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Zucchini

Mexican Lasagna – Tortilla Pie

When I was new to cooking if I ran across a recipe that called for chili powder and ancho chili powder I would have simply added those amounts together and dumped in the cheapest store brand chili powder I had on hand. When I was a new blogger I’d constantly try to take baked casserole [...]

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Vegetarian Moo Shu

I am a firm believer (although I do not have children), that you should not talk down to kids.  Don’t tell your 5 year old that he “has a boo boo,” tell him that he has a scrape.  There’s no reason why concepts such as those should be considered beyond the grasp of a child. [...]

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Grilled Vegetable Quesadillas

Finally.  Summertime.  Real vegetables.  I was getting so tired of onions, potatoes, cabbage, and broccoli.  Now we get brightly colored, highly nutritious, FUN vegetables. And better yet, they’re locally grown.  I get to support my neighbor and the veggies don’t have be shipped in days in advance.  That is like an ingredient in and of [...]

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Black Bean and Sweet Potato Stuffed Zucchini

So, I was trying to come up with clever finger food ideas for an upcoming event I’m attending.  And every single idea that popped into my head just wasn’t healthy enough.  For some reasons, appetizers generally seem very cheesy and carby and caloric to me.  I’m not really into blowing all my calorie cookies on [...]

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Marinated Vegetable Kabobs

For those of you who haven’t been following my story, I’m no longer living with the Omnivore.  We live 1 state apart but we see each other as often as possible.  This weekend, I came home to cook in my own kitchen visit my dear hubby. Whilst living together, the ‘Vore generally insisted we go [...]

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