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food scrap hummus garden

by Jackie Newgent | August 15, 2021 | 4 Comments

My new snacking philosophy is that hummus is always a good idea, especially if it’s a food scrap hummus garden! It’s a quirky, yet delightful way to use up produce parts and leftovers from your fridge. I started whipping up this garden-style hummus after being inspired by the many focaccia versions popping up on social media. Luckily the bready concept translates really well with hummus. As a bonus, there’s no baking involved.

creamy roasted purple cauliflower soup

by Jackie Newgent | January 4, 2020 | 4 Comments

It’s soup season! For me that means I need to create a new soup. Here it is! It features cauliflower … purple cauliflower. But you can totally prepare this with any color cauliflower, including white. All forms are tasty and good for you, of course.

pistachio butter noodles with seasonal veggies

by Jackie Newgent | May 19, 2019 | 0 Comments

Sorry peanuts! I turned your Asian-style peanut noodles into pistachio butter noodles. But, my tastebuds are not sorry at all! The pistachio flavor worked beautifully in this udon noodle dish. You’ll find a couple other special twists here, too. The jasmine green tea creates a surprisingly fragrant note to the sauce. And the no-sugar-added fruit spread provides just the right amount of sweet balance to the saltiness of the tamari.

freekeh fried “rice”

by Jackie Newgent | April 24, 2019 | 1 Comment

Whenever there’s a way to prevent food waste, count me in! In fact, I find it to be a culinary adventure. You never know what you might be able to create from leftover food scraps, like this freekeh fried “rice” that’s got wow-worthy flavor.

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