Lava Salt & Nori Crusted Macadamia Nut Cheese

Macadamia nuts are so often supplanted in sweet dishes, even if salted. This time I was craving something a little more savory – in fact, the ultimate of savory: umami. Years ago, in my vegan days, I created raw and delectable recipes like this each and every day. I had quite a plant powered following…

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Zucchini Ribbon Ravioli Rolls

Sometimes you want something a little bit lighter on your plate. While we all love and adore pasta and ravioli, the beauty in life often comes from making choices, and the beauty in food choices is that they are endless…and truly glorious. Vibrant green ribbons rolled into ravioli… Sensually savory and sensationally scrumptious. Zucchini Ribbon…

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Graved Eggs

Are you ready for Halloween? Ghosts and goblins, and GRAVES ~ “graved” eggs – burying them deep in salt ~ curing the bright orange yolk in savory crystals with a magical result. That’s right. Graved Eggs or Salt-Cured Eggs. Rather than let any precious yolks go to waste when cooking (who is crazy enough to…

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Cumin Cayenne Tomato Jam with Fresh Herb Ricotta

  The tomatoes just keep on coming. And that’s simply okay with me. It seems the tomato crop in this neck of the woods is always awfully late. Better late than never, I say. And, reduced into a spicy jam, these ta-maters made my heart smile…and my eyes water too. Oh, with creamy herbed vegan…

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Zucchini Cheese

I am definitely a cheese lover.  Oh yes. I admit it. The sharp, hard cheeses are certainly my favorite. Manchego.  There is nothing like it. Parmesan.  I do believe I could nosh on an entire wheel. (At one point growing up, we actually did possess an entire 50lb block of this delight on our top…

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