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no cook recipe: tomato and tofu wrap with avocado pesto

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ever since i saw the two words “avocado” + “pesto” together when i looking at Buzzfeed’s list of “Healthiest … Recipes to Save for Later“, i knew i had to try it. Continue reading “no cook recipe: tomato and tofu wrap with avocado pesto”

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recipe: hearty beef chili

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i planned for little one and i to make cornbread together so i decided the dish to go with it would be chili! usually i leave chili for m to make Emeril’s vegetarian chili but since i had some ground beef defrosting, i decided to try something new. Continue reading “recipe: hearty beef chili”

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no cook recipe: spicy and non spicy sweet bell pepper hummus

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i was craving hummus the last few days. most of the time, hummus has garlic so i don’t buy premade hummus due to my little one’s garlic allergy. it’s a relatively simple recipe so i decided to make my own and i made two different versions – Continue reading “no cook recipe: spicy and non spicy sweet bell pepper hummus”

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recipe: pork and rice stuffed peppers

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stuffed peppers is a multicultural dish i love – be it steamed with shrimp mixture brought to you from dim sum carts or baked with tomato based meat mixture in the oven. it’s also so easy to make. i had some leftover ground pork in the freezer and lots of bell peppers in the fridge so it is a fun meal to make for the family. Continue reading “recipe: pork and rice stuffed peppers”

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recipe: sweet potato pineapple crumb pie

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sweet potato pies are often enjoyed at Thanksgiving dinners but it never interested me. i enjoy sweet potato but often it is overdone with maple syrup and sugar that it tastes like inedible candy. but while i was browsing through the recipes on T Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies website, i came across a combination that intrigued me: sweet potato and pineapple. it sounded like something i could enjoy. Continue reading “recipe: sweet potato pineapple crumb pie”

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recipe: chick pea cauliflower quiche

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so i continue my goal to try a more plant-based diet and i make another dish that looked interesting on T Colin Campbell’s Center for Nutrition Studies website. it was perfect because i bought a package of garbanzo bean / chick pea flour a while ago but didn’t get around to making anything with it yet! Continue reading “recipe: chick pea cauliflower quiche”