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Polish Stuffed Cabbage / Gołąbki
These delicious cabbage rolls are a very unique main dish that is recognized in every region of Slavic Central Europe. “Ga-WUMP-ki”, are a fabulous delicacy often served at family celebrations and holidays. If you make too many, the leftovers will re-heat in the microwave the next day, tasting even better than the day you cooked them. Most families have a secret recipe they…
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Easy Butternut Squash Soup / DF GF Vegan
I used ½ of a large butternut squash in my last recipe, Vegan Stacked Timbale, and knew exactly which recipe would be perfect for the other ½ of the squash. Quick, easy and Dairy-free Butternut Squash Soup is the perfect comfort food for Cabin Fever Blues. Rich in Vitamins A and C, this hearty soup is surprisingly low…
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Healthy Pico De Gallo
So, flu season is peaking around now, and what can we do to protect ourselves? In addition to taking vitamins and not stressing, how about boosting up that ol’ immune system? Finding nourishing foods is easy when the combined flavors are as delicious as this fresh salsa. We all know that garlic and jalapeños are…
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Roasted Tomatoes with White Bean Pate’ on Grilled Spinach Tortilla Wedges GF and DF
These mini tomatoes are sold as ‘authentic San Marzano’ style, and they taste glorious! I found a small bag of them in the grocery store and wanted to give them a try. Even though they aren’t grown near the sea breezes of the Gulf of Naples, they are every bit as delicious. Sweet, pulpy, low…
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Prepping day; Jersey Fresh Cranberry Sauce with a Splash of Grand Marnier
We are famous here in New Jersey for lots of things. Home of the Sopranos, the Jersey Shore crew, and some of the best Cranberry Bogs in the USA. Why would anyone settle for canned cranberry sauce when making your own is quick and easy? This recipe is very adaptable, so I will give you…
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Healthy Side Dish: Oven baked Turmeric Cauliflower
This deliciously detoxifying vegetable will be a healthy addition to your Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving Feast. The brain boost from Turmeric will have your guests teaming with captivating, interesting, and uplifting conversation throughout the whole meal. As we are counting our blessings this Thanksgiving, we will all certainly thank our thoughtful host or hostess for making this delicious…
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Organic Home-Dried Figs, Preservative free
It has been an incredible fig harvest from our 5 fig trees here in New Jersey. We have enjoyed tree-ripened figs all summer, and now that it’s autumn, the ones left on the trees are ready to be dried and stored for recipes throughout the winter. There are a few different ways to dry figs.…
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Homemade no-churn Organic Lemon Sorbet with fruit coulis
Homemade lemon sorbet is refreshing and just sweet and tart enough. I tried this recipe for the first time and thought it would be a block of lemon ice and completely un-scoopable. It was quite the opposite, an easy recipe and easy to scoop. It has ½ the sugar of most sorbet recipes allowing me…
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Michigan Shoestring French Fries
I’m not sure if all of Michigan makes their french fries this way, but this method was a blast from the past for me. I remember having shoestring french fries in my childhood and haven’t seen them since, and no, you aren’t going to hear how many years ago that was! On a recent visit to Royal Oak,…