Category: Aly’s Original Recipe
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Figs, Dates and Hemp – Aly’s Test Kitchen
The seasons of produce is beginning to change as summer begins to come to a close. In my local, natural grocery store i’ve begun to see fresh figs. Now i’m not some huge fig lover who waits anxiously for their season to come around again, however i do think they’re interesting and love trying to…
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Banana Date Honey Cake
I was in the mood for something sweet. Well, that’s not true. I wanted to get rid of all the super browning bananas on my countertop and in my fridge. I’d made about all the smoothies i cared to drink and needed to ditch those babies and fast. Since i wasn’t in the mood for…
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Watermelon, Cucumber and Basil Salad
This juicy and delicious salad was made quite by accident. I originally planned to make a salad with strawberries and basil from a recipe i saw on Pinterest. However, when i went grocery shopping i bought watermelon instead. Well, turns out that watermelon and basil make a nice combination after all. Ingredients Watermelon, cut…
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Cannellini Bean Stew
My new favorite bean is cannellini. I must admit that i’ve never cooked cannellini beans before this week. I’ve only experienced them in the can or mixed in some type of entrée while dinning out. While picking up a few items at the grocery store, i came across an end cap with lots of…
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Vegan (Ice-cream) Frozen Dessert
I’ve been on a “lets see what i can create in my new mixer” kick since i got a new kitchen gadget. Of course my smoothies are SUPER AWESOME now. And i’ve cut the time it takes to make frozen desserts down to like 5 minutes. *chuckle* It’s so easy and quick to make…
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Kale Pineapple Salad (video)
My newest love in food is my Kale Pineapple Salad. I must always have kale and fresh pineapple on hand so that i can whip this salad up at any given moment. It’s very simple and quick to make. The most time i spend making this salad i cutting and chopping the pineapple. The secret…
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Moroccan Lamb Stew (video)
Ingredients 1 lb leg of lamb steak 1 lemon, juiced 2 tsp paprika 1 tsp cinnamon ½ tsp cumin ½ tsp cardamon ½ tsp ground fenugeek ¼ tsp coriander ¼ tsp cayenne pepper ¼ tsp turmeric ¼ tsp ground cloves 1 TBSP fresh ginger chopped 2 small onions, chopped 2 yams peeled and cubed 3 carrots,…
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Sunday Dinner – Eating Cuban!
I bought a new cook book from a small book store near where i live. I picked it up because it looked interesting and the fact that it was half off made it even better. It’s called Eat Cuban and i made 4 dishes from it yesterday. The food was a huge hit with my…