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Vegetables

Cooking Mashed Potatoes by Feel and The Yummy Pics Community

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Up until a few years ago whenever we wanted mashed potatoes with dinner they always came out of a box. For some reason I felt too intimidated to make them from scratch. When I did try sometimes I overcooked or undercooked the potatoes, other times they either tasted bland or weren’t creamy enough. One day [...]

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Are Green Potatoes Safe? Plus A Winner & Fun Gifts

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Congratulations to Laura (Tutti Dolci) on winning a copy of  An Edible Mosaic: Middle Eastern Fare with Extraordinary Flair. We’ll be in touch shortly! Have you ever found a full green potato or one that is spotted green? Recently I found a couple in the bag I purchased, and some turned green after a couple [...]

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Sunday Snapshots: Snow Peas

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Happy Sunday! Today I’m sharing some overdue snapshots of snow peas and a little information about them. They are one of my favorite ingredients. What about you, do you like them? ~Also know as Chinese snow pea, Chinese pea pod, sugar pea, mangetout, or edible-podded pea. ~Are a legume or variety of pea that is [...]

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Roasted Spanish Pumpkin and Red Pepper Soup (Vegan)

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These cold dreary days of late autumn have me longing for the warm blue skies of summer. When the days are long and the soup is cold rather than hot. When tomatoes glow red, are juicy, ripe and ready for a refreshing bowl of gazpacho. As I write this my mind wants to escape with [...]

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How To Make Buckwheat Crepes and Buckwheat Crepes with Roasted Vegetables

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The first time I tasted a crepe I didn’t really know what it was I was eating. It was my father and eldest sister who had prepared these flat pancakes filled with creamy chicken ala king. When I asked what they were they said crepas con chicken ala king. At the time I neither understood [...]

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Curry Spiced Potato and Pumpkin Empanadas, Plus My NBC Latino Feature

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Empanadas are small pastries from Latin America and Spain. They most resemble what English speakers call hand pies or Italian calzones. Typically they are made with wheat flour, butter, lard or oil and a leavening agent may be added. The dough is rolled out, cut into circles and filled with a savory or sweet filling. [...]

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Papas Rellenas Con Chorizo or Chorizo Stuffed Potatoes (Gluten Free Version)

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I love potatoes. I mean I really love potatoes. I could eat them several times a week and be quite content. They can take just about any shape or form too. Everything from boiled, baked, mashed, fried, gratin, as a soup, side or a main – love them any which way. My affection for these [...]

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