Vegetarian Recipes

Roasted Chickpeas & Cauliflower with Spanish Olives & Chilies

September 25, 2011
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One of my favorite ways to dine is Tapas style, sampling a variety of small dishes of intensely flavorful food.  My tangy Roasted Chickpeas & Cauliflower with Spanish Olives & Chilis is a fabulous example of a Tapas style dish.  It combines the nutty flavors of roasted chickpeas, caramelized cauliflower and briny Spanish olives with a perfect [...]

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Whole Wheat Mocha Banana Bread Recipe

September 15, 2011
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Yesterday I was looking at some overripe bananas and did a happy dance! Why?  My family typically eats a batch of bananas or uses them in smoothies, in two days and I never get the chance to make banana bread with them.  Hence, the happy dance!  It’s the little things in life, right?  I was [...]

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Succotash Bruschetta Recipe

August 4, 2011
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photo credit: Joe Rauzi Succotash Bruschetta: Roasted Tomato, Charred Corn, Lima Puree and Goat Cheese (Serves 4 to 6 as an Appetizer) 1 Bag                    Lima Beans-fresh or frozen, about 2 Cups 1/2 Pound         Bacon-sliced into thin strips, cooked, remove from drippings (reserve drippings) 1/4 Cup              Red Onion-chopped, plus extra for garnish 5 Cloves             Fresh Garlic-Chopped [...]

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An Apricot Walnut Delight!

August 2, 2011

Don’t you just love guilt-free desserts?  You know those delicious treats surprisingly loaded with amazing health benefits.  Take the dessert I made over the weekend for example.  The two main ingredients were apricots and walnuts, which really do pack a mighty nutritional punch. Apricots are a summer fruit, so aren’t in season at the moment where [...]

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Chef Fabio Viviani’s Nutella Biscuits

July 16, 2011
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On Friday I made Fabio’s Nutella biscuits and then tweeted the pictures.  I still get messages asking for the recipe so I thought: why not just post it on here ?! Duh! As a Nutella addict myself I don’t know why I don’t have a nutella recipe collection already. Anyway, better late than ever and [...]

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Frog Jam Pop Tarts Recipe

July 4, 2011
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One weekend, we drove to the Eastern coast, toward Fenwick Island and stayed at the beach with my family.  The drive was beautiful, especially heading over the famous Bay Bridge and then onto flat coastal lands filled with acres and acres of farmland.  Passing over the bridge always carries a unique and very significant feel [...]

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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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Easter Eggs Naturally Dyed with Onion Skins

April 23, 2011
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It’s all about the fun of coloring eggs this weekend at my house. And since this is an organic wholesome food blog I can’t just let you use that egg dye kit from the drug store, at least not if you plan on eating the eggs !  So I’ll take you back in time to [...]

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Creamy San Marzano Tomato Soup Recipe

April 16, 2011
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I think I finally kicked that colds backside ! I’m feeling good today after two days of homemade tomato soup. I just wasn’t in the mood for chicken noodle soup on a hot day, but a grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of creamy tomato soup was just what the doctor ordered at the end [...]

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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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