Recipes

Chinese Black Pepper Chicken

Chinese Black Pepper Chicken

Ingredients Recipe courtesy – Adapted from here Chicken thighs – 400 gm, cut into 1/2 inch pieces 2. Salt – 1 – 2 pinches (the sauces are salty so do not use more than 1 – 2 pinches) Corn starch – 3 – 4 tbsp 3. Oil – To deep-fry For the sauce 4. Oyster sauce – 2 tbsp Dark soy sauce – 1 tbsp Freshly crushed black pepper – 1 – 1.5 tsp or to taste Sugar – 1/4 tsp 5. Oil – 1 tbsp 6. Onion – 1/3 cup, chopped Garlic – 2 small, minced Green and red...

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Growing a Garden With Kids Teaches Them More Than Healthy Eating Habits

Growing a Garden With Kids Teaches Them More Than Healthy Eating Habits

We've been planting our vegetable garden since our daughter was about 10 months old and our son was almost 3. My husband and I made it a point to involve them from the very beginning. We plopped our daughter's butt in the soil, gave her a plastic shovel, and she dug holes while the rest of us tilled and planted. Our son was able to help with everything: we just needed a little extra patience because it made it take that much longer. But by having our kids partake in the garden, it's helping them see the power that stems...

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Vegan Spiralized Paella

Vegan Spiralized Paella

This paella inspired dish uses spiralized carrots that are pulsed into rice-like bits for a texture and flavor that’s just like paella, but a grain free way to enjoy this classic Spanish dish. With a vegan twist, this veggie packed meal has exotic flavors with an easy preparation. Vegan Spiralized Paella One of the first dishes I made vegan back in 2008 when I “went vegan” for three years was paella. Paella is such a flavorful, rich, and beautifully textured dish and I wanted to recreate those same robust flavors and textures. You’ll be amazed by how similar to paella...

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5 vegetarian/vegan recipes i love (baking & cooking)

5 vegetarian/vegan recipes i love (baking & cooking)

I never want to take a recipe that someone else has done and claim it as my own, that’s pretty shitty considering the amount of time that has been put in figuring how to make the recipe in the first place. But I want to share with you some things I make regularly and that I love making, or things I’ve tried out just once that I’m eager to do again. I never really make a recipe as instructed so I’ll put in the things I did to adapt it to my taste as well as the picture of the...

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Pantry Recipes

Pantry Recipes

Pantry Recipes – whether you are trying to use up what you have in your kitchen or prepping for an emergency here are 40 pantry recipes to get you through!   With all that is going on lately, I have been getting requests for recipes that use pantry staples.  With fears of the coronavirus and what is going to happen with COVID 19 people are stocking up on food and prepping to be stuck inside. I put together over 40 Pantry Recipes for Emergency Preparedness.  I am including dinner recipes as well as side dishes and a few homemade bread recipes. ...

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