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I have always loved cashews as a satisfying snack, especially around Christmas time when my Dad would keep bowls of cashews around the house. I would eat TONS and TONS of them. But, since I started exploring more with vegetarian cooking and non-cooking over the past two years, I have found that cashews are one [...]
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Avocados are my favorite food hands down. I just can’t get enough of them. Especially as I began to eat a primarily vegetarian/vegan diet over the past two years, avocados became a major part of my diet. I’ve used them in dozens of recipes, and they have a permanent spot on my grocery list. Read [...]
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I’m focusing on coconut this week, an extremely versatile fruit/nut that I’m using more and more in my cooking. Read on! Fun facts: Coconut palm trees are a distant relative to grasses and are therefore very tolerant of high salt environments. This is why you always see coconut trees growing near the ocean! In Sanskrit, [...]
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This week’s Focus on Food feature is Quinoa, my favorite whole grain (though it’s actually a seed). Protein-rich quinoa has gained popularity over the past few years for it’s nutritional value, quick cooking time, and versatility. Fun facts: Quinoa (pronounced “KEEN-wah”) was considered gold to the Incas whose warriors ate it to gain strength and [...]
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I decided to feature apples today because I’m currently on a major apple kick. I just can’t stop eating them. If you’re lucky enough to live in a part of the country where apples grow, now is the time to buy those local/organic varieties and enjoy this apple season! Maybe you’re lucky enough to live [...]
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It’s Monday again and I’m back with the “Focus on Food” blog series. Today’s feature is one of my favorite versatile green vegetables: arugula. This dark and peppery green peaks in the fall season when the leaves are thicker and have the most flavor. Fun facts: Arugula, the green also known as “rocket”, stays fresh [...]
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It’s Monday and today is the first in a new weekly blog post series called “Focus on Food” here at Laurel on Health Food. Each week on Monday I’ll feature one healthy whole food with fun facts, some nutritional knowledge, and some tips for how to eat them. I hope you enjoy it! Today’s feature: [...]
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