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Butternut Squash Jalapeño Soup326 I decided I would make a recipe for all ya'll out there freezing your booties off in the cold (and snowy) 2015 winter season, especially since Phil saw his shadow this year, I know you guys will need this. It's still warm here in Los Angeles, so I'll just pretend that it's also cold enough here to be making soup, lots of soup, 'cause I can't stop making this soup! Butternut Squash Jalapeño Soup330

Are you all ready for the super bowl? I know I am. And why is that? Well, it's because I am making this dip. It's low-fat, high carb- oil-free, and easy to make! It's filled with a plethora of vegatables (and even fruit!) that will allow you to not only enjoy the big game celebration, but also a nutrient-dense snack or meal.Layered Dip4503Layered Dip4472Unique, flavorful and nutrient dense layers, coming right at ya!

Cinnamon Maple Delicata Squash Salad w: Vegan Jackfruit 'Bacon' This recipe stemmed from my attempt to create a recipe to use for the big game coming up here in the U.S., aka the Super Bowl. I asked my dad what he would want to eat at our family get together, and he said bacon. Well, you know what my initial reaction was to that...yuck! So I compromised. I told him that I would use homemade coconut bacon instead. I began googling recipes for a bacon marinade, and got to it. I took out all of my ingredients and then...I realized I had no coconut meat :,(

Vegan Kare Kare (Filipino Peanut Stew) + Bagoong What a lot of my readers, and people in general don't know is that one side of my family originated from the Philippines, and the other from Ecuador. Although I am not filipino in blood, I grew up with the culture. I grew up with only tidbits of the language, but with a majority of it's food, customs and mannerisms. One of my childhood memories with always be my Auntie Peachy's Kare Kare. I can picture her in my old kitchen with the giant wok and wooden spoon, spending the afternoon in the kitchen just to give us kiddies a taste of her filipino specialty. She is the best filipino cook in my family, in my honest opinion, so she was the one person I was nervous to serve this version to, and the only reason why this made it to my blog was because I received her approval, and her  request for this recipe ;)