Nutty Apricot Oat Bars

Throw a few raw ingredients in the food processor, press, and go!Yumminess on the fly – and that yumminess happens to incorporate apricot, ginger, a touch of orange zest, pumpkin seeds, hazelnuts, pistachios (all the nuts), and hearty oats. Could this even be classified as a dessert bar? Energy bar?The gorgeous dripped dip of white…

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Pumpkin Seed Sriracha Brussels Sprouts & Fennel Salad

A creamy sriracha-tahini marinade over pungent brussels sprouts and aromatic fennel, topped with sprouted pumpkin seeds makes for a fantastically flavorful and filling meal. Pumpkin Seed Sriracha Brussels Sprouts & Fennel Salad 1 medium fennel bulb, thinly sliced (bulb only, reserve the fronds for another use)2 cups Brussels sprouts, chopped and many of the leaves removed…

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Kimchi Kraut Gnocchi

On a whim, I decided to coalesce some of the best cuisines and flavors on earth: savory and sour kimchi with rich and savory tomato marinara, all served over homemade gnocchi.How can you resist that?Well, the resistance comes in the form of garlic breath – but if we’re all on board, who cares? The benefits…

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Pickled Avocado

We like pickles in our house. Pickled cucumbers. Pickled okra. Pickled Brussels sprouts. Pickled seeds… …and we also really love avocado. Let’s marry the two, shall we? Creamy and sweet avocado and tangy hot mustard pickle brine – yum-my!

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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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Cucumbers and Cabbage

The gardens are certainly plentiful this time of year. Although I missed out, once again, on a year of garden boxes in my own yard, I continue to be blessed by the bounty of friends. This week I found myself with a basket full of cucumbers (and green beans and squash too!). With a little…

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Fresh Fruit Salad

In addition to my Quince Mint “event” earlier this week, my friend treated me to a little fresh fruit salad she had recently whipped up. She’s a kitchen star, that Anne. She is. Flavorful, fruity, and fantastic, of course. Oh, and it’s all a gorgeous hue of fuchsia. Fresh Fruit Salad 1 cup red grapes,…

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