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Massaged Chard Salad with Flax and Pumpkin Seeds

Massaged Chard Salad with Flax and Pumpkin Seeds

I get a box of veggies from a local CSA (community supported agriculture) every week, and having fresh, locally grown, seasonal produce is just heaven. Along with that heaven often comes a slight problem of too much produce, or too much of a certain type 

Homemade Vegan Seaweed Crackers

Homemade Vegan Seaweed Crackers

Crackers- a world of thin, crispy, salty, flaky, crunchy possibilities. Like bread, but much, much flatter. These seaweed crackers are more crunchy, and not very flaky. They have textural variation, being filled with dulse flakes and flax seeds. They are tasty, and perfect for those 

Milkweed Mushroom Moo Shu

Milkweed Mushroom Moo Shu

For a Print-Friendly Recipe, Click Here Moo shu- thin, delicate pancakes wrapped around a savory shredded mixture (typically pork). But, pork not being my thing, I decided to go with a different take on the dish- milkweed mushroom moo shu. Milkweed’s thin blossoms perfectly lends 

Vegan White Chocolate Granola with Wild Blueberries

Vegan White Chocolate Granola with Wild Blueberries

White chocolate coated oats with creamy cashews, crunchy pumpkin seeds, and sweet, dried, flavorful wild blueberries. How could that be anything but delicious! Vegan white chocolate is a little bit of a novelty for me, but this vegan white chocolate granola really hits the spot. 

Papaya Seed Salsa/Papaya Seed Dressing

Papaya Seed Salsa/Papaya Seed Dressing

Click Here for a Print-Friendly Version Sweet and sour, with a peppery kick, this versatile papaya seed dressing will make any dish you’ve made a little more special. It can dress your favorite salad, become a salsa for tortilla chips or a delicious vegan quesadilla, 

Wild Garlic Mustard Tartlets

Wild Garlic Mustard Tartlets

For a brief few weeks in my teen years I worked for a catering company, and formed a very strong association between fancy parties and spanakopita. It’s very possible I need to go to fancier parties, but even so these spinach filled phyllo dough bundles 

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

Wild Morel Mushrooms and Christmas Lima Beans

There is no finer luxury of spring than cooking up a fresh, wild growing, vegan morel mushroom recipe. Wild morel mushrooms have a rich, savory quality that no other mushroom can match, but Christmas Lima beans provide a similar, more earthy umami element. To make 

Invasive Japanese Knotweed Salsa (Vegan)

Invasive Japanese Knotweed Salsa (Vegan)

Some salsas are chunky, some are smooth. This one is smooth. Some salsas are sour, some salsas are sweet, some spicy. This is all of the above, plus a little sour. Some salsas use tomatoes, or tomatillos, some salsas use wild invasive plants. This one 

Salted Dark Chocolate Vegan Blackberry Brownies

Salted Dark Chocolate Vegan Blackberry Brownies

What could be better than rich, smooth, dark chocolate brownies? Sweet and bitter all in one. Maybe if you added a fruity component- a little bit of tartness. Sprinkle a little salt on top, and all the sudden we’re hitting four of our five major 

Great Vegan BBQ without a Grill + Cauliflower Tacos

Great Vegan BBQ without a Grill + Cauliflower Tacos

The internet is full of vegan recipes, but there’s nothing quite like a book. You don’t need to rack your brain to decide what to google, instead you can enjoy the relaxing exercise of browsing a recipe collection that has been lovingly curated for you.