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nuts, seeds, & legumes

This list of recipes includes nuts such as almonds, peanuts, and pecans as well as seeds such as pumpkin, seasame, and sunflower seeds and finally legumes such as beans, lentils, and tofu.

Slightly-Coronation Chicken Salad

Okay, I’ve got to be honest. Even though I love its taste, I think mayonnaise is kind of gross. I’m not sure if it’s the gelatinous consistency or the high fat content or the suspicious ultra-white colour but I always feel like I shouldn’t be ...

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Mexican Wedding Cakes

This year I participated in an International Blogger Holiday Cookie Recipe Exchange hosted by Lori at Fake Food Free. She’s got very admirable food philosophies and tries to avoid all the synthetic food that’s infiltrated modern diets. I received this family recipe from Jessica at ...

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Thai Lettuce Wraps with Two Sauces

After being inspired by a favourite restaurant of ours, we decided to try making our own version of their Thai lettuce wraps and (I feel like I should whisper this) I dare say ours was  better. The sauces were the stars, and, though each was ...

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Southwestern Chili with Quinoa

After trying every diet in the book, Andrea decided to focus on wholesome, clean eating to become healthier and started Clean Up and Eat Up to document her journey. Subsequently, she’s also become a vegetarian making CUEU a good resource for meat-free, preservative-free, and artificial-free ...

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Coconut-Cherry Nut Roast

Hello Flex Your Food readers. My name is Kim and I am the creative force behind Cravings of a Lunatic. My motto has always been I crave it, I make it, I eat it. That way of life has lead to some health issues so ...

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Cranberry-Apple Crumble

Apple crisp/crumble just might be my favourite dessert of all time. I think adding cranberries to the mix only made it better. This seasonal treat is sweet, tart, crunchy, and mouth-watering-ly irresistible. It’s easy to throw together with pantry ingredients and is a great way ...

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Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes

These pancakes just might be the best ones I’ve ever had. The pumpkin puree makes the cakes so moist, with the spices bringing in those quintessential fall flavours. The spelt flour and low sugar content means they’re exceptionally healthy as well. I can’t rave about ...

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