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Healthy Mint Chocolate Ice Cream

I wasn’t kidding around when I said that I intended to eat well on this cleanse.  I mean, mint chocolate ice cream.  Really?  I...

Date with Fate Smoothie

The inspiration for this one comes from the Garden Isle.  I’m not sure how the topic of smoothies came up, but a friend from...

Moroccan Spiced Lentil, Chickpea and Fava Bean Soup

Why am I posting this hearty, filling, and chunky soup right when many of you are finally beginning to experience summer weather and probably...

Vegetarian Dubu Jeon- Pan Fried Tofu with Mushrooms

When I was in high school, my parents shipped me away to one of those awful college prep summer programs.  I'm sort of a...

Haemul Pa Jeon – Seafood and Green Onion Pancake

I’m really digging the fact that so many Korean dishes come together so quickly. Traditional Korean pancakes use wheat and rice flours, but this...

Chocolate Brigadeiros, Adapted- Salted Chocolate Caramels

I feel as though I should first apologize for bastardizing the formula for what is more or less the national candy of Brazil.  If...

Burmese Spiced Yogurt Chicken

In January I’ve heard a whole lot of rumblings around the blogosphere about people having a hard time getting back in the swing of...

Mushrooms en Papillote- Mushrooms Baked in Parchment Paper

I find myself in the unusual position of being relatively stress-free this December.   For once I’m not doing any traveling during the holiday season,...

Lait de Poule- Spiked Eggnog

I feel like the holiday season doesn’t officially begin until I have my first sip of eggnog.   And although I’ve done my best to...

Joy The Baker’s Goat Cheese and Black Pepper Truffles

Before I started typing this out I had to Google, “Are chocolate truffles French?”  Good news folks, they are (supposedly the chocolate truffle was...