Curried Sweet Potato Soup Bowls (Vegan)
You know how grain bowls are all the rage? Forget them. In the dead of winter, you need a soup...
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Category: Appetizers
Shrimp Winter Rolls (a.k.a. summer rolls dressed up for winter!)
Imagine a family of vibrant, crunchy shrimp summer rolls wearing warm, snuggly cashmere sweaters…...
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Butternut Squash Latke Cake (Gluten-Free)
You know how sometimes you taste something and it makes you dance? (Or maybe that’s just me?) This...
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Whipped Ricotta Crostini (a.k.a the easiest appetizer ever)
Let’s face it: appetizers are a pain in the a$$. That’s why these customizable, crowd-pleasing,...
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Chickpea Waffles: The Easiest Waffles you will Ever Make
My family is waffle obsessed. James is the breakfast maker in our house, and for the past nine months or so, Ella has asked for waffles every single Sunday. Not just any waffles, but the waffles from the Joy of Cooking, which, I’m told, are perfectly buttery and crispy. How would I know?…
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“Go Bears” Sriracha Cream Cheese Dip
News flash: apparently there is a big football game on TV this Sunday! OK, OK—I do know that the Super Bowl is this week. Just don’t ask me who’s playing. I grew up with two older brothers and a Dad who were/are crazy about football. First downs, touchdowns and field goals were the sounds of our Sundays, even though I inevitably had my nose stuck in a book and didn’t know what any of it meant.…
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Roasted Mushroom, Goat Cheese & Arugula Flatbreads
All I can say is that if spring doesn’t arrive soon, I’m going to start behaving like a feral cat. I’m not sure what that would entail, but I envision lots of screaming and tearing up of furniture. This winter has been harsh. We just had another snowstorm last week, for crying out loud.…
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Jeff’s Crab Cakes with Sriracha Remoulade
As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, we did a collaborative “friendsgiving” this year. From the turkey, to the stuffing and sides, to the pumpkin pie and spiced carrot cake, the meal was incredible. But the dish that still sends me into reveries was an appetizer that my friend Jeff brought.…
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Potato & Salmon Cakes
Ella loves ketchup—I mean, really, really loves the stuff. She’d probably be happy squeezing it into her morning oatmeal and would certainly eat it with a spoon if we let her. I find this abhorrent. I’m not much of a ketchup fan, and I get shivers when I see her slathering a beautifully cooked bite of roasted chicken in the sweet stuff. …
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Quinoa Cakes with Yogurt Tahini Sauce
I’m a sucker for cakes. Not the sweet kind—I’ve always been a pie kind of girl—but the savory, crispy kind. When Ella was a baby I would make big batches of shredded vegetable cakes bound with egg (butternut squash, sweet potato, zucchini), which were presumably for her, but mostly for me—I’d eat them hot out of the pan with a sprinkle of Maldon sea salt and a drizzle of yogurt. …
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