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Homemade Date Paste – An All Natural Healthy Sweetener

Over the past few years, I have been doing a lot of reading over which sweeteners are the healthiest for you. Although there is always some debate, it is...

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Immunity Boosting Sweet Potato Soup With Red Lentils, Ginger & Tumeric {Vegan}

The long hot days of summer are now just a memory, and we are officially celebrating a new season. With the arrival of fall comes cooler temperatures along with...

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Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash

In this recipe, roasted acorn squash halves provide a “bowl” that holds a simple yet delicious quinoa pilaf. Fall cooking often has me craving pumpkin, apples, cinnamon, nutmeg and...

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Mexican Rice Bowl

Having recently embarked on a primarily plant based diet (we do eat seafood occasionally), it is a learning experience to come up with delicious new dishes that are not...

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Chocolate Chip Cookies With Farro Flour & Coconut Oil

I seem to bake a lot when I am in Umbria six months each year, as I am always baking for our farmhouse guests, or making something to serve...

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Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles) With Pesto and Roasted Tomatoes

The zucchini noodle (or zoodle because it sounds way more fun) trend has been going on for months now and I have been intrigued seeing zoodle recipes on other...

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Cinnamon Applesauce Loaf

As soon as September comes we start to anticipate the cooler days of fall along with the many fall recipes we love. The crockpots come out of the cupboard,...

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Back To School Pasta Salad With Pesto Vinaigrette

My daughter loves a great pasta salad and is my more adventurous school lunch eater.  The boys prefer sandwiches day in and out but she likes to mix it...