Category: recipes
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Balsamic Marinated Tofu Salad
On my drive home from work tonight, there was a gorgeous pink sunset. Loved it! I wanted to take a picture, but my phone was out of reach. I mean . . . that would be unsafe . . . Anyway, it dawned on me why it was so unusual to see a sunset on…
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Green Tropical Coconut Smoothie
Okay, now it’s time for one of those green-juice-drinking healthy resolution recipes. One of my resolutions is to drink green juice more! Lots more. So the other day I juiced a bag of greens with a few stalks of celery. A very plain but shockingly green juice. I mixed the first serving of it with…
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Mandarin Chicken-less & Oil-less Stir Fry
Happy 2013! I’m guessing that many of you have made some New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier, maybe lose some weight, cut back on sweets/salt/oil/whatever your vice is. I’ve got a handful of light and healthy recipes lined up for you for January. I was planning to start with something uber healthy like a green…
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S’mores Brownies + Baby Shower
It’s baby shower time! I told y’all that my niece Molly was born last week, but I think I left out that she was over a month early. So we just had the baby shower. 🙂 I was in charge of food. Der. So what do you make for a camping-themed baby shower? Ummmm s’mores. …
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Cinnamon French Toast Crunch
I made myself a breakfast treat. I’ve been working from home this week since Christmas, and that means a slow morning, a leisurely breakfast, annnnd working this weekend to make up for lost time . . . Worth it. I was really excited about my idea to crush up Cinnamon Toast Crunch and coat french…
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Cream Cheese Tofu Scramble
Okay, I’ve got a weird dish for y’all. I hope you give it a try and like it! Growing up, my mom used to make scrambled eggs and then mix a bit of cream cheese into them just at the end of cooking so it got warm and a little melty. Weird, right? Absolutely wonderful. …
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Black Bean, Sweet Potato & Soy Chorizo Soup
Good day! I hope everyone had a happy holiday! My holiday was a bit unconventional with my new niece and my sister still in the hospital. But Christmas at the hospital turned out well! I got to hold Molly for the first time Christmas Eve. 🙂
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Sweet Almond Dark Hot Chocolate
Happy first day of a long holiday weekend! At least I hope it is for all of you. If not, please feel free to drown your sorrows in a gigantic mug of this awesome cocoa. Kahlua goes well with it if necessary. A decadent holiday treat. In a mug. Cozy and comforting and sweet.
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Golden Tangerine Sunrise Juice
I’ve been having fun juicing tangerines lately. Buy a big bag for a few bucks, and throw them into any juice or on the side of any meal. A happy food 🙂 The other day I was grabbing things out of my fridge at random to juice, and realized that everything I pulled out of…
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Truffled Fried Smashed Potatoes
Potatoes at their best. Yams plus mixed baby potatoes. Lightly mashed. Lightly fried. In truffle oil and garlic avocado oil. I’m pretty happy with myself. I was excited about this idea when I thought of it, but it turned out way better than I anticipated! I made it at the end of the day when…