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Lentil Puttanesca! Say what? Here's the deal. It's a quick and tasty pasta sauce made with red lentils, puréed tomatoes, garlic, shallots, herbs, chili a few more ingredients that bring it to a high level of flavor: anchovies, capers and olives. I can hear the disappointment. Anchovies! They are not vegan and certainly not vegetarian... and for many they conjure up thoughts of "yuck". Believe me, you can't see...

If there is one thing I love about spring and summer, it's all the fresh produce. Which means there are endless options for salads and I am not just talking green salads. I'm thinking BBQ and picnic salads, which for me mostly brings up thoughts of potato salad, coleslaw and pasta salad. The classic pack and go type. Though, for me there is only one type of potato salad...

This savory salmon and asparagus tart is a what I would call a "blitz" recipe. It's super easy to prepare and takes all of 35 minutes to get it on the table. Puff pastry with its buttery, flaky, and delicious flavor isn't something I eat every day but sometimes it's nice to seek a little satisfaction from comfort foods. Tangy crème fraîche mixed with grated lemon zest and fresh...

This roasted vegetable pasta salad is the epitome of summer in a bowl. Simple and delicious, it's made with fresh roasted produce from the farmers' market -- sweet red pepper, zucchini, eggplant and cherry tomatoes. The dressing is nothing more than olive oil, balsamic creme and a little lemon juice. Because the dressing is so simple, it’s important to use high-quality extra-virgin olive oil, a proper Crema con Aceto...

This garam masala chicken recipe is inspired from traditional Indian butter chicken. Though you can expect a lightened up, healthy version of butter chicken. That's because this recipe contains no butter and no full-fat cream. Instead it's a trimmed down version with a lot less calories. It relies on warm spices, onions, garlic and ginger to give it flavor, tomatoes for a little extra umami, and just a little...

This apple cardamom bread is more like a super light, moist and tender coffee or tea cake. And I sort of fell in love with it. Fell hard actually -- the first time I made it, I devoured it in two days! Yeah, and this is me as someone who doesn't do a lot of bread, and definitely not cake. But this is a healthy "cake" bread. And made...