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Springy Quinoa Salad with Sugar Snaps, Mint and Ginger-Yogurt
One of my favorite foods in any season is quinoa (think “keen-wa”). During the summer, it’s my Southwest Quinoa Salad, laden with peppers, tomatoes, and farmers market corn, tossed with chile-lime...
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Blueberry Agave Lemonade, and Off to See the World!
Ah, summer vacations… Most of my family vacations started with an 18-hour car trip. Both of my little brothers and I sat, scrunched in the back of the car, with various books, action figures, and...
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Zaalouk (Moroccan Eggplant-Tomato Spread)
“Welcome to Morocco!” We stepped off the plane, surrounded by the sounds of French and Arabic airport chatter. The mister and I sticking out like sore thumbs–Peder, 6’4, blue-eyed and German-looking,...
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Summer’s Not Over Yet Quinoa Tabouleh Salad
Summer vacation is over. It was bound to happen at some point. I’m back to wearing real shoes. ”Big girl shoes”, as my co-worker at school calls them. The days of my requisite summer uniform of...
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Roasted Tomatillo-Chile Negro Salsa for Canning
Every morning, I step into my flowered gardening boots, and take 23 steps to water 14 tomato plants growing along the back fence. Luca follows me, alternately stretching and shaking out her bedraggled...
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Layered Quinoa “Ratatouille”: A Post in Pictures
Just a short, simple post today, as a send-off to my favorite season. Life’s feels complicated right now, but I can’t help but feel gratitude for the bounty of my garden, and for my girlfriends who...
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Veggie Crunch Wraps with Black Bean Hummus
First of all, thank you for all of the thoughtful and uplifting responses to my last post! I was afraid to put it out there, but was comforted to be met by such an open-armed audience. Now, without...
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Fresh Summer Tomato Pasta with Lemon, Garlic and Capers
Do you know Lynn Rosetto Casper? I do, or at least I feel like I do. The Mister and I have made a tradition of listening to Splendid Table podcasts on road trips. We listen to her interviews with...
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Quick Bite: Pan con Tomate
You know those days where you forget to set your alarm clock, and when you get out of bed and hour late, your hair is sleep-sculpted into a style reminiscent to Flock of Seagulls? Then, you can’t find...
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Fragrant Dried Herb Salts
I’m forever trying to preserve the best of what the garden offers. and can’t bear to see my frost-bitten little babes giving me sad eyes from the compost pile. At this very moment, jars of charred...
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Indian-Spiced Roasted Cauliflower
It’s just a typical afternoon. 5:00, and thinking about dinner. It begins with an innocent little peek into the fridge. I have all the ingredients for that Indian dish I like to make. Great, let’s...
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Honey Habañero Refrigerator Pickles
In my garden, for whatever reason, cucumbers seem to take “be fruitful and multiply” quite literally. This year, the little buggers even got shredded by hail. I mourned their early death, only to be...
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Rhubarb-Mint Soda and Coincidental Jam
It’s about time for some summer drinks up in here, don’t you think? I don’t know about where you live, but here in Denver, it’s hot! Most of my days lately have been spent in the garden. This year’s...
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Lemony Steam-Roasted Artichokes with Garlic and Cherry Tomatoes
I first saw an artichoke plant while wandering through a botanical garden in Spain. Have you ever seen one? Quite a prickly beast, and I do mean beast! Since then, I’ve become obsessed with the idea...
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Key Lime Pie (raw, vegan, gf)
SPOOOOOONSHAAAAAKE! What is a spoon shake, you ask? Well, as I told my slightly confused new friends around the table, spooning brings people together. (I knew you would agree, readers). It was...
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Asian Quinoa Salad with Almond-Soy-Ginger Dressing
Healthy eating can be like mind-twisting voodoo. If I’m trying to amp up my body’s natural defenses to fight disease, what should I eat? What shouldn’t I eat? What if the paleos judge me for not...
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Tomatillo-Veggie (or Chicken) Posole
I broke out my fall garb this week, and taught my students a valuable lesson while wearing a cozy wrap/scarf that the mister got for me in Amsterdam. A scarf is just a socially acceptable way to wear...
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Lemon Berry Custard Pies (GF +Vegan, No Added Sugar)
These little desserts come with a salty sweet crust made with toasted coconut, nuts, dates, and sea salt. This is a versatile crust that can be used with any dessert or pie that doesn’t have to be...
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E.A.T Sandwiches with Sun-dried Tomato Aioli
E.A.T–Egg, avocado, tomato… Three things I haven’t been able to enjoy for a while now. I’m at the tail end of a month-long break from a chemo drug that made me lose a crazy amount of weight, and...
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Lemon-Herb Cashew Sour Cream Dip (v, gf)
Lactose intolerants and L.I sympathizers, gather round! This is the holy grail of creaminess for all who can’t eat dairy yet still crave dip. Sour cream, oh, how I’ve missed you these past few...
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