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Cauliflower and Tricolor Potato Pie with Morel Mushrooms

Vegetable comfort food has been calling my name this week. Cool temperatures with rain every day this week it seemed perfect to make this cauliflower and tricolor potato pie with morel mushrooms. This recipe is inspired by Anya Kassoff's recipe for Cauliflower pie from her cookbook The Vibrant Table. Her...

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Buckwheat Cacao Chocolate Chip Pancakes with Bananas and Walnuts

There is just something about pancakes. Tell me if I am wrong, but typically in American culture, one of the first things we learn how to cook is pancakes. Pancakes are so easy to make right? They are filling, delicious and bring people together. Everyone loves to eat pancakes, the...

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gardening

10 Gardening Tools Under $60

It is Saturday, and Graham and I are spending our entire weekend out in the yard. We are working on a backyard makeover which I can not wait to share details and pictures about. Here are some of my favorite tools and garden bits that I enjoy using while out...

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Zucchini Pasta with Pumpkin Seed Pesto and Fiddlehead Ferns

This pumpkin seed pesto pasta is amazing and so incredibly good for you. I make variations of this recipe all of the time and it makes a really healthy and fast week night meal. One of my favorite luxurious kitchen tools I use in my kitchen quite frequently is my...

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Arugula, Fennel, Beet Salad with Kumquats and Pine Nuts

One of our favorite ‘go-to’ salads that we make quite often is this arugula, fennel and beet salad. We make little variations of it each time we make it but we don’t change it much. My favorite part about making this salad is that we always make it together, I...

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Pea + Cilantro Hummus

I am so excited to share this really easy recipe for pea + cilantro hummus. One of my all time favorite snacks is hummus, I can eat bowls and bowls of this stuff. I try to always have a homemade hummus on hand for when I get hungry and need...

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Broccoli, Marinated Kale, Lentil & Quinoa Bowl with Pomegranate Seeds

Happy Monday! Over the weekend, a lot was happening. I celebrated my birthday on Saturday and had the most beautiful day. We started by going to my favorite organic farmer's market in town and brunch with my family at one of my favorite Minneapolis restaurants, Spoonriver. After a beautiful morning,...

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Mini Carrot Cake with Coconut Cream and Pistachios

I have always been a quiet person. My mom tells me stories of me sitting on the park bench by her slowly picking at my bowl of raspberries and watching the other kids play, learning and observing first before venturing in myself. Not that I was ever afraid to make...

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Green Apple + Avocado Kale Salad

Something I find myself itching for more as our days get warmer is salad. Raw cut veggies in a bowl with oil, vinegar, mustard, lemon... tahini! Tahini is this amazing ingredient that I quite frequent in my cooking. Tahini is a paste made from ground, hulled sesame seeds. Originally used...

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design

Bath Crashers // A Bathroom in the Woods

This year I had the pleasure of being a part of the television show, Bath Crashers on DIY Network and HGTV! As a little girl, it was one of my dreams to contribute to these networks in some small way. It was such a dream to be a part of...

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