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Not a Vegan But I Cook Like One: Raw Vegan Collard Green Wraps

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The best part about raw food is that it won’t get cold while I take a zillion pictures of it. Well, I suppose that’s just one of many perks. It also makes my belly happy, as my four year old cousin Patrick would say. Although to be fair, I think...

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Vegan Tempeh Stir-Fry with Sweet Potatoes, Peppers and Brussels Sprouts

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I’m shocked to say it, but I’ve actually really been missing school this week. I guess it’s a sign I’m in the right program when I get one week off after two back-to-back accelerated courses, and I already miss it. Health Communications starts next week, which is one of the courses...

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Confessions of a Homebrewer’s Wife + Spent Grain Falafel Salad

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Often times I’ve said to folks “my husband and I brew beer.” Let’s be real. The truth of the matter is that I often request certain beers. Occasionally I stir. Sometimes I pick up forgotten necessaries once the brewing is in process. Other times you’ll even find me helping to...

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Beetroot Crust Pizza with Caramelized Onions, Caramelized Beets, Goat Cheese and Kale

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I know I’ve been M.I.A. lately, but the unfortunate reality is that when I get really busy, the blog is one of the first things to go. Whereas in the past my “busyness” has been self-induced by a tendency toward overcommitment and social butterfly syndrome, having started the second course...

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Just Beet It! Smokey Beet Burger with Creamy Blue Cheese Spread

One of the most meaningful takeaways from the Intro to Nutrition class I just completed was just how significantly diet affects every single chronic disease that Americans are suffering from at ever increasing rates. The resulting socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes are far more serious than most realize or care to acknowledge....

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Curried Tofu Salad

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I can’t stand when I’m looking for a recipe and search only to find something that is in no way a recipe. Take curried mayo for instance. Google it, and you get about a dozen pages with these insightful instructions: “combine 1/2 cup mayonnaise with 2 tablespoons curry powder and...

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Fall Harvest Cookbook Club and Roasted Hubbard Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette with Fontina Cheese

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The theme for our Cookbook Club this month was “Fall foods,” which is pretty much the theme of my life right now. No really, as if my “all squash” diet wasn’t enough, I went on a serious pumpkin bender at Trader Joe’s on Saturday. Croutons, mochi, macarons, cider. Can’t. Get....

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Mediterranean Pasta with Creamy Eggplant Sauce

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Don’t you love it when you make something really, really delicious, and then you repurpose the leftovers into something even more delicious?! I didn’t think it was possible to make this baba ghanoush any more delicious, but that was before I stirred it into my pasta. It started last week when I found myself...

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Butternut Squash and Kale Spanakopita

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As we were eating breakfast this morning, I started complaining to Courtney that I didn’t feel like we’d had enough adventures this Fall. This made perfect sense in my mind until he reminded me that we spent last weekend whitewater rafting on Class V rapids. So okay, perhaps I have...

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An Okra Parmigiana so Good That I Threatened the Dogs for Just Looking at my Plate the Wrong Way

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Oh my, I don’t even know what to say about this dish. I’d never cooked okra before this Summer, but this parmigiana has made me a believer! Okra can sometimes be a bit slimy, but it certainly isn’t once breaded and fried. Because the okra is so small, the breading...

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