow it does. I saw this recipe somewhere once and knew it sounded so strange it had to be good. Best to use a really strong blue cheese though – like Roquefort [...]

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Oven Roasted Cauliflower

January 31, 2012
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I do remember eating cauliflower when I was little. But it was always dredged in egg and flour and then sauteed in oil. Oh and then I dipped it in mayonnaise. I didn’t even know you could eat it raw with dip. It also has a funny name in Russian - цветная капуста- which directly translates to [...]

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