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RUSTIC PUMPKIN MUSTARD
Sandwiches are my love language, and like many of them, I often feel woefully incomplete without mustard. Such appreciation extends to all types of mustard, but especially a spicy mustard. And like my Roman ancestors, I can't help but shove some fruit in it. At least pumpkin meshes better than grapes. This mustard is so Autumnal, so Rustic, [...]
PUMPKIN POPPY SEED DRESSING
This autumnal poppy seed dressing is good for much more than just salads full of spinach and strawberries. While tasty on such salads, it also makes a mean marinade and dressing for roasted vegetables. It is more of a vinaigrette, but you can add mayonnaise or plain yogurt to make it a dipping sauce or a thicker, creamier dressing. [...]
NO NUT PUMPKIN PESTO
As Americans, we usually think of pesto in the green, garlicky Genovese style, but there are heaps of variations throughout Italy. I love traditional pesto (and Sicilian pesto agli agrumi), though the olive oil and cheese make it a Deceptively Indulgent Sauce. This pesto, while still creamy and flavorful, offers a low fat, low acid option intended to be [...]
CILANTRO & BEAN DIP
Throughout my childhood in hot Georgia summers, it was always a good time when my mom made her version of this cilantro bean dip. Upon moving out, I began making this to serve to friends and enhance different meals like tacos, southwestern salads, burrito bowls, grilled white fish, and more. When I've been in Georgia during peach season, I add [...]
APOCALYPSE BEAN CHILI
Chili is super satisfying, super cost effective, and super easy to customize. However, living with IBS makes it super foolish for me to try chili from a restaurant or at a cook off without knowing the ingredients...and let's face it, those recipes typically contain heaps of onions and other trigger foods of mine! This recipe is a plant-based [...]
EASY PEAS-Y RISOTTO
As far as I'm concerned, risotto is a quintessential comfort food, whether in its simplest form or specially seasoned. This recipe includes peas for extra fiber + protein and peppers for fiber + vitamin c, making a cozy, yet filling, composite meal. Some wonderful Italian restaurants and talented home cooks serve risotto seasoned with saffron, which imparts a vibrantly [...]