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Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant Dip “Baba Ganoush” (Vegan+GF)
Need a little inspiration for some Summer snacking? The weather finally got hot here and I think it’s going to stay that way. I say at least for the following months. It’s alright with me though. I know all too well that the cold will return soon enough. As you know, one of my favorite ways to take advantage of each season is to make something delicious. So if you caught my recent posts you may know that I’m doing this little self-challenge. My goal is to start expanding my normal vegetable choices to things I don’t use as much (or never). Eggplant is not something I’ve tried before…
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Traditional Ukrainian Red Borscht Soup (Vegan+GF)
Today we’re talking about borscht, have you heard of it? Haha, I have to reference a children’s moving and prove my inner kid here. If you’ve seen the Dreamworks animated movie Madagascar 3 then you might remember the Russian tiger mentioning his love for this soup. I also have a special love for this recipe because it was one of the very first ones that I shared here on my blog. Due to it being a popular post I felt it was long passed time to update it. So in case you’ve never heard of this soup, it’s a traditional soup that is very common in many European countries.…
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Roasted Purple Potatoes & Green Beans
You know those nights when you just can’t even think about making something complicated for dinner? Maybe it’s been a really long day, or even week, and the thought of preparing anything that requires more than minimal effort is really unappealing. Usually in my house this is when the freezer gets opened by one of the boys and the frozen pizzas go into the oven….or worse, the microwave (oh the horror!) You’d maybe think that this type of thing doesn’t happen in my house since I’m constantly sharing recipes. Well, you guys, it totally does sometimes. In fact, on a busy day when I’m working on specific recipes sometimes I…
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Building a Perfect Holiday Appetizer: Winter Cheese Board Inspiration
It’s getting close to mid November you guys, isn’t that crazy? I’m so excited about this year’s holidays because I know I’ll be spending them with my whole family and a bunch of friends, both new and old, so there’s no way I won’t be making a ton of great memories. Okay, and this might sound insane but I’m even kind of looking forward to the rush and the slightly heightened stress-levels that come with each holiday. Yeah okay, that does sound like I need a therapist, but hold up, I’m not saying I actually want to get stressed out. I just mean that I sort of enjoy all the…
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Loaded Enchilada Potato Skins (Vegan+GF)
I’m breaking away from my typical sugar-laden weekend recipe and sharing a savory one today instead, but don’t worry, there’s lots of cheese, and, AND, tatoes! So that’s okay, right? Everyone good with this? You know what my favorite recipes are? I mean, not that I don’t completely love the recipes that are quick and easy (like this and this), or ones that are just downright fun to make (like THESE). I also love the ones that are a sure thing for making everyone who eats them extremely happy. Nor am I saying that this recipe doesn’t fit any/all of these categories, that’s what’s awesome about it. It not only…
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Fried Jalapeño Popper Macaroni & Cheese Balls
I’m so bad……………………. these are so bad……. Hey, have I mentioned that our (ha, I say “our” like we own it or something) volcano is still huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf? Well, it is and it’s been almost 4 months since it erupted. Craziness, right? You’d think it would run out of ash but it just keeps up with it’s little stream of gray cloudiness, reminding us it’s still awake and plotting. Of course, we hardly get to see it these days because it’s nearly always covered by a bajillion rain clouds over the lake but, we haven’t forgot it’s there. We’ve been having fun speculating that…
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Crispy Baked Zucchini Wedges with Basil Chimichurri (Vegan+GF)
Hey guys! So as I’m sitting down to write this post right now I realized that it’s snowing outside and whatever I was going to write is now completely forgotten. I’ve lived in Chile for almost 2 years now and I’ve never seen snow aside from on the mountain peaks. I’ve certainly never seen it stick to the ground for any length of time so I’m pretty excited right now. I can already tell that it’s about to turn back into rain a wash away the beautiful white blanket but I don’t care. I’m just going to be happy for a moment and enjoy the beauty of God’s little gift while it…
