Vegan Eggplant Parmesan
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Vegan Eggplant Parmesan

How do you guys feel about Eggplant?! I feel like it is one of those vegetables that people fall in loooove with once they’ve had it prepared the right way. Y’all know that I LOVE Eggplant (or aubergine to my friends in the UK). It’s the main ingredient used in my Vegetarian Bolognese and I used it…

Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies
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Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies

Every day of the week Monday should call for cookies. Thick, fat, chewy and melty chocolate chunk filled cookies with a sprinkle of sea salt on top for good measure. Who agrees?! These Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Peanut Butter Cookies are ALL of the above guys PLUS these cookies, like the name says, are made with LOTS…

Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing
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Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing

Do you guys write your go-to recipes down or do you keep them tucked away in your mind!? A lot of my regular recipes, like this Zesty Avocado Lime Dressing, I have tucked away in my thoughts and never get around to writing down the exact measurements, making the recipe according to taste and memory every…

Garden Tomato Pasta
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Garden Tomato Pasta

I know, I know ANOTHER Summer Pasta dish?!? I swear I don’t eat pasta all day long guys. I really don’t. But I have been SO incredibly inspired since our trip to Tuscany that all I can dream about in the kitchen is delicious, simple Italian food using the freshest vegetables I can get my hands…

White Bean and Artichoke Salad
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White Bean and Artichoke Salad

Do you guys have a vegetable that you love but don’t eat nearly often enough?! That’s artichoke for me. I love love love artichoke and always swoon over it when passing by the fresh, green artichokes in the grocery store or at the market. But somehow, the artichoke just never seems to end up in my cart. I guess it’s…

Tuscan Pasta (Zucchini and Tomato Pasta)
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Tuscan Pasta (Zucchini and Tomato Pasta)

I teased you guys with this Simple Summer Tuscan Pasta dish aka Zucchini Tomato Pasta a couple weeks ago when I was in Italy. We had some fresh orecchiette pasta on hand, fresh veggies in this fridge, heaps of fresh basil and this Tuscan Pasta came to be. Meals that come together using fresh ingredients…

My Favorite Perfect Guacamole
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My Favorite Perfect Guacamole

Perfect guacamole filled with finely chopped plump tomatoes, fresh red onion, a pinch of garlic, a hint of spice and LOTS of cilantro. WHO here LOVES guacamole?! Guacamole is one of those go-to appetizers that are always an instant crowd-pleaser – one of those “you-really-can’t-go-wrong” recipes I always have in my back-pocket. Because guacamole is always one of…

Summer Ratatouille
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Summer Ratatouille

I made this Summer Ratatouille on a whim for J and his family when I was in Tuscany last week guys. You know when you have veggies in the fridge you simply need to use up, you throw them ALL in a pan and you end up creating a brand new beautiful meal you’ve never made before?!

Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie
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Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie

It only seems appropriate after arriving home from the land of Chocolate and Hazelnut (aka Italiaaa) that I share with you guys a delicious, rich and decadent Vegan Chocolate Hazelnut Pie. The Nutella-Italy stereotype is a well deserved one in my books (and one I greatly appreciate, lol!). The entire trip I was ogling over every chocolate-hazelnut…

Creamy Chickpea Avocado Salad
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Creamy Chickpea Avocado Salad

You guys are probably like: “Seriously, another Salad recipe Cearaaaaaaa?” But honestly y’all this Creamy Chickpea Avocado Salad is where it is AT. From the light and creamy avocado dressing to the fresh chickpeas to the crunchy and crispy Summer veggies!  And I could LIVE off of light, make-ahead and tangy salads ALL Summer long. Is anybody…

Red Lentil Kofta (Mercimek Köftesi)
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Red Lentil Kofta (Mercimek Köftesi)

Have you guys tried Red Lentil Kofta before?! They were one of my favorite foods I discovered on one of my first visits to Turkey a few years ago. I instantly fell in LOOOOOOOVE with the perfect texture as well as the tasty, savory and flavorful touch of these lovely Mediterranean patties! Filled with red lentil, bulgar,…

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops
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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops

Does anybody else remember the muffin top episode of Seinfeld? The one where Elaine tries to open her own Muffin Top Shop and somebody steals her idea?! Well these Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Muffin Tops are inspired by that episode. Ever since then, I’ve wanted to make a muffin with JUST the abundantly fluffy, perfectly…

Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes
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Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes

This Basil Black Olive Tapenade Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes is a recipe I’ve been meaning to share with you guys for a while now. It’s a recipe based on a meal I had at a cute little Italian restaurant a couple months ago in Lille, France. You know when you try something at a restaurant…

Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones
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Dark Chocolate Strawberry Scones

Who else is excited when strawberry season comes around?! The cardboarding tasting, picked-before-they-are-even-ripe-and-shipped-thousands-of-miles, strawberries available in Canada throughout the Winter are just plain sad, guys. I’m always SUPER happy when we start seeing the juicy, plump, sawwweett and flavorful strawberries in store and at the market again. I usually pass on the “fresh” strawberries during…

One Pot Quinoa Lasagna
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One Pot Quinoa Lasagna

DO you LOVE one pot meals?! One pot meals have to be my favorite kind of meal, guys. First off, because we don’t own a dishwasher soo everything that is cooked up in our kitchen is washed the old-fashioned way by hand. AND secondly, the less dishes the better no matter what night of the week…

Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce
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Baked Italian Rice Balls (Arancini) with Creamy Marinara Dipping Sauce

Have y’all had Baked Italian Rice Balls otherwise known as Arancini before?! They are simply perfection – a soft, slightly cheesy and risotto-filled centered PLUS a crisp, herby and lightly breaded exterior. The ones I’ve made here are baked until supaa crispy instead of fried and use a few healthy subs to make these Vegan Italian…

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