Tag: vegan recipes
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Hummus Recipe
Hummus Hummus is a Middle Eastern dip or spread typically made of tahini, chickpeas, herbs, and spices. It’s unsure exactly when and where hummus first appeared, but it’s suspected to date back at least to the 13th century. Hummus has increasingly gained popularity in the United States in the past two decades, becoming especially popular…
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Skorthalia — Garlic Dip
Skorthalia (or Skordalia) is a greek dip or sauce that can be made and used in a variety of ways. It can be served with fish or vegetables, but my preference is to serve it as a dip. It strangely tastes good on some crackers or with a meze platter. Hope you enjoy this garlicy…
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Spice Roasted Okra
Are you new to okra? Do you have absolutely no idea what to do with it? Well then, look no further. I have the perfect spice roasted okra recipe for you. Okra is a unique, pointy vegetable that has deep roots in the South. It’s stickiness is used to thicken gumbo. However, it’s quite intimidating…
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Delicious Grilled Zucchini
Keep scrolling for this delicious grilled zucchini recipe!          Seven years ago, naive 16 year old me thought it would be a great idea to plant six zucchini plants in my backyard garden.  Six zucchini plants. For anyone whose grown squash, one plant of any squash is plenty…
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Sauteed Swiss Chard and Strawberries
No, I’m not here to fool you into cooking something that you’re going to hate. I was trying to find something to do with my swiss chard one day and thought “maybe I’d actually like eating this if it tasted sweet.” 110% recommend experimenting with this side dish. Pairs well with grilled chicken. Also make sure you wash…
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Meatless Monday: Roasted Spring Vegetable and Grain Salad with Tahini
We can agree to disagree if you’re not a fan of tahini, but since I first tried it my consumption of cruciferous vegetables has multiplied. The variety of vegetables in my diet was very minimal, consisting mostly of tomatoes and lettuces, but now I’m going crazy over most vegetables…. just from learning how to cook…
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Easy Lemon Tahini Dressing
For the past few years I’ve been asking myself, “What is the fuss about this tahini dressing that people are adding to all their food?” And then I tried it. Oh. my. goodness. I’m shameless to announce that I drank the tahini ‘kool aid’ and have been putting it on top of EVERYTHING since I first made…