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portabella steak and potato salad with grilled avocado

portabella steak and potato salad

    Overheard: “Nobody makes friends over salad” This salad is my response to this statement. If you make this salad, you will not only make friends, you will make friends for life, maybe even lovers. A potluck is a great place

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10 vegan cinco de mayo recipes that will knock your sombrero off

fresh tomato and scape salsa

Looking for some amazing Mexican-inspired recipes to whip up for your friends while sipping margaritas? Here are 10 of my favorite healthy plant-based recipes inspired from south of the border. Hola Appetizers and Mexican Munchies  

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Is it winter? Or is it Spring? Spinach salad with toasted pistachios and beet dressing

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Ahh Spring. That transitional season where you hear birds in the morning and the sun is up when you get home from work, and you might be able to leave home without a heavy coat. There is still a bite

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holiday party detox salad

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‘Tis the season. The season for holiday parties galore. Lunches with friends, company holiday parties, ugly sweater parties, cookie swaps, Christmas markets…you get what I mean. I think there are more eating events in December than in the whole year

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après-thanksgiving detox? baby spinach with toasted pumpkin seeds and spiced pumpkin-cider vinaigrette

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I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving. We had a nice holiday, filled with a parade, a few Santas, food, wine, stretchy pants, and even more food and more wine. Did you eat a million calories over this past weekend? I

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kale, beet and quinoa salad with pumpkin-hemp vinaigrette

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Phew, that is a mouthful. There are so many super foods in this salad, some of which are my favorite. I had to work pumpkin in here where I could for pumpkin-palooza, and love the way the slight sweetness and

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raw beet and fennel salad with tangerine-hazelnut dressing

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Whenever I get a fennel bulb in my CSA I scratch my head. What the heck am I going to do with this? Last week I also received beets, and had used some of them in this pistachio-beet salad and

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pistachio-beet salad with tangerine-dill dressing

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There is something special that beets add to a salad. When I see a salad on a restaurant menu that features beets, I am usually sold. I feel like it means extra attention was made to the salad. This was

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arugula salad with creamy red pepper & pistachio dressing

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Fresh and peppery arugula gets a creamy boost making this a very satisfying side dish. Feel free to add any other fresh vegetables you have on hand to this delicious salad. I used what I had in the crisper, which

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bean burger salad with creamy avocado dressing

bean burger salad with avocado dressing

There are so many variations to bean burgers using various types of beans, and mixing up the ingredients. I usually make a different bean burger up as I go along every time Ingredients Bean burgers (makes about 5 burgers) 19

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