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This past weekend we celebrated Mother’s Day at Shelburne Museum. Since the food choices are limited at the cafe there I made us a picnic lunch which included delicious veggie sandwiches with arugula pesto chickpea spread. I love how it turned out so I am sharing it with you! 3 garlic cloves 1/2 cup raw … Read more

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Ever since Neil received his two bread baking books at Christmas time he has been addicted to baking and it has been wonderful to have a baker in the house (I’m not really one). One thing we have been making lately are homemade pizzas but unfortunately we don’t have a baking stone so although the … Read more

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Avocado Hummus & Quinoa Stuffed Mushrooms This past weekend was so busy for us that I decided to keep things simple and yet tasty in the kitchen. I had picked up a few portobello mushroom caps at the market on Friday with the intention of making portobello “burgers” but we ended up not having the … Read more

Chipotle Bean Tostada

Last week I mentioned that I was making Chipotle Tostadas from Raw & Beyond for dinner one night.  Well I did make Chipotle Tostadas but mine were a little different from the recipe.  I didn’t have any dried beans, tomato powder and decided to use large brown rice tortillas instead of sprouted grain. Below is my … Read more

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I don’t know about you but when the weather gets hot I just want a nice refreshing drink, specifically a lemon or limeade. Today it was a high of 85F and my craving for lemonade was sky high. Luckily last night I picked up a bunch of lemons in anticipation for the hot weather and … Read more

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There is no denying it bread does not last long in this house, especially if it is in bagel form. Both the husband and I are addicted to toast, bagels with tofu cream cheese and sandwiches. To keep our addiction in check we don’t often buy bread but rather eat it out (which isn’t often) … Read more

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I know that the recipe above is hard to read and there is a typo so here is a better version below. Chickpea-Quinoa Salad 1 cup organic quinoa, rinsed +2 cups water 1/4 cup organic scallions, thinly sliced 1 small red onion, diced small 1/2 bunch organic fresh parsley, chopped 2 cups cooked or canned … Read more