I love to tell the story of how I went from hating on veggies to eating a mostly plant-based diet. Part of that drastic progression involved eating plenty of curries–Indian and Thai especially. I’ll save the rest of the story for another day, because today it’s all about how you need to make some tasty vegetable curry. I kind of go crazy when I go to the produce section or farm stands. Everything looks so beautiful, I can’t wait to…
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If you like Greek salads, you’ll love this chicken salad. It pairs all of the favorites of Green salads–tomatoes, cucumber, kalamata olives and feta, with the fun addition of minced capers, tossed together with a creamy, lemony yogurt dressing that will knock your socks off. We ate this on fresh, organic salad greens from a local farm as a gluten-free lunch. But we also think this would be fantastic inside pita bread or on a soft roll for a light…
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It’s summer. It’s hot. I want something to eat that doesn’t involve turning on the stove. I also crave the freshness of summer produce. This is the perfect lunch to fill me up and keep me running after my kids. Pssst! It’s also gluten-free and vegan. Which means it’s healthy. It’s also portable. Take it with you on your way to the pool or the park. Whip it out when you’re on a hike. Perfection wrapped up in one little…
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The 4th of July is my favorite holiday, period. There isn’t a time of year I love more than summer, and the fact that there’s a holiday smack dab in the middle of it doesn’t hurt. I love that the 4th of July includes eating your weight in watermelon, having parades in the middle of the street, and hosting afternoon BBQs before shooting fireworks off into the dark. The 4th of July is completely magical from dawn to dusk, and…
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I tend to overcomplicate things. If there’s a backwards 20-step process to get something done, I’ll do it. If I need to find shortest distance between two lines, I skip the lines altogether and make a circle around them. I draw the radius and find the area, and write a short essay on the nature of mankind and why it’s important not to focus on the distance of the lines but the reason they exist in the first place. It’s…
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Summer is hot, right? Hot and sticky and sometimes a little bit humid. Which is why you need some go-to drink recipes at your disposal. It’s cool, I’ve got your summer drinks. (your mom likes summer drinks) Here’s the most ridiculously simple cucumber lime spritzer drink you’ll ever make. You might already have everything you need for this drink sitting in your kitchen (or garden) right this very second. Because you’re just that kind of person, I have a feeling….
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A few weeks ago I wandered into the kitchen to make breakfast for the short people in my life, as one does, only to discover we were low on groceries. But I gots some skillz you guys. I sniffed around the kitchen for a bit and what, WHAT? I found just enough ingredients to whip up some insanely delicious + easy German pancakes. When was the last time you had German pancakes? Last night for dinner? I hope so, I…
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I started eating vegan several months ago, and quickly discovered the easiest way to get all the fruits and veggies I need is to make at least one veggie fruit smoothie a day. I really can’t tell you how much better I feel eating so many fruits and vegetables while skipping the meat and cheese. It’s amazing honestly, and it’s really helped my stupid Lupus. Smoothies have become my besties, and I’m always experimenting with new combinations of veggies and…
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It’s Spring-y out. Okay, it’s flat out Spring. Officially anyway. Utah’s Spring is a little different than it is for the rest of the world. Here it’s just less cold than it usually is, which is to say: cold-ish. Which is neither here nor there. What IS here and there is a perfect Springtime punch recipe I’ve put together for you! Make it how you want, it’s your party and you can drink if you want to. I don’t drink…
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