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Thai Red Curry Butternut Squash Soup

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The past two days have been nothing but stress! I live just outside of Washington DC and I have been here for the past 20+ years. Over the past two decades I have seen all kinds of weather phenomena come our way but somehow lately the frequency and the intensity of storms hitting the Metro area seem to be...
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Warm Tofu and Snow Pea Salad with Asian Dressing

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I just don’t understand why people don’t like Tofu. I absolutely love it – I cook with it, I put it in sandwiches and I use it in salads.  I guess I like it because its texture is very similar to the Indian cheese, Paneer, which was a favorite of mine when I was growing up in Delhi.  Tofu...
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Curried Red Wheat-berry Salad

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Ever since both my kids left for college, I have been trying to eat as healthily as I can and that means eating only whole grains.  Also, now that I am cooking for much fewer people (it’s just my husband and I at home), I have resorted to cooking one dish meals.  So any dish that tastes good and...
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Tofu Avocado Vegan Salad

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People love to make jokes about how bland and tasteless tofu can be but somehow I love it! It reminds me of the texture of Paneer (the Indian equivalent of Farmer’s cheese) and I can eat it without having to deal with any of the guilt associated with eating Paneer (since Paneer is 100% milk fat!).  And if I...
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Warm Polenta and Heirloom Tomato Salad

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Over the last 3 days my brain had been on over-drive trying to figure out how best to utilize the left-over bounty of Curry Leaves so generously given to me by a friend.  In India, a dish that contains Curry Leaves as an essential ingredient is called Khaman Dhokla (a savory steamed cake made from a lentil batter).  I...
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