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White soup plate with blue flowers with green lentil soup with carrots and parsnips

New Year’s Day Good Luck Green Lentil Soup

My mom’s delicious version of a classic Czech recipe.

Filed Under: Czech, Intermediate, Under 60 min

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Glass mugs with red mulled wine, arranged on a coffee table with red apple, cinnamon sticks, star anise, brown sugar, and teaspoon

Mulled Wine

My favorite Christmas drink is this mulled red wine, scented with sliced orange, cinnamon, cloves, and star anise. Merry, Merry!

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Sweet, Under 30 min, Vegan

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Stack of 13 cookbooks

The 10 Cookbooks (And Three Foodie Memoirs) Every Home Cook Should Add To Their Library

Not sure what cookbook to get next or give as a gift? These are my favorites.

Filed Under: Advanced, Beginner, Breakfast, Czech, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Intermediate, Main Course, Over 1 hour, Paleo, Raw, Sweet, Under 30 min, Under 60 min, Vegan

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Sliced pumpkin pie with spelt crust, topped with whipped cream

Pumpkin Pie With Spelt Flour Crust

Sweet & tangy pumpkin filling in a nutlike, crumbly spelt flour crust. This pie is a Thanksgiving winner!

Filed Under: Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Bowls with Bircher Muesli (overnight oats), peeled apple, spoons, fresh figs, pomegranate seeds, and yogurt

GF & Vegan Bircher Muesli (Overnight Oats)

Light, nutritious breakfast made by soaking rolled oats, dried fruit and nuts in a dairy-free milk and orange juice. Top with fresh fruit and vegan yogurt.

Filed Under: Beginner, Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Over 1 hour, Popular, Vegan

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Cranberry upside-down cake with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

Upside-Down Cranberry Cake

Sweet-sour sponge cake scented with vanilla, lemon zest and cinnamon, and filled with cranberries

Filed Under: Intermediate, Sweet, Under 60 min

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Bowl with big-cluster granola. Made with oats, pecans, almonds, honey and flaxseed. Served with yogurt and raspberries.

Big-Cluster Granola

Granola with chunky, crunchy clusters that stick together. Made with almonds, pecans, flaxseed, coconut, honey and spices.

Filed Under: Beginner, Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Under 60 min

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Plate of harira, a North African stew made with chickpeas, lentils, rice and vegetables. Served with sauerkraut and yogurt, from verygoodcook.com

Harira: Moroccan Vegetable Soup-Stew

Moroccan Harira is a thick soup made with chickpeas, brown rice, red lentils, and vegetables. Scented with aromatic spices, it makes an easy and tasty vegan weeknight dinner. If you ever crave a filling, comforting plant-based dish that doesn’t completely weigh you down, then this one is for you. There are many versions of harira—mine […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Popular, Under 60 min, Vegan

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Slice of banana cranberry pecan bread

Banana Cranberry Nut Bread with Lemon Glaze

Dense, delicious and moist, this Banana Cranberry Nut Bread drizzled with homemade lemon glaze is a delightful homemade tea cake or dessert. This banana bread is a total fruitcake in disguise. Yes, there is a smashed, overripe banana in it, but I also packed it with dried cranberries, and chopped pecans. And the lemon glaze […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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two bowls and a pot of vegan heirloom-bean chili

Vegan Heirloom-Bean Chili

One-pot comfort food! This high-protein vegan chili is made with heirloom-beans, tomatoes, onion and vibrant spices.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Featured, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Over 1 hour, Vegan

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Black cast iron pan with vegan tempeh Bolognese pasta sauce, spaghetti and grated parmesan cheese.

Tempeh Bolognese Pasta Sauce

Calling all vegans, vegetarians and Italian-food lovers. Make this easy Bolognese pasta sauce using grated tempeh. Comforting dish that tastes as good as the original.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Main Course, Over 1 hour, Popular, Vegan

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This apple walnut pie cake is a great everyday coffee cake or your Thanksgiving dessert option. Baked in 40 minutes from simple ingredients: flour, butter, brown sugar, egg, flour, spices, apples and walnuts.

Apple Walnut Cake

This easy Apple Walnut Cake is a simplified version of classic apple pie. No crust necessary, just Granny Smith apples, chopped walnuts, and plenty of cinnamon. I learned this easy apple pie cake recipe a few years back, in a cooking school in Santa Fe, New Mexico.  I was in town for the opera festival […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Sweet, Under 60 min

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Plate of rainbow coleslaw.

Vegan Coleslaw With Flaxseed-Cilantro-Ginger Dressing

Crunchy, rainbow-colored vegetables mixed with vibrant, nutrient packed salad dressing. Great on its own or as a side.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Main Course, Paleo, Raw, Under 30 min, Vegan

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slices of strawberry/blueberry/apricot kolache

Authentic Czech Kolache (Koláče) With Fruit Filling

Koláč (pronounced “co-latch”), a common and popular Czech pastry item, is made from a yeasted brioche dough, filled with a variety of fresh seasonal fruit and topped with crumbly streusel. Kolache, kolatche, kolachky or koláče in Czech (plural, pronounced “co-la-tchay”) typically come in circular shapes (yes, they do look like pizza!). From the silver dollar-size […]

Filed Under: Advanced, Czech, Featured, Over 1 hour, Popular, Sweet

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black bowl with soba noodle salad, with peanut butter dressing on the side

Soba Noodles Salad With Peanut Butter Dressing

Cold noodles mixed with baked tofu, vegetables, sesame seeds and peanuts, mixed with a salty/sweet/spicy peanut butter dressing.

Filed Under: Beginner, Dairy-Free, Main Course, Under 30 min, Vegan

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Bowls with Bircher Muesli (overnight oats), peeled apple, spoons, fresh figs, pomegranate seeds, and yogurt

GF & Vegan Bircher Muesli (Overnight Oats)

Crustless carrot zucchini quiche in a baking dish, on top of a blue/white kitchen towel

Crustless Carrot Zucchini Quiche

Plate of harira, a North African stew made with chickpeas, lentils, rice and vegetables. Served with sauerkraut and yogurt, from verygoodcook.com

Harira: Moroccan Vegetable Soup-Stew

Czech potato pancakes (bramboráky) from verygoodcook.com

Czech Potato Pancakes (Bramboráky)

Black cast iron pan with vegan tempeh Bolognese pasta sauce, spaghetti and grated parmesan cheese.

Tempeh Bolognese Pasta Sauce

White plate with Spring Risotto With Peas and Corn, topped with micro greens, creme fraiche and ground black pepper

Spring Risotto With Peas and Corn

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