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Sprouted Moong/Mung Beans Warm Salad

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I love brightly colored dishes and this one is among the most colorful things I have ever made. The green from the sprouted beans, fresh cilantro leaves and green chili contrast so well with the deep red of the cranberries, the saturated yellow of the dried apricots and the bright white of the Tofu chunks! It wasn't just the...
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Lamb Sausage and Fall Vegetables Soup

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I love making large pots of soup when the cooler weather starts to set in. Last week I felt the change in weather was quite pronounced because I was traveling abroad for a week and when I came back, the temperature had dropped to the mid-50s at night and there was a definite chill in the air. Even though...
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Italian Sausage, Beans and Corn Tropical Salad

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This is another one of those spur-of-the-moment one pot dishes that I put together for lunch yesterday. It tasted great and was a well-balanced meal – with protein coming from the sausage and the black beans, carbs from the corn and beans again, crunch from the red bell pepper and yummy taste coming from the mango and spices. The...
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Curried Black-Eyed Peas and Vegetable Soup

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In several traditions Black-Eyed Peas are supposed to bring luck. In Southern cooking, it is customary to cook black-eyed peas for New Year’s as a good omen. Also according to Jewish tradition cooking black-eyed peas during Rosh Hashanah brings good luck. I am Indian and even though I have never heard of any such tradition in India, I just...
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Warm Confetti Bean Salad With A Maple Mustard Dressing

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According to a new study done at Ohio State University, naturally bright colored foods help one fight off cancer.  I suppose this study just reiterates what common sense has told us all along - that brightly colored fruits and veggies are a healthier choice than dull colored starchy or fat laden foods.  I’ve noticed that despite this established fact,...
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