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  • Baked Eggs

    Baked Eggs Recipe

    There are millions of ways to use eggs – but I want to offer you a simple brunch idea. It takes longer than scrambling, or frying, but the pay off is huge and so yummy with an herb salad and piece of crusty bread.

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  • Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Recipe

    Irresistible Chocolate Zucchini Muffin Recipe

    My generous neighbor Jack, who happens to have an amazing green thumb, gave me a couple beautiful zucchinis from his garden. My kids asked if I would make chocolate zucchini bread but I decided

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  • Cool summer salad of ancient grains, pine nuts, and veggies make a delicious, nutritious  side dish

    Mediterranean Quinoa Recipe

    Cook nutrient-dense quinoa until it’s light and fluffy, dress it with lemon juice and olive oil and then add these Mediterranean treasures: fresh mint and parsley, toasted pine nuts, feta cheese. Recipe reprinted with permission from Feeding the Whole Family (third edition) by Cynthia Lair (Sasquatch Books, 2008). Inspired by a recipe by a student [...]

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  • Just four ingredients combine to form a tasty, velvety sauce that has intriguing hints of sweetness and spice.

    Coconut Chile Sauce

    For a change of pace, substitute 1/2 tablespoon Thai red curry paste for the chile paste. This velvety sauce partners beautifully with Coconut-Crusted Salmon or with grilled fish or scallops.

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  • Quick and Easy Asparagus Socca Recipe

    Quick and Easy Asparagus Socca Recipe

    If you love asparagus, enjoy stretching a few spears per person into a main dish. The creamy center of the socca completes the tender richness of the roasted, then baked asparagus. If you don’t love asparagus, focus

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  • Healthy and Wholesome Quinoa Salad

    Healthy and Wholesome Quinoa Salad Recipe

    This quick and portable quinoa salad has it all: complete protein, whole-grain goodness, orange and green vegetables, fruit, and a small amount of healthy oil. This mix means

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  • Strawberry Vinaigrette

    Special Occasion Strawberry Vinaigrette Recipe

    This fresh spring variation on raspberry vinaigrette makes a low-fat, high-taste topping for salads. Let it elevate a salad into a special-occasion meal by serving it over Red Sails lettuce, grated carrots, chickpeas, green onions, and raisins — topped with strawberry slices — as shown.

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  • Coconut Chickpea Soup Recipe

    Coconut Chickpea Soup

    I recently ordered a delicious chick pea soup at a favorite restaurant. Chickpea soup. How come I’d never thought of that?! (Have you?)

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  • Apple Chutney

    Apple Chutney Cubes Recipe

    There is a tremendous variety in the flavor of Indian cuisine, which targets all the areas of the taste buds. This can be an exciting experience for your baby.

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  • Coconut Curry Sauce Recipe

    Coconut Curry Sauce Recipe

    It’s simple to add  Indian-inspired sauces to your baby’s food by freezing this sauce in single-serving cubes and adding them to your baby’s pureed or mashed foods. Yellow Curry Powder is often associated with Indian cooking. It’s a blend of spices, which vary by region, food, and cooking style. Most Indian curry powders contain

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