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Soy ‘Salad’ Sammie(s)
Last week I felt like every time I checked out Elise’s blog I couldn’t wait to try some of the simple, healthy, and inexpensive recipes she was throwing together for quick lunch and dinner ideas. Over...
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How I Spend My Sundays
Having recently become somewhat, dare I say it, bored with overnight oats (gasp!)*… *I first made this confession to my dear friend Molly, during a conversation where I analyzed the feasibility of...
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Unplanned
I had planned on having a really healthy and delicious bowl of yogurt and cereal, fruitastic goodness this morning.The leftover mushroom and truffle risotto I reheated on the stove and ate instead was...
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Scrumptious Sadya
Due to my recent* obsession with all flavors Indian, it really should come as no surprise that the Central Market Cooking School class I chose for Sep-Pember was entitled Seasonal Suppers: A Feast from...
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Stuffing-Stuffed
One of my favorite parts of Charlottesville living was the fact that I had a group of friends who’s idea of a fabulous evening (or day) was gathering at any of our respective homes for an (relatively)...
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"Please-a Tu-nisia" Chickpea Stew
Normal people, when moving to a new place (and certainly when moving to a new state) attempt to eat up all of their food–both perishable and non-perishable–before vacating their current abode. I, as we...
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Charlottesville Restaurant Week: Brasserie Montiel
Last night I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of this year’s Charlottesville Restaurant Week with a dinner at Brasserie Montiel, a relaxed, yet enticing, restaurant tucked into a small shopping...
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Hamilton’s at First & Main
Part two of the blog series entitled “Wining & Dining Mama Smart”* brings us to the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, at a lovely little spot called Hamilton’s. *Part three will come to you on...
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Why I’m Not Eating Meat
“Lately, I’ve been feeling this strange kinship with cows.”–Me* *Multiple times, in many different situations. Often met with blank, confused stares. After my post about my experience touring Polyface...
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Veggies + Beer [WIAW]
I received a text from Lauren some time in July, that read along the lines of: ::Hi! I’m having a small vegetarian beer pairing dinner on August 11th, and I wanted to invite you, but I’m pretty sure...
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Spring Vegetarian Beer Pairing Dinner
After having missed the winter version of last summer’s delicious dinner combination of veggies and beer–and my birthday –you can bet your brew I was excited for Lauren of Veg:ology‘s Spring Vegetarian...
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TVP Sausage Crumbles
A couple of weeks ago, I showed y’all how to turn T.V.P. (textured vegetable protein) into Mexican chorizo-spiced crumbles. That T.V.P. Chorizo was super spicy delicious, and a huge hit at my Health...
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Tempeh + Eggplant Bulgogi
While trying to come up with what to make for Heather‘s Meatless Mondays A-Z challenge this week, I found myself in a questioning quandary unlike any week before. There just seemed to be an endless...
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Eggless Tomato Quiche w. Breton Gluten-Free Cracker & Almond Crust [Sponsored]
In honor of Celiac’s Disease Awareness Month, Dare Foods and Recipe Redux have teamed up for a sponsored contest featuring Breton Gluten-Free Crackers as an easy gluten-free snack or light meal for...
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Eggless Summer Vegetable Quiche with Nut-Free Herb Cracker Crust
When it was my turn to once again cook dinner for The Bachelorette night… …I knew that the fresh produce at the farmer’s market would be my inspiration. I also knew that if I could convince a staunch...
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White Bean, Spinach, & Sun Dried Tomato Pasta
Perhaps the only time I can’t underthink my food choices lately is when I am cooking for others. I (probably always will) have a tendency to place little pressure on myself when it comes to recipes and...
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(Vegetarian) Sausage & Spinach Stuffed Eggplant
As much as I have loved blogging over the years, the one thing it has done is made me feel like I’m not really cooking if I’m not making up something strangely unique, or complicated, or trying a new...
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Vegan Pozole Rojo
I tear a lot of recipes out of magazines, but I usually clip them all together and tuck them away, fully intending to work through them ‘one day’,* but the image of this Pozole Rojo in the October...
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Red Lentil Spaghetti (Sauce)
One of my favorite dinners from The Bachelor days of yore is the Spaghetti with Red Lentil Sauce that my friend Andrea makes. It’s always so satisfying and just what I wanted without usually knowing...
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Smoked Almond & Sweet Potato Jamaican Jerk Veggie Burgers
“I’m glad y’all can come tonight. I’m also glad to know you’re a vegetarian, because I’m testing a new veggie burger recipe! But, well, the thing about veggie burgers is–“ “The taste is always better...
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