Apple Pie with Streusel Topping (From the the Play ‘Pie in the Sky’)

May 29, 2017
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Classic Apple Pie with Streusel Topping. Perfectly sweetened, just enough cinnamon, and a good story to go with it. “In one half hour, you will have the most delectable apple pie your tongue has ever experienced.” — playwright Lawrence Thelen, from his play “Pie in the Sky.”

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Spicy Southern California Black Bean Spaghetti Salad {Vegan, Gluten-Free}

May 23, 2017
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Spicy Southern California Black Bean Spaghetti Salad: Pasta made from black beans and topped with all sorts of fresh chopped vegetables makes this a light summer vegan dinner choice. Two kinds of mild dried chiles are the foundation for the spicy sauce that brings out all the flavors.

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How to Cut 7 Fruits Like a Pro

May 18, 2017
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How to Cut-7 Fruits Like a Pro — pomegranate, watermelon, coconut, passion fruit, pineapple, mango and dragon fruit. It’s easy once you know the tricks.

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Au Lac Restaurant in Downtown L.A.

May 7, 2017
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Au Lac Restaurant in Downtown L.A. is perfectly situated for a meal before a performance at the Music Center or Disney Hall. Park at the theater and walk a block for delicious, clean-tasting, plant-based Vietnamese food.

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Best Guacamole in the World!

May 3, 2017
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Best Guacamole in the World is a title not given lightly. This is spectacular, simple and traditional. It’s more about the technique than exact quantities. Follow this easy technique for best results.

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How to Cut 7 Tricky Vegetables

April 27, 2017
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How to Cut 7 Tricky Vegetables — it’s easy once you know the tips to cut artichokes, celeriac, kohlrabi, spaghetti squash, cassava, sweet corn and beets.

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Avocado Martini Cocktail (Persea Martini)

April 25, 2017
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The new cocktail sensation — an Avocado Martini — proves there’s nothing a little tequila and avocado can’t fix, together. A sweet-sour vibe smoothed out by the avocado, this is the drink of the season.

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Kale Salad with Cherries, Walnuts and Tofu Croutons

April 18, 2017
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Tofu croutons — crispy on the outside and soft and tender inside — are a perfect counterpoint to the verdant kale salad with its sweet cherries and crunchy walnuts. An Asian-inflected dressing completes the dish.

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Kale and Spelt Berry Salad with Sweet Cranberries and Lemon Dressing

April 13, 2017
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Kale and Spelt Berry Salad with Sweet Cranberries and Lemon Dressing: A masterfully balanced raw vegan kale salad with chewy spelt, sweet cranberries, crunchy walnuts harmonizing with a lemony maple dressing, from Little Eater Restaurant in Columbus, Ohio.

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Spectacular Baked Creme Brulee French Toast from The Trojan Horse Inn

April 10, 2017
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Sweet, buttery Baked Creme Brulee French Toast is a decadent, spectacular breakfast and the best version you’ll likely ever have.

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Toaster Oven Hacks + 5 Easy Toaster Oven Recipes

April 7, 2017
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There are lots of things you can do in your toaster oven to make your cooking life faster and easier! Check out these Toaster Oven Hacks and 5 easy toaster oven recipes.

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Spring Cleaning and Organizing

April 5, 2017
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Clear the cobwebs out and spring clean and organize your kitchen, using a few handy products and ideas. See how much better my pantry looks!

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Cherry Tomato and Preserved Lemon Salad {vegan}

April 1, 2017
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Cherry Tomato and Preserved Lemon Salad: Sweet from the cherry tomatoes, salty from preserved lemon, with a slight kick from Hatch chiles, this salad is a perfect summer side dish. {Vegan}

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Parsnip-Ginger Layer Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting

March 30, 2017
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Parsnip-Ginger Layer Cake with Browned Buttercream Frosting: A spice cake above and beyond, amped up with parsnips and fresh ginger, and crowned with a browned-butter frosting of the Gods. Serve it as a layer cake, or bake it into cupcakes or a more casual sheet cake.

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New Spring Menu at True Food Kitchen

March 28, 2017
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Spring has sprung at True Food Kitchen, with new seasonal menu items, and I wanted to dive head-first into several of them: Poke Bowl, Torched Avocado, Artichoke Pizza, Pan Roasted Chicken, Spring Vegetable Salad, Coconut Flan.

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Melon and Prosciutto Pasta Salad

March 26, 2017
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Melon and Prosciutto Pasta Salad: Prosciutto-wrapped melon is a classic Italian appetizer. When these simple flavors are tossed with pasta and spinach, they make a delicious, low-calorie quick and portable lunch or side dish.

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Fudgy Chocolate Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze {Passover-Friendly}

March 22, 2017
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Fudgy Chocolate Bundt Cake with Coffee Glaze — the name says it all with this perfectly chocolaty dessert topped with chocolate’s best friend, coffee. Passover-friendly, or good anytime you need a rich chocolate cake. Make it in a Bundt or a 9×13-inch pan.

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Charoset Salad for Passover

March 19, 2017
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Charoset Salad takes the wonderful flavor of traditional charoset and saladizes it, with chunky apples and dates in a fresh spinach salad, dressed with a cinnamony wine-balsamic drizzle. You’ll want it all year long, not just for Passover.

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Pixie Dust Salad with Avocados, Pixie Tangerines and Radishes

March 11, 2017
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Pixie Dust Salad: California-style salad in which creamy avocado meets super sweet Ojai Pixie tangerines and crunchy radishes in the presence of cumin and chives and vanilla salad dressing. Magic ensues!

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