Vegan rangoon, where have you been the last five years of my life?! When I went vegan almost five years ago, I didn’t make many…
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Continue ReadingCooking has never just been about the food for me. It’s a catalyst in my brain to anywhere in the world. Food is like my…
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Continue ReadingTuscan Celery Balls aka Polpette di Sedano: A Star is Born Celery is often overlooked, relegated to a supporting role in soups and salads. But…
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Continue ReadingA Quintessential Vegan Delight Tofu often gets a bad rap for being intimidating to cook with, but this recipe will completely change the way you…
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Continue ReadingI am a firm believer that you are what you eat. You put trash in your body and you will feel like trash. That’s why…
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Continue ReadingOnly in my recipe collection would I go from cooking moms Sloppy Joes to blini pancakes with homemade crème fraîche. We love to see a…
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Continue ReadingGetting creative in the kitchen in one of the joys of cooking and that is exactly where these Loaded Sweet Potato Nachos derived from. It’s…
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Continue ReadingThe is one unequivocal way to win my heart. When standing outside my window with a boom box doesn’t work or hiring a sky writer…
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Continue ReadingThis dip is hands down one of the easiest and most impressive dishes on my site. It also just so happens that one bite of…
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Continue ReadingI wouldn’t ever categorize myself as a cook. The first 3 times I made these somewhat simple and traditional pancakes, they came out sub-par. I…
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Continue ReadingMy love for street food knows no limits. It’s where everything in the world makes perfect sense and the only thing that matters is smoke…
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Continue ReadingJapanese cuisine could never be just one thing. It’s a mixture of sitting in an alleyway eating street pancakes at 2am. It’s drowning yourself in…
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Continue ReadingIt is no secret that I did not give up animal products because I hated the taste of them. Nope, I often crave a fresh…
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Continue ReadingAhhhh, my first Caribbean post! It’s been a long time coming. Excuse me… because I have been on island time since cooking these Conch Fritters.…
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Continue ReadingOne thing I have been doing lately in the kitchen is leaning harder into EASY to make recipes. However, I am adamant in not compromising…
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Continue ReadingMost of my friends will tell you that when they come to visit Chicago, I pack our days with self-guided food tours around my self-proclaimed…
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Continue ReadingEvery so often I get an idea for a dish that drives me to the point of going out to buy new presentation plates. That’s…
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Continue ReadingVietnam is my own definition of asian wonderland. Imagine being thrown onto the side of a bustling street while motorbikes spend their entire existence avoiding…
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Continue ReadingFresh bread baking in the oven while summer fades to fall… the thing dreams are made of. When I was a kid, my mom used…
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Continue ReadingMaking your own hummus is one of the simple pleasures in life. The inspiration for this dish came after I hit downtown Chicago with rooftop…
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Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, my dad used to always make us his famous grilled cheese with a can of peaches on top. To this…
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Continue ReadingTartare takes me back to France, and lets be honest… I’m always trying to go back to France. Anyone that tells you France is overrated…
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Continue ReadingPeruvian cuisine is quite possibly my favorite part of South America to fall into. There is a clear European influence along with Incan indigenous roots.…
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Continue ReadingEvery so often you get a dish that picks you up and takes you away from where you are. For me, it probably happens more…
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Continue ReadingI can’t unknow the magic that is road tripping through Mexico. Truthfully, I have a difficult time sitting still in any one place, so road…
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Continue ReadingIf you go to Asia for one reason, let it be the street food. As vast and different all of Asia is, it shares the…
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Continue ReadingMy love of all things raw fish is undeniable. However, I am a believer that you can love something and it still not be worth…
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Continue ReadingAll things crab take me back to a late summer boardwalk on the Maryland coast. Once upon a time I had a mini love affair…