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6.26.2011

Mediterranean Summer Salad

 Could this be any more beautiful??  I love summer veggies!  This is inspired by my all-time favorite Vegetarian Times recipe - the Toasted Panzanella Salad.  I bulked it up with beans and quinoa to make it a complete meal.  This is the perfect salad to take to a picnic or bbq or to impress your friends with when you have them for dinner.   I could pretty much live on this stuff...and ice cream.  




6.13.2011

Blood Orange Fig Chutney

 I have a confession.  I almost got selfish with this one.  On Saturday we threw a surprise bridal shower for Kristen and I brought this along.  It was inspired by a recipe we learned at a cooking class taught by Rachel Carr and Kristan Andrews of SunCafe.  I also made the Southwest Quinoa Salad, hummus (I'll share that soon), and Michael made an almond cheeze log (stay tuned for that one!)  There were mostly non-vegans, and I was worried it would get looked over, but boy oh boy was that chutney a hit!   "Award-winning!" "Incredible!" "Oh my god are you kidding?!" 'What IS this!?"  "Are you a professional chef?" "This is crack!" was some of the praise this unassuming little bowl of chutney received.  So, for a good 5 minutes before I started typing this post I contemplated whether I should share it with the world, or keep it as my secret weapon.  But - alas - I want to be popular and loved so here you go ;)