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  • Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe
    November 23, 2018
    This quick and easy chicken tortilla soup recipe makes a great weeknight dinner. It's adapted from the I Love Trader Joe's College Cookbook by our friend Andrea Lynn.TipPsst...Chicken Doritos Soup, just putting that out there for your consideration. Bye.
  • Hearty Vegan Instant Pot Chili
    October 23, 2018
    This hearty vegan Instant Pot chili with black beans, sweet potato, buckwheat, and chipotle has all-day flavor but is ready in 30 minutes. Vegan and GF.
  • Chicken and White Bean Chili Recipe
    November 23, 2016
    An easy and comforting chicken and white bean chili recipe (or substitute leftover turkey) that’s just right for these cozy months.TipWhite bean chicken chili is great made from scratch as indicated in the recipe, but you can easily substitute either rotisserie chicken or leftover turkey.White bean chicken chiliI know it’s the day before Thanksgiving, and maybe you’re...
  • Roxane’s 20 Minute Vegan Sushi Bowls
    September 30, 2016
    Roxane’s 20 minute vegan sushi bowls: a quick and easy rice bowl recipe that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner.TipTo healthy up these 20-minute sushi bowls a little extra without slowing them down, substitute quinoa for the sushi riceSushi Bowls Save Lives (or at Least Time)A few weeks ago I promised you my dear friend Roxane’s recipe for...
  • My Perfect Spaghetti al Pomodoro (with Tomato Sauce)
    September 21, 2016
    My perfect spaghetti al pomodoro (spaghetti with tomato sauce) has been one of my top-five meals since 1977, a.k.a. since I started cutting teeth. It’s about time I shared it, don’t you think?TipWe’ve included the method for finishing this dish the proper way, and it’s really worth it if you can find a few extra...

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