Hummus with Caramelized Onions and Portobello Mushrooms

May 24, 2013
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Purchased hummus gets the star treatment from a few aromatics, which takes it to an astral plane of deliciousness.

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Tuna Tomato Pasta Dinner for Two

May 22, 2013
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Pasta and wilted greens with a quick pan sauce of grape tomatoes, capers and tuna in olive oil makes a fast, healthy and delicious weeknight dinner.

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A Few of My Favorite Things — May 2013

May 20, 2013
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Spuds, sandwich art, custom cookies, new candy, cheese, boxed healthy treats, superfoods juice and a salad spinner are among my favorite things for May.

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Caramelized Garlic in the Crock-Pot

May 19, 2013
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Low and slow in the Crock-Pot is the perfect way to caramelize heads of garlic. When done, use the garlic oil and spread the softened cloves on good bread.

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Ten-Minute Chickpea Salad with Feta and Basil from Herbivoracious

May 16, 2013
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Made easily with a few pantry ingredients and a new fresh things, this tasty vegetarian salad can be quickly assembled for a fast weeknight meal.

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DIY Chia Meyer Lemonade

May 14, 2013
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Make your own Chia seed drink by adding Chia seeds to homemade lemonade. Much cheaper than store-bought!

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Fresh Blackberry Elderflower Sorbet for Mother’s Day

May 12, 2013
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Crazy deep purple in color, delightfully berrylicious in flavor with a light hint of an indescribable floral background, this is the best Blackberry Sorbet ever!

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Introducing Chia Seeds – from Gag Gift to Super Food

May 10, 2013
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Chia seeds are all the rage these days, having gone from gag gift to goopy necessity. Stirred into drinks to thicken them or sprinkled on yogurt or cereals, chia is the ‘it’ food of the year!

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Amazing Smoked Trout Arugula Salad with Grapes and Blueberries

May 7, 2013
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An extremely beautiful dinner salad with complex flavors from slightly bitter arugula, smoky trout, sweet fruit, herby cheese and lemony dressing. It’s a flavor explosion!

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My Best Margarita and Appetizer for Cinco de Mayo!

May 3, 2013
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To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, all you need is one perfect margarita and one perfect appetizer. Here you go — Basilrita (Basil Margarita) and Walking Tostada.

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Homemade Nutty Oat Cold Cereal

May 2, 2013
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You can call it muesli or raw granola, but I call it simply delicious, with a perfect balance of oats, nuts and seeds and dried fruit to power you through the whole morning.

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Introducing Beet Greens — The Gateway Green

May 1, 2013
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If you buy a bunch of beets, be sure to use the green tops in a saute, a soup or any other place you might use spinach or chard. Beet greens are mild and delicious!

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Flowerpot Crudites (Fresh Vegetables)

April 30, 2013
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Flowerpot Crudites is easy with crushed ice, fresh veggie spears and little pots of hummus and dip alongside. The idea comes from the Malibu Beach Inn.

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Power Bites (Secret Recipe Club)

April 29, 2013
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A little bite of tasty, peanut buttery goodness makes a satisfying surfing snack. Great for pre-surfing, soccer, baseball or any time you need to power bite to keep you going.

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Shockingly Delicious Cooking Class: Easy Oven Polenta for #SundaySupper

April 28, 2013
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Baking polenta in the oven is a revelation — so much less tedious than standing over a stove and stirring it.

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Herb Spring Water — the Anti-Soda

April 26, 2013
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Herbaceous, lightly sweet and a touch lemony, Spring Herb Water is a refreshing antidote to overly sweet soda.

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Introducing Dio and a $100 Amazon #Giveaway

April 24, 2013
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Dio is a new social media site that allows you to create your own house or place, with different rooms, and put in photos, video, text, even interactive objects.

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I Need Help! What Am I Going to Make with these Foods from Chile?

April 22, 2013
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I need YOUR help figuring out what to make from my mystery box of Foods from Chile. Help a girl out, please!

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Savory Cheesy Kale Tart with Chiles for #SundaySupper

April 21, 2013
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Rich with cheese, verdant with kale and spiced ever so lightly with Hatch chiles and chili powder, this savory tart makes a great brunch, lunch or light dinner.

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