Where are all my country music fans out there? I guess I haven't really exposed it yet on the blog, but if we're friends on Spotify, you'll probably
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Condiments and Sauces
Curry Kale Quesadillas
It's a silly thought, I know. How can one ever tire of a good ol' veggie quesadilla? Greens, peppers, onion, mushrooms, and whatever other vegetables
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Winter Kale Salad with Brown Butter Vinaigrette
The number of salad recipes on NCK is growing with alarming speed, considering that I describe myself as the opposite of a salad lover. A salad hater?
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Siam Lentil Bowl with Thai Cashew Pesto
First things first. If anyone wants to come over and high five me, this Thai-ish lentil bowl is basically an exact, successful replica of the one that
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Carrot Salad with Spiced Turmeric Vinaigrette
Do these carrot salad pictures look spooky to you? Because it's the perfect crunchy, healthy salad for Halloween and fall time! When I first threw
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Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce
If you've been following NCK since the beginning, you know I like to do things the hard way. For instance, last summer I spent almost four hours
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Nut-Free Vegan Sour Cream
Let's get one thing straight: I'm not quitting sour cream. The stuff is a commodity in our fridge, which isn't surprising considering my affinity for
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Hummus Lentil Salad Lettuce Wraps
Here's how weekly meal planning often starts for me: I pick up my recipe notebook and a pen and plop myself in front of the fridge, making a detailed
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Vegan Nut-Free Coconut Oil Kale Pesto
Coming soon to a spicy quinoa bowl near you: nut-free coconut oil kale pesto. If you're a kale and coconut oil fanatic, there's no doubt this pesto
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Avocado Feta Salsa
Here I go blurring the lines of food definitions again. Is salsa with cheese and avocado really salsa, especially when all I want to do deep down is
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Antipasto Orzo Salad with Garlic Chickpeas
To be totally honest, I'm not sure I can give you an accurate definition of antipasto. I don't have the slightest trace of Italian in my blood, which
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Creamy Fresh Tomato Dressing (No Egg/Dairy)
My least favorite grocery store is about six blocks from my condo. In moments of forgotten ingredients or an excuse for a productive errand, I can
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