This plant-based noodle dish is loaded with veggies, brown rice ramen noodles and slathered in an easy and delicious peanut butter sauce that's sure to have you going back for seconds.
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Oatmeal Carrot Cake Cookies
Classic carrot cake flavors in a new vehicle: soft and chewy oatmeal cookies. Delicious and totally guilt-free. Vegan. Gluten free. Oil free. Can also be made nut free. As a kid, I tended to gravitate towards alllllll things chocolate. Devil’s chocolate. Dark chocolate. Milk chocolate. Flourless chocolate tortes. Chocolate chip cookies. Double chocolate chip cookies. Brownies. You name it. It wasn’t until my mid twenties that I actually started straying from the chocolate path and started appreciating other flavors and desserts like cheesecake,…
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Peruvian Chaufa or Quinoa Fried Rice
The Whole Scoop version of a classic Chifa (Peruvian-Chinese) dish inspired by a trip to Peru. Savory flavors combined with a rich nutritional profile for a healthy dish that the whole family can enjoy. Today’s blog post is inspired by my husband’s 2019 summer vacation to Peru. While touring the beautiful country, he was introduced to a cuisine called “Chifa” or a fusion of Peruvian and Chinese cultures. The first documented Chinese immigrants arrived in Peru in 1849 to construct railroads, and work…
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How to Build a Healthy and Balanced Salad
Dishing out the scoop on how to build a balanced salad by exploring the DOs and DONTs, a guide to macronutrients, and a build-your-own chart to help you keep your salads fresh, filling and fun.
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Oven Baked Greek Lemon Potatoes
Fork soft, tender potatoes oven baked in lemon and oregano for a delicious side dish. The perfect accompaniment to any main entree. I am a lover of all things potatoes. In my younger days, sweet potatoes were questionable but in recent years, we’ve reconnected and they’ve been added to the menu rotation! One of my favorite traditional Greek side dishes are these lemony, herby oven baked potatoes that are initially steamed in the oven in its own juices and then uncovered to crisp…
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Greek Style Stewed Peas – Arakas Latheros
Taking an understated veggie and showcasing it's true potential in this classic Greek dish from a family of dishes called ladera - or based in olive oil. High in protein, healthy starchy carbs, loaded with fiber - packed with flavor. These stewed peas are vegan, gluten free and nut free.
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Hearty White Bean Soup – Fasolatha
Traditional Greek soup of white beans, celery and carrots in a tomato sauce sauce broth and flavored with pungent fresh herbs and sweet onion and garlic. The tomato plant is native to South America, making it’s way up to Mexico and grown there by about 500 BC. It wasn’t until the 16th century that tomatoes first appeared in Europe. Italians were the first to grow the tomato in the 1550s but tomatoes as a main part of food didn’t really occur until the…
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Vegan BBQ Veggie + Black Bean Quesadillas
Ooey gooey melted cheese and BBQ-soaked veggies pressed between two warm tortillas for the ultimate comfort food. These BBQ veggie and black bean quesadillas are totally plant-based and made in under 20 minutes!
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Classic Greek Lentil Soup (Fakes)
Try your hand at a dish that my family has been making for decades! A Greek classic with nutritionally powerful ingredients that are hearty and filling. A protein powerhouse and loaded with lots of veggies. Although soups can be eaten year round, there’s something especially satsifying about a hearty and savory soup when it’s bone-chillingly cold outside. My go-to soup recipes usually stem from my family; from the cooking that I have been eating my entire life and the kinds of dishes that…
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Greek Grape Leaves with Rice (Dolmadakia)
A completely plant-based take on the traditional Greek/Middle Eastern favorite, these Greek grape leaves are rolled and stuffed with fresh herbs, rice and a hint of lemon.
