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Black Bean Polenta Bowl

Polenta is simply ground corn which can be cooked in a number of ways. Boiling dry polenta gives you a delicious and creamy porridge – aka, grits. (For more on grits, check out my post on Shrimp and Grits, with a little history of my beloved corn buds). Likewise, polenta is also sold precooked, refrigerated […]

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Blackberry Pumpkin Muesli

Muesli (pronounced Mew-zly) is a type of breakfast cereal made with uncooked rolled oats (and any other type of grains), dried and fresh fruit, nuts and seeds, and milk. It’s kind of a cross between oatmeal and cold cereal, if that makes sense. If  you don’t like the texture of oatmeal but like everything in […]

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Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Ah squash. Who doesn’t love squash? It’s such a creamy and comforting food, packed with nutrition.  Seasonally, it’s a fall/winter crop and clearly, it was created to fill our bellies and warm our hearts during the blistering cold months of winter. Winter is coming, so stock up on squash and experiment in the kitchen. As […]

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Sweetpotato Tempeh Chili {Recipe Redux}

I received free samples of California sweetpotatoes mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Sweetpotato Council and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Ok, so my last post was also about these cool, […]

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Meatless Monday: Ground Tempeh

One night last week I needed something quick and satisfying for dinner…Pasta. There’s something comforting about the traditional spaghetti and red sauce dinner that I crave every now and then. And rather than using ground beef, why not try tempeh? It gives you the same great protein but without all the saturated fat. Tempeh usually […]

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Tahini Sauce

OK – so here’s the Tahini Sauce recipe I promised you. This stuff works magic with those edamame patties I made earlier this week. This stuff couldn’t get any simpler and it’s a healthy alternative to those not-so-healthy white sauces out there. Tahini. Water. Lemon Juice. Garlic. Salt. Parsley.  Pretty easy, right? Let’s do it… […]

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Edamame Patties

  I LOVE edamame. A few nights ago I was staring at these green, shelled beans in the freezer, wondering just what to do with them. I usually mix them in with pasta or quinoa. Sometimes I snack on them solo. But that night, I wanted something different. I figured, treat them like any other […]

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How To Cook Spaghetti Squash

One of my goals in life is to get people cooking more.  Not only will healthy home cooking lead to a healthier being, cooking is a basic human skill that can and should be carried throughout life. There are many reasons that people don’t cook more – and believe me, I’ve heard them all. But […]

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Homemade Cereal

I love nothing more than a solid oatmeal breakfast in the morning. I switch it up often, making Pumpkin Oats, Banana Cherry Oatmeal or my special Crazy Oats, with pomegranates and coconut. But during the summer, it’s hot, and nothing sounds better than cereal with cold milk. Like most, I have my favorite store bought […]

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Coriander Infused Farro

Coriander seed is one of those spices I often pass over when picking through the spice cabinet. I’m just never really sure how to use it, or incorporate it into an everyday meal. So, one day I was boiling farro and decided to just throw is some coriander. POW! BABOOM! SHAZAM! I put way too […]

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