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Simple ingredients and so delicious – that’s this roasted Thai butternut squash carrot soup. It’s the pinnacle of fall. It’s autumn in a bowl. Oven roasted butternut squash, carrots, red Thai curry, ginger… need I say more? Plus it’s healthy. There is no cream, no butter, yet it has a marvelous velvety texture. Butternut squash is probably my favorite winter squash. It’s perfect for making a hearty soup, and...

Green beans and potatoes are a classic combination, reminding me once again that the simplest recipes are often the best. The magic of this side dish is the tahini dressing. A lemon-tahini-cumin dressing to be exact. Oh and lets not forgot about fresh parsley. it’s a key ingredient to making the overall flavor magical. We loved this so much we ate it for dinner… ALL BY ITSELF. Tahini -- a versatile...

Inside this apple crumble are a number of tender apples and crumble topping that provides plenty of sweetness and crunch. This is an original German recipe that has been passed down for generations, thanks to my friend Ines. It is her Oma's apple crumble recipe, a traditional family recipe. It's a simple recipe that uses just a little more than a handful of ingredients and I have to say,...

Lentil chili is this simple. It requires just one pot (hallelujah!), some basic ingredients, is totally flexible and comes together in less than 1 hour. And most of that time you can sit back and enjoy a glass of wine... ahem, I mean cup of tea. Yes, this one-pot wonder is that easy, plus it's packed with lots of good things to boot. There's protein and fiber-rich lentils, an...

Enter stage left for it's grand debut; za’atar roasted carrots and chickpeas. There are those occasions when I get stuck on a new flavor. Sumac is one of them, but there is also something new (new to my kitchen) that I have been wanted to experiment with. Za’atar. I've been waiting for fall to roll around so that I can try on all those winter indulgences, like roasted potatoes,...

This roasted hokkaido pumpkin and barley salad is proof that fall has definitely arrived! Which means I have moved on from light summery salads to more substantial ones; salads made from seasonal vegetables like pumpkins, root vegetables, and my favorite... kale. Despite the arrival of autumn, I have yet to reach the soup state. Right now it's all about autumn salads with roasted vegetables. Life without salad, can you imagine? Whenever...