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Tasty 10-Min, 5-Spice Pumpkin Soup

While standing in line at Starbucks, a guy behind me said: “Let me guess, you’re going to order a pumpkin latte, because all white girls are obsessed with pumpkin.” What the heck?! How dare he stereotype me! With the most indignant look I could muster, I responded: “No, I’m getting an orange juice!” I might have mumbled “pumpkin hater!” under my breath a little bit. “So you ARE obsessed with…

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#almond milk #Chinese 5 spice #pumpkin #soup #thanksgiving #vegan #vegetarian

Ooey gooey vegan double-chocolate hazelnut brownie cookies

Is it wrong to crave cookies after yoga? I always feel so blissfully cleansed after class, like all the crud has been wrung out of my body and soul. So you’d think I’d reach for something simple and healthy, like a celery stalk. But no, within an hour, I go from serene yogi to Cookie Monster. But hey, what if cookies can be (almost) as good for you as celery? Mmm, Cookie Monster like!

There’s…

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#almond butter #cacao #chocolate chip cookies #coconut crystal #cookie monster #flax eggs #gluten-free #healthy #vegan

Time for a Yummy Vegan Picnic!

Attention all other seasons: summer kicks your booties!

With the weather warm, the flowers blooming, the sun sparkling and such an abundance of ripe fruits and tasty veggies available, it’s such a great time for a picnic. But when I add the word “vegan” to “picnic,” it creates terror in some of my carnivore friends. It’s pretty funny to watch. “But, but, but, what do you serve at a vegan picnic?…

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#cashew #edamame #guacamole #mango #noodles #peanut sauce #peanuts #picnic #pomegranate #romesco #sandwich #sangria #Thai #thai sweet chili sauce #vegan

Grilled Corn, Sweet Potato, Black-Bean Salad with Cilantro Dressing

Man, Mondays blow. Especially after epic summer weekends! If you could use something yummy to pick you up, this dish will do the trick.

So you guys know that I usually only publish my original concoctions, but this recipe that my friend gave me (thank you, Bonnie!) is so delicious and awesome that I have to share it. This gorgeous, healthy, nutrient-packed, summery vegan “potato salad” is…

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#black beans #chipotle #cilantro #grilled corn #picnic #potluck #salad #seasoned rice vinegar #sweet potato #vegan #vegetarian

Israeli Couscous and Quinoa Salad with Orange Cumin Vinaigrette

Do you ever feel a bit like a mad scientist when you cook? Man, I do, especially when concocting a new recipe. I had the tastiest salad yesterday at The Assembly, a new restaurant in Santa Cruz. So me being me, I had to deconstruct it and create my own version that will strike awe in the heart (and mouth) of my carnivore…and also at a baby shower I’m co-hosting. I don’t have a picture of myself…

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#cumin #currant #golden beet #Israeli couscous #kale #kumquat #orange #pearl couscous #quinoa #vegan #vegetarian

Flower-Power Salad with Golden Beets, Grapes, Toasted Hazelnuts and Lemon Vinaigrette

Flower-Power Salad with Golden Beets, Grapes and Toasted Hazelnuts

It’s spring, which means it’s time to find new ways to dupe my husband into eating all the veggies I’m harvesting from our garden. Luckily I found a secret weapon: edible flowers! When you see something as pretty as a purple viola or bright red nasturtium on your plate, it draws your attention…and totally distracts John from the beets I’m tricking him into eating. Ha ha!

Now you and I know that…

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#beet #edible flowers #golden beets #grape #hazelnut #salad #vegan #vegetarian

Nobu-Style Saikyo Miso-Glazed Tofu Sandwich

Today we’re taking a trip to Japan (via New York’s Nobu restaurant, and my kitchen here in California) for a mouth-watering savory-sweet Miso-Marinated Tofu Sandwich. This dish is so good that it presents a dilemma. You’ll eat one and feel satisfied and full, but it’s so tasty that you’ll want to immediately throw 8 more down your gullet and will make you wish you had the expandable throat of a…

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#mirin #miso #nobu #saikyo #sandwich #tofu #vegan #vegetarian

10-Minute Singapore-Style Curried Noodles with Veggies

Curried Singapore Soba Noodles with Veggies

When I think about my past business trips to Singapore, three things are always in my memory’s highlight reel:

1. Walking through a stunning sun-dappled tunnel of hanging orchids that were so beautiful that they inspired people to burst out in song. (Okay, maybe I was the only one who had a Julie Andrews moment, and maybe people stared at me like I was a serious weirdo nut job, but I like to…

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#asparagus #coconut milk #curried noodles #lemongrass #Singapore noodles #soba noodles #vegan #vegetarian #yellow curry

5-Minute Masterpiece: Thai Sweet Chili and Lime Edamame

Thai Sweet Chili and Lime Edamame

It’s a rare dish that hits the culinary trifecta of being savory, spicy and sweet all at the same time. It’s even rarer when such a treat is also good for you. And rarer still for it to be a 5-minute masterpiece! My friends, today is a day for rejoicing since we’ve hit the foodie mother load! Behold the awesomeness that is Thai Sweet Chili and Lime Edamame: What could be tastier than the…

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#edamame #gluten-free #lime juice #low calorie #thai sweet chili sauce #vegan #vegetarian