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The Not-so-traditional Italian Lasagne Recipe

By Monica | Published: November 10, 2011

Reminder: follow me on Twitter, Facebook and Google Reader! LasagnA, lasagnE- doesn’t matter how it’s spelled, the dish will always be my favorite cold weather dish and one that is typically prepared for Sunday dinners at my house or in place of that big ol’ gobble gobble at Thanksgiving ( I get to hoard the [...]

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Rigatoni Medley

By Monica | Published: November 3, 2011

A medley of roasted vegetables atop beautiful rigatoni brings me back to Sunday dinners with my family. The simplicity of this recipe is what makes it so unique and delicious. It would take pounds of pasta to feed the family and roasted veggies were usually served on the side to be eaten with the pasta [...]

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Vegan Zucchini Noodles w Sundried Tomatoes & Cashew Cream

By Monica | Published: October 10, 2011

Julienne cuts- noodles made with zucchini- cashew cream…what am I doing?!?! A year ago I never imagined I’d be creating recipes like this one and now that I’m researching and learning more and more about food and cooking I am able to dabble down this creative path- there’s no turning back now. This colorful and [...]

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Philadelphia Food Swap

By Monica | Published: October 4, 2011

by Kelsey Kondraski, journalism student at Temple University Thirty-five eager “foodies” stood by tables filled with homemade and homegrown food in Griffin Hall of the First Unitarian Church on September 22 at Chestnut Street for the first Philly Food Swap in Philadelphia.  The Philly Food Swap was organized by “Philly Swappers,” Georgia Kilpatrick, Alexis Siemons, [...]

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The Last Meal

By Monica | Published: July 28, 2011

It is time. Time to move out and move forward with my life. Yes I enjoyed my living situation in North Philadelphia, but no I don’t think I could live here forever. There comes a time where bigger and better things seem to be more suitable for a gal my size with a heart this [...]

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