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Winter Quinoa Salad with Mixed Beans and Tahini-Chili Dressing

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Marinated Wild Calamari Salad

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Meyer Lemon Pudding Cakes

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    Cleanse Diet Week 1

    Day 0: Preparation and Vegan Product Review The day before my cleanse diet began I went shopping, armed with a list of “acceptable” ingredients from the Quantum Wellness Guide book. I shopped primarily at Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods. This…

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    21 Day Cleanse Diet

    I’ve been thinking a lot about food lately. No surprise there, right? However, I’m not thinking about which dessert to make next, but rather how I can eat in a healthier, more responsible, and sustainable way. A few months ago…

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    Goat Cheese and Spinach Ravioli with Creamy Mixed Mushrooms

      When I was a kid and into my early twenties, my mother and I would make home-made ravioli a couple of times a year, especially at Christmas. She would make the dough herself and we’d roll it out by hand into…

  • Food Markets,  Travel

    Four Favorite Markets in Rome

    I love markets. I love the beautiful array of produce, the gleaming fish, the wet floors, the smell of meat and flowers. There’s something about a local’s market which can put me in touch with a culture more than any…

  • Glazed Meyer Lemon Cookies
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    Glazed Meyer Lemon and Poppy Seed Cookies

    Glazed Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies, Easy as 1-2-3 using ratios

  • How to make Gyoza
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    Japanese Pork and Shrimp Pot Stickers (Gyoza)

    How to make Japanese Pork and Shrimp Pot Stickers

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    We have a winner and other announcements

    Did you leave a comment on the Gemelli with Butternut Squash post? If so, you might be the winner of Giulianno Hazan's latest book, Thirty Minute Pasta. I asked you to tell me your favorite pasta or one you'd like…

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    Customize your own Chocolate Bars with Chocri Chocolates

        About a month ago, I received an email from a company called Chocri originally based in Germany and now in the US, asking if I’d like to try their custom-made chocolate bars. Even though I love chocolate, I was busy and put off…

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