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Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars + High Altitude Tips #Choctoberfest

October 13, 2020 2 Comments

Chocolate is the star all this week, and today I am sharing with you the recipe for Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars that's so easy, you don't even need a mixer.  But first, let me tell you about a fabulous giveaway! Chocolate cookies are a universal favorite for people of all ages. So chocolate chip cookie bars are a guaranteed winner. Especially when served a la mode with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. In fact, my husband parked himself in front of the oven, waiting for them to finish ...

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My 6 Favorite Chocolate Recipes #Choctoberfest

October 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

    It's the best time of year: #Choctoberfest! I think we can all agree on one thing this year... 2020 needs more chocolate. A LOT more. #Choctoberfest is our annual celebration of chocolate recipes, now in its 6th year. I've teamed up with some talented food bloggers to share dozens of milk, dark, and white chocolate dishes for this year's virtual event. Plus, we've pooled our resources to bring you an exciting giveaway you don't want to miss! The Giveaway One ...

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Easy Vegan Eggplant Soup with Tomatoes

October 5, 2020 2 Comments

Easy vegan roasted eggplant soup with tomatoes with detailed instructions and photos for how to peel a roast eggplant.

First of all, I'm not super crazy about eggplant when eaten on its own. Mostly it's about the texture. But when I made this vegan eggplant soup in the first week of culinary school, I realized that I actually loved eggplant as part of an ensemble. In truth, culinary school not only taught me technique, but also exposed me to new foods. Or in the case of this eggplant soup, new ways of preparing foods I knew, but was absolutely certain I didn't like. Is Eggplant Bad For You? For some people, the ...

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Beginner’s French Onion Tart with Mushrooms

September 24, 2020 8 Comments

Step-by-step instructions for making a French onion tart with photos. Mushrooms and tomatoes are added for extra umami. This makes a perfect fall supper or party appetizer.

This French Onion Tart with Mushrooms is perfect for fall with its slightly caramelized onions and mushrooms. Normally, if I was hosting parties right now, I'd serve it as an appetizer, pre-cut up into individual slices. But I'm not having many gatherings right now, and I'm not sure when I will. So, it's dinner with a salad. And it's perfect for anyone to make, whether you're a beginner or expert in the kitchen. For the less experienced cook, detailed steps with photos are provided below and ...

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Plant-Based Cheeses – Taste Tests

September 12, 2020 Leave a Comment

Many people think all cheese is vegetarian, and add it to vegetarian casseroles, pastas and veggie burgers thinking they're fine. But this isn't necessarily true. In fact, most are not vegetarian cheeses.   Is Cheese Vegetarian? Traditional cheese makers use animal rennet as the coagulant. The coagulant is important as it thickens the milk into the thick curds needed to make cheese. Animal rennet typically comes from the stomach of a calf, goat or lamb. As a note, the animals are not ...

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Vegetarian No-Cook Meal Plan + Tips For Omnivores: # 14

September 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

It's too hot to cook, so here's a vegetarian no-cook meal plan to rescue you. Harvesting of garden veggies is going strong right now. My kale has been very productive, and ditto for my herbs. Growing tomatoes in high altitudes is a sport, and not one I've yet mastered. But we did finally pick and eat our first tomato. It was small, and a little tart. But we have about 15 more to harvest, in various stages of growing and ripening. In honor of Labor Day weekend, and taking our extremely ...

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Simple Vegan Chickpea Salad with Olives

August 27, 2020 9 Comments

Super-easy super-quick vegan chickpea salad that's ready to eat in 15 minutes. It has green olives, sun-dried tomatoes, arugula and my favorite vegan Parmesan-style cheese on top.

In summer, when it's way to hot to cook, and almost too hot to eat, I go for a chickpea salad. I have a few I like to make, but right now this chickpea salad with olives is my favorite. It refreshes me perfectly. This Chickpea Salad is Easy and Quick I often have cooked chickpeas on hand - since I cook up a batch most weeks. So this salad comes together in around 15 minutes, depending on what all I add to it. Here's a list of what I typically include, with a couple options. Main Ingredients for ...

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Easy Lemony Basil Pesto – Ready in 10 Minutes or Less

August 22, 2020 3 Comments

Easy lemony basil pesto ready in 10 minutes (or less, if you don't grate your own cheese). Vegan option included!

Vegan & Dairy-Free Option        Gluten-Free        30 Minutes or Less        Low-Carb/Keto        Make Ahead Pesto is my go-to topping sauce in the summer. Especially this easy lemony basil pesto that's ready in 10 minutes (or less if you don't grate your own cheese). Basil is everywhere right now. I keep potted basil plants near the kitchen, including the plants I started from seed last May. And still, I purchase extra basil nearly every time I head for the market. Ingredients for ...

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Vegetarian Meal Plan + Tips for Omnivores: # 13

August 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

7-day vegetarian meal plan + tips for making some recipes vegan + ideas for what to serve omnivores at the table. Zucchini and Quinoa Fritters and Crispy Black Bean Burgers are featured.

  I haven't done a meal plan for awhile now, and I've just thrown meals together. Part of that is a super-relaxed summer without a lot of plans. But I'm starting to feel the itch to get more organized. So let's get started.   M O N D A Y ZUCCHINI FRITTERS WITH QUINOA, POTATOES AND FETA CHEESE MODERATE DIFFICULTY    MAKE AHEAD     EASILY MADE VEGAN       Get the recipe here.     Got zucchini? Whether you ...

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Tomato Caprese Tart

July 30, 2020 10 Comments

This Tomato Caprese Tart is easy to make with fresh peak season tomatoes, mozzarella cheese, and a pesto - all tucked into a tart shell. Use it for an appetizer, side dish or vegetarian dinner.

If Tomato Caprese Salads are all the rage throughout the summer, and they are, why not take it a step further and turn it into a Tomato Caprese Tart? Total winner, you guys. Each piece is one - two bites, and each bite of tomato tart explodes with flavor in your mouth. My husband couldn't come up with a single way to make them better, LOL. What is Tomato Caprese? Tomato Caprese is an Italian dish - typically a salad or appetizer - that interleaves slices of juicy fresh tomatoes with slices of ...

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Perfect Buttery Flaky Pie Crust (Step-by-Step Photos)

July 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

Step-by-step tutorial with photos and video for making the perfect (no fail) buttery flaky pie crust from scratch for any pie or tart you want to make.

Yes, you can always purchase a frozen pie crust at the market. Or use frozen puff pastry for a tart, but sometimes it's gratifying to know exactly how to make a fabulous buttery flaky pie crust all by ourselves. The type that makes friends and family ask in stunned disbelief, " You made this pie crust yourself? It's fabulous!". And you know what? It's not at all difficult. And it takes very little real effort on your part - most of the time is either chill time in the refrigerator, or bake time ...

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10 Beginner’s Tips for Going Vegetarian

July 11, 2020 2 Comments

My top 10 beginner's tips for going vegetarian, whether you just start out on this journey or need a jumpstart.

My top 10 beginner's tips for going vegetarian, whether you're just starting out on this dietary journey or need a jumpstart.       First of all, even though this post is about beginner's tips for going vegetarian, a vegetarian diet isn't for everyone. I'm not even a complete vegetarian, so I get it. I eat fish when we eat out. And I'll eat what friends cook for me in their homes. But when I'm in my own home, I'm 95% vegetarian.  But even getting to that ...

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I'm a mostly vegetarian married to a mostly carnivore and am on a constant hunt for healthy, delicious recipes we'll both like. Most recipes here are vegetarian with tips for adding meat or fish for the meat-eaters at the table. Whether you're vegetarian, or just wanting to eat less meat, I hope you'll find inspiration here to try something new for your own table, even if you're sharing it with someone with different eating preferences.

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