Category: recipes
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Stir-Fry with Spicy Orange Sauce
A favorite restaurant re-creation success! A Chinese restaurant that I frequently got takeout from makes this wonderful spicy orange chicken. It’s one of those things that’s so good, my boyfriend and I were incapable of going there and not ordering it. Their irresistible sauce was a very unnatural bright red hue, and was…
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Cran-Apple Breakfast Truffles
Can you tell I’m addicted to my breakfast truffles? Have I mentioned that they’re the ultimate pre-workout fuel first thing in the morning? And the perfect guiltless about-100-calories sweet treat when I need one. My first breakfast truffle post, my chocolate cherry pie version, was the first batch I’d made. But since then I…
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Mustardy Artichoke Potato Salad
Here’s a remake of an amazing restaurant find. A friend of mine repeatedly told me I had to go to a restaurant in the Silverlake area in LA called Forage. Finally we went. And it was amazing. It has a vast array of beautiful serving bowls and platters filled with sides, veggies, and…
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New Flora: Steel-Cut Oatmeal + Many Oatmeal Ideas
Okay, I know steel-cut oatmeal is nowhere near new for many people. But it is new to me, and I am so excited about it that I had to share. But I thought I’d prevent boredom in oatmeal fans by also sharing my repertoire of tips, tricks, and recipes to make oatmeal a…
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Char Siu Bao
Vegan dim sum?!?!?!?!?!?!!?!??! YES! These are a rare treat! Now that I’m vegan and can’t find restaurant or store-bought ones, they’re an even rarer treat. But that is also extra motivation to make them at home, because they’re just better home made. They just are. Although I’m yet to get them as pretty homemade a…
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Soy Chorizo Stuffed Mushrooms
Cute little stuffed mushroom caps! Filled with the amazing wonderfulness that is soy chorizo, one of my favorite ingredients of all time. I can just brown a little soy chorizo in a pan and eat it with a fork. But it’s not a very nutritious ingredient, so I like to mix it with all these…
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Easy Sesame Edamame Snack
It’s taking me awhile to adjust my eating habits to working out of an office – I was definitely spoiled in school for years with a flexible schedule, and then with working from home. Now I need to plan healthy snacks and meals ahead of time and have something easy to pack for work so…
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Marzipan Black Forest Soy Ice Cream
I cannot tell you how excited I am to finally have this ice cream! I thought of this idea when my blog was still brand new, but I did an unusual ice cream flavor right off the bat, and wanted to have a little more variety before I did this one. Then…
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Leftover Makeover: Crispy "Fried" Ravioli
Crispy ravioli? Wasn’t my last post ravioli? I warned you I was doing a post for the leftovers! Actually, I was supposed to post it yesterday, but after a long week of working and trying to unpack, I passed out! Sorry for the wait! This is the first of a new feature I’m calling…
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Whole Wheat Spinach & Cheese Ravioli
Homemade. Vegan. Whole wheat. Ravioli. Ummmmmm . . . enough said. I saw Giada DeLaurentiis make homemade ravioli on the Food Network, and she made it look ridiculously easy. So I figured this is a great solution to the lack of vegan ravioli in my life – is it just me, or is…