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Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & Vanilla

Vegan French Cuisine: Quinoa, Green Vegetables & Vanilla by Robert-Gilles Martineau

Spring is coming fast (at least in Japan!) and whatever your culinary priorities, all kinds of green vegetables are coming around the corner! Here, in Shizuoka especially, broad beans, corgettes/zucchinis and broad beans are readily available!

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Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce)

Penne ai funghi (Penne with Mushroom and Tomato Sauce) by Frank Fariello

Fall is my favorite season, and one of the best reasons to love the Fall is all the wonderful food you get to eat! The sprightly but rather thin dishes of summer give way to more substantial fare: game, soups and stews of all kinds, pumpkin and other squashes, beans, apples, pears and, perhaps best of all, mushrooms! Here's a…

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Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms)

Strozzapreti ai funghi ('Priest-strangler' pasta with mushrooms) by Frank Fariello

This mushroom sauce may be the simplest sauce for pasta of all.

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Vegan Cream Cheese Enchiladas

Vegan Cream Cheese Enchiladas by Vegan Thyme

This is a great old recipe that had been around a long time. I craved it last night and re-made it with a vegan spin!

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Paella "Reina Sofia"

Paella "Reina Sofia" by Frank Fariello

Well, I suppose that it is paella week at our house. I just couldn't resist trying out another kind of paella—a vegetarian paella that I have dubbed paella «Reina Sofia», after Spain's Queen Sofia, who happens to be a vegetarian. The basic method is the same as that for paella a la valenciana, with the critical difference that…

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Beet and Cashew Croquettes with Tahini Sauce

Beet and Cashew Croquettes with Tahini Sauce by Casey Angelova

Last week, I went to dinner at Cru in Sofia and I had the most awesome dish, Beet and Cashew Croquettes with Tahini Sauce. Currently, I am on the Liver Cleanse Diet, which encourages the eating of red and orange vegetables, such as beets, carrots and sweet potatoes. When I saw the beet dish on the menu, I didn't have my expectations…

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Broccoli, Asparagus and Red Pepper Stir-Fry with Quinoa

Broccoli, Asparagus and Red Pepper Stir-Fry with Quinoa by Brenda Walker

The red peppers make this stir-fry just a pretty as it is delicious! It can be served over rice instead of quinoa if you prefer but I honestly love the quinoa and the health benefits are amazing!

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