Soup is a lifesaver. The simplicity of it makes it quick to prepare, make and clean, and I always make a batch fit for large table. That way, no matter what goes on in life, I've got a few containers ...
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Summer Vegan Burger
I've been obsessed this summer with nut meat. It has such a silly, giggle-evoking name, but once you try some, those giggles stop. Nut meat has already slyly made an appearance in my Zucchini Bake ...
Spicy Black Bean Dip
Sometimes, it's better to go slow. To resist the all-consuming urge to go, go, go, get in as much as you can as fast as you can, instant gratification circus for the low and slow way. There's a ...
Top to Tail Beet Quinoa
Eat More Greens, my 2014 motto, has become a little person sitting on my shoulder, saying "You could add greens to that." This recipe is a perfect example of that. I first threw this dish together for ...
Sweet Potato and Kale Quinoa Salad
I overthink things. My mind (maybe like a yours) has a tendency to be on hyperdrive all the time, thinking, thinking, thinking and never stopping. Sometimes it helps, but a lot of the times it just ...
Gluten Free Apple Cake
A friend asked me once why I choose to make certain recipes. One would think that I just get divine inspiration, I've always wanted to make these recipes, they're passed down from relative to ...
Spicy Basil Sauce
Earlier this month, I was at the Patchwork Edible festival in Costa Mesa. Most of the time I was helping my good friends at Ticings with their booth, but towards the end of the day I walked around to ...
Curried Carrot Soup
Tomorrow will be October. October! It just feels like yesterday that summer was starting! Even with that said, I've started to feel the seasons change (the little that they do in Los Angeles). The air ...