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Butternut Squash + Kale + White Bean Stew with Chicken
After a long winter day I love coming home to a warm bowl of soup. This rich and hearty stew is  a meal in a pot full of greens, beans and vegetables. I like to add chicken for extra protein but can...
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Baked Blueberry Oatmeal
December has been an exciting month full of adventure and firsts. I took full advantage of the holiday season exploring the city like a tourist. Visiting the christmas markets, the train show at the...
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Gingerbread Almond Butter
It is no secret that the way to my heart is through almond butter. Over the past few years (with the exception of my brief cleansing phase) I cannot remember a day without it. Only recently have I...
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Sage Roasted Butternut Squash
My recent market discovery turned obsession is a early winter squash variety called a Nutterbutter AKA Baby Butternut squash. These little babies are personal sized and have a sweet nutty flavor. I...
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Pumpkin Applesauce
This cinnamon spiced applesauce is my favorite healthy way to get my pumpkin fix. To keep me from over doing it on thanksgiving pumpkin pie I always make a batch of applesauce first thing in the...
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Salted Dark Chocolate Maple Almond Butter with Cinnamon
Few things make me as happy as chocolate. Maybe boxing, Butt Blast Fridays (yes, its a thing) or gyrotonics come close. But lets be honest those really are just a means for me to eat more chocolate. I...
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Cranberry Applesauce
Its beginning to feel a lot like winter and I am craving cozy comfort foods. So naturally I have to find guilt free ways to satisfy these cravings. Lately I have been doing this in the form of mugs...
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Maple Acorn Squash
My love of butternut squash tends to make me neglect some of the other seasonal varieties. I have basically been eating my weight in squash and this evening I felt like something special. This maple...
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Gingerbread Simple Syrup
My daily morning routine for the past few months has included 7:00 am trips to HU Kitchen for coffee. Now that I am required to bundle the walk to 14th St. has become a dreaded mission. So it may be...
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Roasted Brussel Sprouts
As a kid you could not get me to touch a brussel sprout. But now I absolutely love them and not just because I know they are good for me. These simple roasted brussel sprouts are salty and addictive....
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Maple Cinnamon Almond Butter
As the weather gets cooler I really go into hibernation mode. Spending the next 6 months in my pajamas on the couch eating nut butter sounds pretty heavenly. This butter was a result of some breakfast...
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Pumpkin Spice Simple Syrup
Determined to perfect the seasonal fall spiced latte I decided to experiment making my own clean version of a simple syrup. Since the Starbucks pumpkin latte is basically expresso with steamed milk and...
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Spiced Pumpkin Butter + Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Lightly sweetened with raw honey and spiced with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves this pumpkin butter is what fall is all about! I am including two versions since I can't decide which one I like...
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Cauliflower Puree with Coconut Milk
One thing a lot of people do not know about me is that before cooking school I was a double major in college and studied art. I never really found my niche or medium until I started cooking and learned...
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Chocolate Chunk Pear Bread
I tend to wake up very early in the morning. In the summer I blamed it on the sun, but now that autumn is here I play in the kitchen in the dark. I am usually making nut butters or grilling chicken and...
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Pumpkin Spice Coconut Creamer
It is officially fall, which in my mind clearly means scarves, apples and pumpkins! Pumpkin season always feels like a time to celebrate. Pumpkin pie, pancakes, muffins, oatmeal, smoothies, lattes......
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Roasted Vegetables with Maple-Balsamic Glaze
These roasted vegetables are perfect for late summer and early fall when summer squash and eggplants are still in season but beets and sweet potatoes have come to town. As the veggies roast they begin...
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Concord-Fuji Applesauce
This applesauce was inspired by a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Weird, I know, but one of my favorite snacks is cold applesauce topped with nut butter. So some how I figured the addition of grapes...
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Roasted Cinnamon Almond Butter
Nut butters are my ultimate weakness. I have tricked myself into believing  that I only consume a tablespoon a day.  I do in fact measure it out with a tablespoon, but the spoon is usually completely...
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Roasted Concord Grapes
I apologize for posting so many pictures of sweet potatoes but this fall inspired spud was just OUT OF CONTROL! This potato was first baked for about an hour. The filling was then removed and combined...
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