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{Grow Roots} Foul Mudammas

March 18, 2013

Believe it or not, this Egyptian-originated bean dish is most often eaten at breakfast. It is now eaten throughout the Middle East with variations on the preparation; herbs, spices and accompaniments changing depending on the area. It is sometimes served with bread, to dip, and oftentimes with sliced hard-cooked egg. I ate mine simply, with [...]

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Dairy-free Green Tea Milkshake for St. Patrick’s Day

March 13, 2013

A few weeks ago, we were out at our favorite Japanese restaurant with Nick’s grandma and uncle, enjoying the last bit of our meal when the table beside us received their order of giant glasses filled with a creamy, green concoction topped with a mountain of whipped cream. “What is THAT?!” I asked the waitor. [...]

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{Make it Homemade} 3 Simple Salad Dressings

February 13, 2013

Salad dressing is another one of those always, always “Make it Homemade”s. For being seemingly so simple, bottle salad dressings can be packed with gross ingredients and add-ins, like toxic plant oils, preservatives and a whole lot of white sugar to boot! Talk about unnecessary, especially when they are SO super simple to make at [...]

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{Grow Roots} Hummus

February 4, 2013

Are you as shocked as I to find out I don’t have a simple, classic hummus recipe on the blog? I know, right?! Five years this January I’ve been blogging and I’ve never posted the classic signature ‘healthy food’. Chickpeas, tahini, spices, lemon and some oil– I’ve had variations, of course- but I’ve never posted [...]

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{Budget Friendly Fridays} Simple Kale & Sweet Potato Soup

January 18, 2013

Welcome to my newest feature—Budget Friendly Fridays. For a long time, I was feeling uninspired with my blog. I’ve always loved sharing my favorite recipes, but I felt like my blog was lacking something- passion. I love each and every recipe I share with you, but I missed sharing the personal aspects of healthy, natural [...]

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Detox Salad Remix

January 17, 2013

I’m doing a good old fashioned detox this week. Nothing crazy- just getting rid of the sugar, caffeine, meat/dairy and drinking lots of green smoothies, fresh juices and eating LOTS of salad. I like to get in a lot of fresh raw veggies when doing a detox—they’re full of vitamins, minerals, and the enzymes to [...]

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Three- Ingredient Detox Juice Recipes

January 16, 2013

quick edit—sorry for the lack of post yesterday– i’ve been having some minor blog issues! posts will be back to the 5-day workweek schedule as soon as possible! thanks so much for understanding. k. I love freshly squeezed juice. I don’t know who doesn’t! I love the fresh, sweet flavor of fruit and veggie juices- [...]

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