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Cucumber Avocado Soup with Moroccan Chickpeas | The Recipe ReDux

As the umpteenth another heat wave hits the East coast (I swear I’m spending more time inside than out this summer), it’s the Recipe ReDux to the rescue! This month’s theme is “No Cook Meals” featuring fresh fruits, veggies, herbs or just about anything that’s blossoming away this time of year on this end of …

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Thai Cucumber Ribbon Salad with Peanuts

Jazz up those summer cucumbers with this Thai-flavored cucumber salad that’s sweet, sour, spicy and crunchy. A few months ago, I caved and finally bought a spiralizer (this Paderno spiralizer [affiliate link] that now I can’t live without.) I held out for a long time thinking that a) I really really DID NOT need another kitchen …

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Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes and a Conversation About MSG

  [Disclosure: Ajinomoto compensated me to write this post. Opinions and thoughts are my own.] As a child of the 70s, my recollection of MSG was that it was in Chinese food and that some people may get headaches from it. I remember our favorite take-out joint, Chinese Delight, advertised “No MSG” in the window. …

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