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The Vegetarian Chili Cliché

I’ve neglected my slow cooker for a long time now. At least a year I’d say. I’m not entirely sure why. It’s a great time-saver for busy days. Slow-cooked foods are usually extra-flavorful. Well I’m digging out the slow cooker and dusting it off to make one of the old stand-bys of slow cookery – [...]

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Crispy Chickpea Burger Patties

Remember when I wrote about our trip to Boon Burger in Winnipeg a while back? Sure you do, you hang on my every word, don’t you? Anyway, I would be lying if I said I haven’t thought of those chickpea patties at least once a day since then. What I loved about them was that [...]

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Falafels with Tahina

This recipe is also another first for me.  I am making these to serve with my Quinoa Tabbouleh.  I am forgoing the pita, of course, since I have yet to find a vegan and gluten-free pita. Original recipe came from AllRecipes.com here, and the Tahina recipe was from one of the comments on the recipe. [...]

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Sundried Tomato Hummus

My husband is allergic to garlic.  (Hey guess what, a couple years later and he’s not sensitive to garlic any longer! Yay. I could have deleted all this ranting about garlic but why? Just go ahead and skip down to the recipe.) This is a huge disappointment to me.  This doesn’t mean that I can’t [...]

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Thai Chickpea Soup

Finally!  I have a recipe that will put to good use the Thai Basil I bought on a whim from the greenhouse. I was on a fresh herb kick a couple months back.  I thought to grow my own potted herbs would be so economical and healthy.  Plus, when I put a steaming hot dish [...]

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