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bowl of vegan raw buckwheat groats porridge from very good cook blog, topped with fresh fruit and shredded coconut

Vegan Raw Buckwheat Groats Porridge

Change up your breakfast routine with this creamy vegan porridge using soaked buckwheat groats, almonds, tahini, strawberries, and cinnamon. It’s also gluten free, nutrient-packed, and protein-high. And you can easily make it in a few seconds in a food processor, or high-speed blender. What are raw buckwheat groats and are they related to wheat? Buckwheat […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Breakfast, Dairy-Free, Featured, Gluten-Free, Over 1 hour, Paleo, Raw, Sweet, Vegan

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Wooden bowl and salad utensils with Easy Chickpea Salad With Tomatoes and Cucumbers

Chickpea Salad With Tomatoes and Cucumbers

You’ll only need 10 ingredients to make this hearty, vegan salad with bright Mediterranean vibe.

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

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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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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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Chunky Czech Potato Soup (Bramboračka)

Ready in 30 minutes, this delicious chunky potato soup is a quick, Czech-countryside classic, made with roux, potatoes, dried porcini mushrooms, parsnips, and carrots. Bramboračka is a Czech slang word that translates as “of potatoes”. It comes together fairly quickly using just a handful of ingredients, but with each playing a distinctly key role and […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Featured, Main Course, Under 30 min

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Linzer Torte with Raspberry Jam from verygoodcook.com

Easy Raspberry Linzer Torte

Linzer Torte with Raspberry Jam is a delicious and show-stopping dessert with a tender, ground-almond crust, and addictive sweet-sour raspberry jam filling.  Like its cousin, the Linzer cookie, the torte originated in the city of Linz, Austria. It is a classic Austro-Hungarian tart (or cake, which is what “Torte” means in German). My father loved this […]

Filed Under: Beginner, Czech, Featured, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Slice of Blueberry Crumb Cake from verygoodcook.com

Easy Blueberry Crumb Cake

This quick and unfussy Blueberry Crumb Cake is a delicious coffee cake, featuring layers of juicy blueberries, soft cake and crunchy topping. Let’s start at the top: Buttery, brown-sugary, cinnamony streusel with a nice crunchy texture. Right underneath, juicy, plump blueberries, perfectly fusing with the crumbs. Seriously, when no one’s looking, I pick and nibble […]

Filed Under: Czech, Featured, Intermediate, Over 1 hour, Sweet

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Czech potato pancakes (bramboráky) from verygoodcook.com

Czech Potato Pancakes (Bramboráky)

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

Crustless Carrot Zucchini Quiche

slices of strawberry/blueberry/apricot kolache

Authentic Czech Kolache (Koláče) With Fruit Filling

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Spring Risotto With Peas and Corn

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

GF & Vegan Bircher Muesli (Overnight Oats)

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

Tempeh Bolognese Pasta Sauce

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