Published on 10/2014

Oct 16
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Spiced Beet Ginger Soup with Lime Coconut Cream

And, after eating a bowl of this soup, I wondered why I hadn’t thought of it before now. Pairing beets with ginger seems so obvious but unlike carr...

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Oct 16
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Red Cabbage & Nuts

First, it’s lovely and colorful from the red cabbage, but the combination of flavors lures you back for more. The sprouts are caramelized and crisp...

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Oct 16
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Pecan Chocolate Chip Blondies

The cocoa butter content in white chocolate is what makes these blondies crazy chewy and dripping with moisture because of the additional fat along...

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Oct 16
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Is Pumpkin Seed Oil the New Coconut Oil?

Pumpkin seed oil is carving out a place for itself in the kitchen-to-beauty scene, even as the coconut craze continues.It turns out, the cold-press...

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Oct 16
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Autumn Salad with Roasted Squash, Cranberries & Spicy Sunflower Seeds

This hearty salad is the perfect balance to tip toe into fall while still maintaining the light and brightness of the past season. 

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Oct 16
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Flavored Nut Milks

The flavored nut milk recipes below came about when I was craving a thirst-quenching snack on a hot summer afternoon. Needing a quick and easy pick...

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Oct 16
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6 Surprising Health Benefits of Pumpkin

Pumpkin: It's yummy and it's seasonal. And we’re in the middle of a full-on flavor takeover. There’s pumpkin in your bagels, beer and coffee. ...

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Oct 16
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Roasted Acorn Squash with Herbed Beluga Lentil, Mushroom & Chestnut Filling

If you are looking for a rich and tasty plant inspired (vegan) dish, I thoroughly recommend this. The filling can be made up to two days in advance...

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Oct 15
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Chocolate Mayonnaise Bundt Cake

A rich, chocolaty, moist, easy-to-make, one bowl chocolate cake made with mayonnaise instead of butter and eggs. 

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Oct 15
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Halloween Pumpkin Brownies

These fun, luscious, quick and easy Halloween Pumpkin Brownies start with a brownie mix, so they come together in a flash. 

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Oct 15
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Apple Pie Pops

A smart way to serve apple pie as treats.

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Oct 14
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Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

Funeral potatoes are the perfect comfort food – a hot,  creamy, cheesy, delicious, hash brown casserole with a crispy, salty topping that feed...

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Oct 14
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Red Velvet Waffles

Colorful red velvet waffles made with a brown sugar buttermilk batter with a little cocoa and red food coloring for that classic red velv...

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Oct 14
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars are rich and decadent. A fudgy pumpkin chocolate chip base is topped with a creamy cheesecake layer st...

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Oct 14
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Apple Pie Spice

As soon as the air turns crisp and leaves start to turn, I get into serious Fall baking mode and in my opinion there’s no better aroma than Fall sp...

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Oct 14
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Pumpkin Rose Cookies

To get the rose effect I placed (1/2 at a time) of the pumpkin cookie batter (it is thick) into a pastry bag with a star tip. I then piped out rose...

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Oct 14
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Pumpkin Pie with Graham Crust & Candied Pepitas

A twist on the classic pumpkin pie.

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Oct 14
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Traditional Pumpkin Pie with a Fluted Crust

Purists looking to deviate only slightly from the familiar will find the nuanced flavors they expect within these whimsically exaggerated fluted ed...

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Oct 14
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Heirloom Squash & Pumpkin Pie

This pumpkin pie is lighter and fluffier than the traditional version, incorporating sweet winter squashes and a hint of sage (along with the usual...

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Oct 14
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Bruleed Pumpkin Pie

The filling for this pie is covered with a thin layer of superfine sugar, which turns into a beautiful, brittle sheet of caramel when bruleed, or b...

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