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This wild garlic risotto highlights everything spring to me -- spring greens popping up everywhere! And the appearance of fresh seasonal ingredients such as asparagus, rhubarb and bundles of wild garlic. I usually transform these tasty garlicy, oniony greens into a pesto, but this time I wanted to give them a try in a luscious risotto. A creamy wild garlic risotto made with goat cheese, a.k.a. "chèvre". 'Cause I...

Here's a rice dish that is anything than boring!. It's a non-traditional version of an Indonesian fried rice also called Nasi Goreng (Nasi = Rice, Goreng = Fried). Yes, I made this vegetable fried rice my way, so there is definitely some Elle Factor here. Nasi goreng is typically flavored with a sweet soy sauce called "kecap manis", shallots, garlic, tamarind and hot chilies, and is served with either shredded...

There is something truly satisfying about making a tasty (and successful!) homemade gluten-free bread. Especially if it’s vegan too. Of course, I have my tried and true favorites, but I am always looking for new takes on gluten-free breads. This version is a buckwheat chickpea bread that is made with two parts whole, soaked buckwheat. Activated buckwheat. Then it’s mixed with chickpea flour, which I think tones down the...

Roasted Cauliflower with Lentils. I guess you could call it a salad of sorts. A hearty vegan salad with a medley of flavors. First, cauliflower florets are roasted in the oven until the edges get all browned and caramelized and you get a nutty and buttery flavor. Sounds yummy, right? Yes, roasting transforms plain ole cauliflower into something so tasty. Then all this simple deliciousness is combined with beluga...

Three words come to mind here. I love these. Or better yet... to die for. Yes, healthy chocolate chip cookies that I am ready to die for. Okay, not literally. And nor are they literally healthy. I'd say they are relatively healthy. Take a look at standard chocolate chips cookies. Or at least the kind I grew up with. Packed with butter, white flour, refined sugar, and even sweeter...

So hello to a delicious heaping pile of noodles. Busy people out there...this creamy smoked salmon pasta with peas wants to be your dinner tonight! It's super fast and easy to prepare and tastes just as great as what they are serving up any Italian restaurant in my neighborhood. So stay in tonight and spoil yourself with a deliciously creamy pasta dinner. A quick and easy midweek recipe for creamy...