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Lentil Cassoulet

November 18, 2016 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Vegan Lentil Cassoulet Dinner With Sweet Potato and Fresh Garden Veggies

I have to tell you, that my sister used to always make meatloaf.  The thought of meat in loaf form, even before I was strictly plant-based, always made me feel sick.  I can’t even use “loaf” in the title of this post, hence the title lentil cassoulet!  Since the last time I had red meat…

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Filed Under: Blog, Fall Foods, Main Dishes, Passover, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Main Meals, Winter Foods, Winter Holidays Tagged With: lentil, lentil casserole, lentil loaf, lentils, main, mock meat loaf, mushrooms, Thanksgiving, vegetarian meatloaf

Harvest Buckwheat Salad With Apple Cider Dressing

November 3, 2016 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Bowl of Harvest Buckwheat Salad

I was looking to create a beautiful dish for a cooking class I was teaching, as well as something perfect to bring along to holiday parties.  I like using different kinds of bases to my salads, and breaking the concept that a salad doesn’t need be iceberg lettuce!  Salads should contain nutrients that don’t leave…

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Filed Under: Blog, Fall Foods, Main Dishes, Passover, Salads, Thanksgiving, Vegetarian Main Meals, Winter Foods, Winter Holidays Tagged With: apple cider, apples, Brussels sprouts, buckwheat, carrots, fall, oil free salad dressing, salad, Thanksgiving, winter holidays

Chickpea Curry

October 9, 2016 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Oil Free Chickpea Curry

Chana Masala is another name for chickpea curry. Masala means red sauce, seasoned with traditional warming, and anti-inflammatory Indian curry spices.  I have another recipe for chana masala on my site, but this one is even healthier! In this recipe, I omit the coconut milk, which has a high percentage of fat. Coconut is one…

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Filed Under: Blog, Fall Foods, Main Dishes, Soups & Stews, Vegetarian Main Meals, Winter Foods Tagged With: beans, chana masala, chickpeas, Curry, Indian, main, Stews, tomatoes

Dehydrating Tomatoes & Preserving the Season

September 13, 2016 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Soaking Sun-dried Tomatoes

It’s tomato season!!!  I wish there was some way to prevent them all from coming in at the EXACT SAME TIME!!! AHHH!  Since I grow a ton, dehydrating tomatoes and preserving the season is a great way to reduce costs and be able to enjoy locally grown tomatoes year round! While they won’t be as…

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Filed Under: Blog, Canning and Drying, Gardening 101, Main Dishes, Raw Foods, Sauces, Summer Foods Tagged With: how to dehydrate, preserving tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato, tomato recipes, tomatoes

Gazpacho

August 19, 2016 By Garden Fresh Foodie

Bowl of Oil-Free Gazpacho

Are you swimming in produce? I am! Tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, OH MY! These babies were just harvested and at their peek of late summertime perfection-and made the most amazing gazpacho! I was teaching a cooking class in a small kitchen, and knew no one was going to want to be crowded and hot over a…

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Filed Under: Blog, Fall Foods, Main Dishes, Raw Foods, Soups & Stews, Summer Foods Tagged With: basil, cold soups, cucumbers, gazpacho, peppers, raw foods, soups, summer, tomatoes

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