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Recipes

Salsa Perfecto

Posted by melewen  

A totally delicious salsa recipe that combines fresh ingredients with cooked tomatoes that gives it a fresh but very salsa-y taste. I've finally gotten the ingredients down to exact measurements! I'm required by my [extended] family to keep at... MORE»

Recipe #380110

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Avocado Cream

Posted by melewen  

Delicious avocado cream, a wonderfully light alternative to guacamole. Totally heavenly AND easy! MORE»

Recipe #379517

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Incredible Roasted Broccoli

(1 reviews) Posted by melewen  

There's a fairly similar recipe on here for roasted broccoli, but there's no temperature set, and that's KEY! Also, I like the broccoli to stand on its own--no need for pignoli, aka pine nuts! I, myself, have always loved broccoli, but this method... MORE»

Recipe #378287

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Easylicious Raspberry (Or Any Other Fruit!) Margarita!

Posted by melewen  

I LOVE raspberry margaritas and have been dying to make my own.. but reluctant to get into the complications of real raspberries, and skeptical that Chambord would give me the strong raspberry flavor I wanted. So, I came up with my own! It's to... MORE»

Recipe #378016

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Delicious "drink Me" Salsa

Posted by melewen  

I received this basic recipe from a friend but modified it after many, many.. many batches! My friends will literally pour this into a wine glass and drink it, and they constantly beg me to make it! It's not sweet like many salsas, and has a good... MORE»

Recipe #337612

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Best Diet Cabbage Soup

(1 reviews) Posted by melewen  

I've tried a bunch of different diet cabbage soup recipes, and this one is really just an excellent variation on a theme. I think the flavors come together nicely, and are interesting enough that you won't get sick of it after one bowl! I made... MORE»

Recipe #307749

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Zuppa Di Cozze Melewen-Style

Posted by melewen  

This is as close as I have gotten to the mussels my sister and I got addicted to in Italy this summer. All the recipes I've seen so far lack something, but there are a few distinct flavors: white wine, garlic, olive oil+sea salt or butter. No... MORE»

Recipe #256610

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True Deep Chocolate Vegan Cake

Posted by melewen  

This is the famous Moosewood deep chocolate vegan cake. I'm not vegan anymore, but I started making this cake when I was. To date, it is the best chocolate cake I've ever eaten, much less made myself! There are a couple other deep chocolate vegan... MORE»

Recipe #219307

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Ham Palacsinta

Posted by melewen  

I always get this at our favorite local French restaurant, Paulette's, so I absolutely had to figure out a recipe for it. I use French crêpes (my specialty!), though traditional Hungarian palacsinta are a little different, I think. It takes... MORE»

Recipe #219063

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Easy Tom Kha Thai Coconut Soup

Posted by melewen  

I know, I know, it's not authentic and it doesn't contain all the ingredients in the Thai name. But for poor, deprived college-town students like me, this is pretty close to what you can find at Thai restaurants. I'll eat it for dinner with some... MORE»

Recipe #217813

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Easy Grilled Ginger Marinated Chicken

Posted by melewen  

I was craving hibachi style meat, and so I came up with this simple marinade. It was flavorful and moist, and very healthy! I topped mine with a little of Annie's Lowfat Gingerly dressing MORE»

Recipe #214086

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