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Chaos Cooking and Sushi Making

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Tuesday night, Courtney and I went to our first evening of Chaos Cooking, an event I randomly stumbled upon somewhere on the Internets. It goes something like this: you sign up on the website and are given the address to a home where you’re to show up with all of...

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Overcoming Writer’s Block with a Recipe that Speaks for Itself: Creamy Avocado Pasta with Smoked Salmon and Asparagus

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I’ve had a bit of writer’s block lately. I have bunches of recipes to share with you, but just haven’t been able to find the words to describe them. I like to tell a story with my recipes, and I just haven’t had that energy. Luckily this recipe speaks for...

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One of my Favorite Predicaments and Avocado Tofu Salad Spring Rolls

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The other day I found myself in one of my favorite predicaments. The type that involves a bag of avocados quickly getting too ripe. Distraught by the possibility of letting even a single of those beautiful green gems go to waste, I reached out to Messy Kitchen readers for ideas. I...

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One Part Sushi, One Part Spring Roll, One Great Lunch

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So while trying to decide what to do with the rest of the mango-ginger dipping sauce (because I know you’ve all been dying to know what I’d do with the rest of it), I came up with this little number. I have a tendency to create meals around the ingredients I’m...

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Vegan Chocolate Banana Pudding with Fresh Berries and Coconut Dark Chocolate Drizzle

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I don’t know that you can call this dessert “light” since the secret ingredient, avocado, is certainly a high-fat food. However, unlike the saturated fat from the cream in your typical chocolate mousse, this dessert packs heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and loads of potassium. It’s also vegan, and according to Courtney “one...

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Guacamame? Edamole? Whatever, it Tastes Good on a Chip.

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Installment two of our Boo(z)k(e) Club menu from Tuesday night is the edamame guacamole, which I happen to be eating leftovers of while I write this post. Speaking of leftovers, I’m also still working on the dishes. Oh, the joys of not having a dishwasher. Not to say that anything...

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