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 …
Quick Dill Pickles
Summer's in full swing. Some celebrate with vacations, trips to the beach and barbecues, and I celebrate with pickles. In addition to the onslaught of zucchinis at the market, pickling cucumbers come …
Zucchini Pasta with Vegan Pesto
Step aside, grains and salad greens, zucchini is here. So often we can fall into the trap of just putting vegetables on a bed of grains or salad and calling it a day. I do it all the time! But not …
Wakame Cucumber Salad
I didn't realize until I was writing this recipe out just how much I cook and love Japanese food and flavors. Until a few years ago, all I knew about Japanese food was just sushi and miso soup. My …
Cardamom Yogurt Mousse with Passion Fruit
Sometimes you make something and it takes days for it to leave your mind. Your mind wanders to it at random moments of the day, you recall the taste in your mouth like it was seconds, not days ago. …
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Roasted Peaches with Vanilla Gelato
I have been itching to do this recipe for weeks. I've been in peach heaven this summer, getting delicious varieties from the farmer's market AND my CSA. It's almost too much to handle. But I'll …
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Savory Zucchini and Spinach Quinoa Muffins
I won't classify myself as a breakfast person. I eat it; it's usually pretty straight forward: oatmeal with fruit, cereal with fruit and yogurt, almond butter toast… Nothing crazy, right? A few …
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Spicy Red Salsa and Tomatillo Salsa
While I was growing up, my parents would occasionally imitate "dumb blondes" with something they had seen in a commercial or a joke they had heard. A waiter in a restaurant asks the blonde, "Red or …
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Stuffed Pattypan Squash with Quinoa
Life has a way of making things interesting. When I started working on today's post, I had a completely different recipe in mind. I made it, tasted it, liked it, but not enough to share with all of …
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Huevocado Sandwich with Sriracha Mayo
I hated egg salad sandwiches as a kid. Every few months or so, my dad would make egg salad sandwiches for lunch. While my dad, mom and brother ate them, I ate something else. Thinking back on it, I'm …
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