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Tofu Lentil Salad with Greek Yogurt and Herb Dressing

In recent years, a lot of people have given up eating soy bean and soy products because often they use genetically modified soy seeds and also because soy bean crops are sprayed with a heavy dose of pesticides. Although I have been trying to avoid Genetically Modified Foods and eat a much healthier diet, I have not abandoned soy...
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Black Bean and Vegetable Soup

Continuing my search for eating healthy and yet delicious foods, I made this Black Bean and Vegetable Soup. I combined elements from three different kinds of soups: the regular Black Bean Soup, the Indian style Daal (lentil) and a Mexican Tortilla Soup and the results were out of this world! I cooked the Black beans over low heat for...
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Black Chickpeas or Punjabi Chana Masala

Recently my doctor told me that I may be at risk of getting diabetes and should work towards losing some weight but that has always been an uphill battle for me. Despite my trying to eat a very healthy diet and take regular exercise, I haven’t been able to lose any weight. The trouble stems from my asthma medications...
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Chickpea and Desiccated Coconut Salad

This salad is my take on a standard Indian recipe for a warm chickpea salad. For some odd reason my husband loves chickpeas – in every shape of form! He loves hummus, he loves Chana Masal and he loves this couscous chickpea dish that I make and he loves this chickpeas salad. He loves them so much that if...
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Asian Shrimp and Avocado Salad

Asian Shrimp and Avocado Salad I love sushi but I am also trying to reduce my intake of simple carbs.  Of course, I could try making sashimi but then I miss out on balancing my diet – so the compromise for me is to make a green salad (baby arugula and baby spinach)with some of the elements of sushi that...
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