
I love slushies because they’re cold and refreshing, and they’re also a great way to cool down when you’re really hot. But let’s face it, they’re just not very nutritious, and I always hate it when all the flavoring is sucked out with my straw and I’m left with a bunch of flavorless ice. Yuck!
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We noticed some cedar planks for sale (for only a few dollars) at the seafood department at Whole Foods about a month ago and decided to buy one so would could try some salmon baked on it. We were curious if the cedar plank would flavor the salmon at all.
So last night we finally gave … [read more]

This was my lunch today, and I’ll have for tomorrow too.
It’s fresh, healthy, and it looks pretty too.
It’s also really quick and easy to make, and it keeps the hunger at bay for quite some time.
Give it a try one day and see for yourself.
Vegan Quinoa Citrus and Snow Pea Salad
Ingredients:
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Last night I made Vesna’s blueberry cheesecake for a really sweet girl at work who requested this cake for her 20th birthday.
After I made the blueberry cheesecake for her, I decided to make a cheesecake for me and Kemal, but I made the crust a little different. Kemal isn’t crazy about graham cracker crusts, so … [read more]

I was in the mood for a citrus cake but didn’t have any citrus fruit in the house. Fortunately, we had plenty of tangerine juice (Kemal’s favorite) in the refrigerator so I used some of that to make this cake which is fairly healthy as far as cakes go. There’s no butter or oil, and … [read more]

I recently made some candied tangelo peel for a recipe, but I grated it finely so it would mix well with the other ingredients. It tasted so good that Kemal and I could hardly resist nibbling on it all prior to using it for our recipe. Since we enjoyed it so much, I decided to … [read more]