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Sweet Potato Chickpea Veggie Burger Patty

Jess — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:14:01 +0000

Sweet Potato Chickpea Veggie Burger This recipe is also featured in our new meal planning service. To get it as part of a weekly meal plan or to see the paleo version of it, sign up for our service here. Use code “COOKMORE” for $5 off at checkout. BBQ season is coming up, and even though I love grilling every type [...]

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Butternut Squash, Chickpea, and Kale Curry

Jess — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:30:08 +0000

This butternut squash, chickpea, and kale curry combination is not likely to be found on the menu of any restaurant. Butternut squash, chickpeas, and kale are not exactly traditional Thai ingredients, but that’s one of the most amazing things about a curry. You can honestly throw any random group of ingredients into a pot, and just let the curry sauce [...]

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Vegetarian sweet potato and black bean tacos | Week 1 of January’s Super-Food Challenge with Hey Fran Hey

Jess — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:00:49 +0000

Week 1 of January’s Super-Food Challenge* with the beautiful Francheska of Hey Fran Hey features the sweet potato. Don’t let its sweet-like-candy taste fool you. This root vegetable is power-packed, filled with fiber, beta-carotene, and a whole host of vitamins. We love baking it, roasting it, making it into fries, and using it as a meat substitute in tacos. Sweet [...]

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Peach and Heirloom Tomato Panzanella Salad | Uses for Stale Bread

Jess — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:13:14 +0000

While most folks spend their summer months daydreaming about vacation and the beach, I spend mine daydreaming about this: Biting into the perfect peach, juices oozing down my chin Picking the perfect tomato that needs little more than a dash of salt and a splash of balsamic Tossing olive oil on stale bread and giving it new life Luckily, since [...]

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The Black Bean + Corn + Farro Salad | 3 Ingredients / 3 Ways

Jess — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:00:46 +0000

Part of our “3 Ingredients / 3 Ways” Series, featuring: BLACK BEANS + CORN + FARRO Can you smell the taste of summer yet? I sure can. Every year the heat of summer ushers in a season of cookouts, picnics, and way too many (but yet not enough) ice cream trips. As the season arrives, I am always looking for [...]

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The Black Bean + Corn + Farro Vegetarian Burger | 3 Ingredients / 3 Ways

Jess — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:59:55 +0000

Part of our “3 Ingredients / 3 Ways” Series, featuring: BLACK BEANS + CORN + FARRO I am a carnivore, and I love a juicy, meaty burger, but I get just as excited to sink my teeth into its vegetarian cousin. They’re related but definitely exhibit very different characteristics. You can’t really expect a vegetarian burger to taste like the classic [...]

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How to Thai Curry | Cooking Basics

Jess — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 13:30:44 +0000

I absolutely love the flavors of Thai cooking. For a long, long time though, I thought it wasn’t something you could easily make at home, so I had set it aside in my “Ethnic Food Only for Eating Out or Takeout” category (this is also where monster burritos reside). But then I had a friend make a red curry for [...]

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Farro Vegetable Risotto + A Kin Community Video

Jess — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:50:38 +0000

I met the folks behind KIN COMMUNITY about a month back in Santa Monica. They’re a growing YouTube channel specializing in all things women – fashion, food, travel, and a totally irreverent and fun look on parenting from the hilarious “How to be a Dad” duo. Besides being super nice, they are passionate about producing quality info/enter-tainment for women that is incredibly beautiful and [...]

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Butternut Squash with White Bean Soup | Ingredient Spotlight

Jess — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:00:35 +0000

This pureed butternut squash soup is the third and last recipe in our butternut squash ingredient spotlight. However, last rarely means least, and it certainly isn’t the case here. In fact I think I’ve saved the best for last, as pureed soups are some of my favorite weeknight meals to make. People will tell you the longer you let a [...]

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