Tag Archives: winter salad

Quinoa Potato Cakes Florentine with Mustard-Yogurt Sauce

Quinoa Potato Cakes Florentine in a skillet

A couple of days ago, I posted about the newest addition to my evolving pantry - pumpkin seed meal; and promised to post this recipe that uses it in place of traditional wheat-based breadcrumbs. Making this simple change is such an easy way to make something [...]

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The Perfect “His and Hers” Steak Dinner and Another Liebster Blog Award

cauliflower steaks with kale pesto on citrus salad

There are challenges to shifting your eating patterns if you’re the only one in your family making that shift. This time last year, I was trying to be 100% vegetarian, while Myles patiently stayed on the sidelines waiting for me to come to my senses. [...]

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Citruslove: Winter Citrus Salad with Maple – Orange Vinaigrette

citrus salad with oranges, tangelos, beets, maple vinaigrette

Swing by any market this month, and you’ll find a startling variety of colorful, Rubenesque – plump oranges at their peak; heavy with natural juices, and sweet enough for a healthy, satisfying dessert . Here in California, we’re lucky to have such a broad variety [...]

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Citruslove: Moroccan Orange Salad with Arugula and Quinoa

Orange Moroccan Salad with Arugula and Quinoa

The topic for this month’s Bloghop is Citrus, which is a perfect theme for this time of year for two big reasons. First, because I’m ready for lots of fruits and veggies after the holidays. I should add, that doesn’t mean I won’t be posting [...]

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A Time To Pause With a Caramelized Squash and Kale Salad

    The celebrations of Christmas and Hanukkah are behind us; the hustle and bustle of  the New Year not quite here. In between, lies the gift of a few days of quiet; a natural pause, to exhale, and slip inside myself to reflect over the [...]

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#SundaySupper: Roasted Balsamic Tomatoes

slow roasted tomatoes drizzled with balsamic vinegar, how to slow roast tomatoes

  This may not feel like much of a recipe to you, but this is one of my star kitchen staples these days. Frankly I need all the shortcuts I can find, with my time being gulped down by the gallon between remodeling a condo we [...]

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Herb-Y Leek Confit

Herb-y Leek Confit slider: The Wimpy Vegetarian

The champagne is  gone. All the holiday decorations boxed up and stored away with wrapping paper decorated with gold and green holly leaves, and Santa stickers. It’s January, the first month without a holiday to look forward to since the hot summer days of August. [...]

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Easy Whole-Wheat Pita Bread

  You might not guess it from this sedate photo, but these are the drama queens of bread, puffing up dramatically in just a few short minutes in a hot oven from the expansion of carbon dioxide and steam. When they cool off, they slowly [...]

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#SundaySupper Gifts From the Kitchen : Harissa!

Harissa Gift : The Wimpy Vegetarian

  This week at #SundaySupper, we’re sharing our Gifts From the Kitchen with you. If you’re wondering what gift to bring to a holiday dinner, or to a holiday gift exchange with friends and family, nothing is more personal and savored than something from your [...]

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