Vegan Recipes

Rustic Peperonata Recipe or Romanian Ghiveci

October 1, 2011
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Peperonata is a rustic pepper stew I’ve been meaning to share with you for a long time.  I just wanted to wait a little until the weather cooled down just a bit. There’s a beautiful display of colorful bell peppers this time a year at your local farmer’s market and grocery store.  I can’t help [...]

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Rustic No-Knead Bread Recipe

May 17, 2011
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I baked bread for the first time in many many many years. The truth is I am just not the person who can wait for days for something to be ready, I just can’t do it. So I made a no-knead bread, the kind that grandma used to bake really quick when we ran out [...]

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Green Olive and Roasted Pepper Spread

April 14, 2011
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It’s been a crazy kind of month for me and between a new puppy ( Lucky Peluci -I promise to tell you all about him in my next post ) and a cold I was able to throw together a simple spread to put on my sandwich at lunch. Lots of green olives buzzed together [...]

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Rustic Paprika Potatoes Recipe

February 19, 2011
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My grandparents lived the simple hard peasant life. Woke up at the crack of dawn 7 days a week, worked the land till the sun went down and then tended to their family. Fed their animals and got a meal on the table for their kids. Simple meals of course, like bread and oil, polenta [...]

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Mushroom Quinoa Recipe

February 2, 2011
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I felt so lucky on a day like today when the country is covered in a blanket of white snow to be able to go for a walk under trees covered in white flowers. I still had to bundle up in my fluffy jacket but my heart goes out to the rest of you caught [...]

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Rustic Pizza Dough Recipe

January 13, 2011
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With a name like Florentina you would probably be willing to bet that I live La Bella Vita Under The Tuscan Sun and I can toss a pizza like no-body’s business. The truth is I do live La Bella Vita but under the California Sun and I can’t toss a pizza for the life of [...]

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How To Caramelize Onions

December 11, 2010
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Can you believe it’s almost Christmas ? I feel so unprepared I am looking for a legal way to push it back a few months. Instead of cookies I am baking pizzas and perfecting the art of caramelized onions… I don’t know why but whenever I order them on a burger or french fries, my [...]

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Roasted Pepper and Chickpea Dip Recipe

December 2, 2010
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The Farmer’s market and the Whole Food’s store where I shop, burst with color this time of year, and it is all because of the gorgeous bell peppers display. They come in so many different colors, from green to yellow, to orange and purple, even a chocolate color ( which i would love if it only [...]

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Fruity Peach and Mango Salsa Recipe

November 2, 2010
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” Salsa ” the king of Spanish and Mexican cuisine, fast and easy to prepare, loaded with flavor and just perfect for a lazy Sunday. I love lazy Sundays, sometimes that means staying in bed until noon and sometimes it means walking around the lake with my dog after a quick stop at the Coffee [...]

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Chocolate Covered Orange Slices Treats

October 24, 2010
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Juicy and sweet, oranges are one of the most popular fruits in the world. I love oranges, they remind me of Christmas and how my mom used to throw the peels in the fire to make the house smell good. I’ve gone a little bit orange crazy this week, starting with my Blood Orange Cranberry [...]

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