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Italian Vegan Rice Patties

Rice patties! Ooey gooey chewy warm delicious textured rice patties! When I was in Sicily I ate a rice ball without meat or cheese. This blew everyone away and since being called crazy for not trying the famous Sicilian rice ball known as arancini with all of its trimmings, I was determined to make my [...]

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Potato and Leek Soup

Christmas Day! I had the idea to make a yummy hot soup for Christmas brunch and lo and behold we have a Potato and Leek Soup. It was a hit with the family and our taste buds. I had waited some time to work with my mom on making a soup. I always watch her [...]

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Choc-full-of-treats

I spent the weekend dipping seasonal goodies in chocolate with a very close friend and boy was it a tasty event! We both decided to gift homemade goodies this holiday season.  I was browsing Whole Foods‘ website and stumbled upon a special recipe, so we gathered our ingredients and began making chocolate dipped dried figs [...]

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Stuffed Manicotti with Kale and Fava Bean Puree

Enter the fava bean. A bean known to the English as the broad bean and the only bean eaten by Europeans until making landfall in America and adapting to other types of beans. The fava bean that has over time popularized itself to the American people and continues to be featured in various dishes, including [...]

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Warm Purple Potato Salad

PURPLE potatoes! Yes, purple! They are absolutely gorgeous and have the same coloring AND nutritional benefits as blueberries. They boast higher levels of polyphenol antioxidants that protect cells against free radical damage that can increase disease risk as well as helping to reduce blood pressure levels. There benefits are incredible and they are becoming more [...]

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Vegan Zucchini Noodles w Sundried Tomatoes & Cashew Cream

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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