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Simple Vegetarian Dish – Gnocchi with Spinach
I made this simple veggie dish that came out really nice, so I decided to share the recipe. I used a pack of gnocchi, a pack of frozen spinach, onion and garlic. First you must prepare the gnocchi, just follow the instructions on the pack, it takes 3 minutes. Drain. Let spinach thaw down and remove excess water. Chop onion and garlic. Cook them with spinach in a pan. I did not use any oil. Add 1/2 cup tomato sauce, and let it simmer. Add salt and pepper according to your taste and a some grated nutmeg. The nutmeg will make a huge difference! When fully cooked, add the gnocchi…
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Quick Salad Recipe – Beans & Corn
This beans and corn salad recipe is very tasty and it can be served by itself, maybe with a little bread. It is full of vitamins, minerals, protein… very healthy and very easy to make. Fully vegan recipe, try it! Ingredients: 1 can of beans 1 can of corn kernels juice from one lemon parsley 1 large tomato red onion olive oil salt & pepper Wash and drain the canned beans and corn. Chop tomato and parsley and mix everything. For a tropical taste you can use lime and cilantro instead of lemon and parsley. NOTE – You can find part of this post on Steemit, it is one of…
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Hot Spinach Dip
This is my favorite spinach dip recipe that I want to share. Easy to make, not many ingredients, easy to remember, versatile and oh-so-tasty. It goes with crackers, tortilla chips, any flat bread like tortillas, roti or pita, any other bread, as a spread, or use it like a side dish for chicken or turkey. What you need is a pack of frozen spinach, onion, garlic, cream cheese, tomato sauce, limes and some spices. Start by thawing down the spinach. I usually wash and rinse it. Don’t need to squeeze it, like in other recipes. Just drain it. Chop onion and garlic. I use a medium red onion and 4-5…
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The Amazing BEET – Beet and Potato Salad Recipe
Beet is a wonder food. I will have to write a whole post about its amazing health benefits. Soon… because I must do some serious research before I post anything… this is who I am 🙂 The fact that I know is that beets helped me lower my blood pressure. Anyways… in this post I am sharing a beet and potato salad recipe that I learned from my mother. We used to call it ‘Russian Salad’, but I don’t know if it is Russian. I grew up in Romania, close by 😊, so it might as well be. I saw many versions of this recipe on the Internet. Mine is…
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About Eggplants
Eggplants are found in the produce department of every American grocery. They come in different varieties of shapes, sizes and colors. From large to small, round, oblong, long… from purple to white or even green. The small ones are called Indian eggplants. Below are the large, dark variety. They are popular in Europe. And these are the long eggplants, called Chinese. Why they are called eggplants? Because the first plants introduced to America were white and egg shaped. So what are eggplants? Fruits or veggies? By botanical definition, eggplant is a berry, so it is a fruit, but it is considered a vegetable. Either fruit or veggie, eggplant is delicious…
