I'm always looking for ways to include vegetables in every dish, desserts included. After making vegan sweet potato muffins with great results, I one day thought of trying other root vegetables in a ...
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Squash Blossom Pizza
Squash blossoms have always epitomized the magic of summer to me. Like fireflies, they are quiet and fleeting - look away for a second and they disappear. That's why, if I happen upon squash blossoms ...
Strawberry Milkshake
The number of amazing people I've met through this blog keeps growing. One that I'm very grateful for is Cathryn Fowler, a very kind and health-concious reader, who reached out to me recently about ...
Elderflower Lemonade
We're in Russia, cathcing up with family and friends, and loving the abundant local springtime. Paloma's Russian has improved very quickly, being around her grandma and cousins all the time - I'm one ...
Spring Vareniki
If you think about it, pretty much every culture has some kind of dumplings in its food repertoire. Russians are not an exception and our pelmeni and vareniki are some of the most characteristic ...
Sprouted Sunflower Seed Cocoa Bars
Paloma and I are leaving for Russia today, and here is one of the snacks I will be bringing for the long flight. Lately, when flying alone over big distances, I've been a fan of giving my stomach a ...