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A Healthier Diwali: Baked Traditional Samosas
Happy Diwali! Wishing all of you a beautiful day filled with love, light, and delicious food! Many of the foods we traditionally eat on Diwali and other celebrations, albeit absolutely delicious, are often high in calories, fried, contain dairy, and are loaded with sugar. So how can we celebrate in a healthier way? I had a chat on Instagram Live recently with my friend,...
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Mediterranean Salad + Herby Tahini Dressing
One of the greatest pleasures of my travels around Mediterranean countries like Spain, Monaco, Malta, Israel, Turkey, Italy, and Morocco was the way that every meal started with a refreshing, crisp flavor packed salad. Recently, it has been a practice that I’ve been trying to incorporate more into my meals by preparing a beautiful salad as a side or main dish. This recipe is...
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The Easiest Vegan Fudge Brownies!
For a long time, baking felt like uncharted territory for me. A déjà vu of chemistry lab, it’s an art that requires strict measurements, temperatures, and titrations of ingredients in order to get the perfect rise, texture, and taste of a dish. Which, well, can take a few experiments–especially for a cook who is used to adding a bit of ‘this or that’ when creating...
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Creamy, Dreamy, Garlic-free Hummus
Happy Holidays! I hope that those celebrating had a wonderful Christmas and are enjoying plenty of delicious, wholesome plant-based foods over the holidays. As these weeks are often packed with sweet treats and indulgent potlucks, keeping up with a balanced diet is tough! So over the next few posts, I wanted to share some recipes to make eating healthy during the holiday season a...
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Golden Vegan French Toast
Walking down the aisles of Whole Foods, I’ve noticed that so many products today are spiced up with some golden fairy dust: turmeric. You’ll find turmeric cereal, face masks, soap, popcorn, crackers, vitamins…and even toothpaste. We might as well say that turmeric is the new kale! Now, you’re probably thinking–isn’t turmeric a root? Yes, you’re right. Dried turmeric and dried ginger powder are two “root...
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Raw Cardamom Cashew Cream Tartlets
Raw Cardamom Cashew Cream Tartlets During my last semester at Pepperdine, I had enrolled in a Regent and Seaver Scholars Colloquium course on Eastern and Western Philosophy and Science. We covered some awesome topics in ethics and philosophy from Confucius, Yoga and Meditation, Chuang Tzu, Desedimentation, Chinese Calligraphy, and Ikebana. When my professor, Dr. Thompson asked our class for topic suggestions that we were interested about, I...
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Coconut Curried Okra with Plantain Cutlets
Coconut Curried Okra Why eat okra? Okra, a.k.a lady finger/gumbo is high in Vit. C & K, folate, and fiber. The high dietary fiber content of okra supports colon health as a natural digestion aid. Okra also helps stabilize blood sugar, great for diabetes monitoring & prevention. High in folate, okra also can promote healthy pregnancy. Vitamin C rich food has been shown to help relieve...
