I had this black bean soup for the first time at my friend Rose’s place a while back. I was expecting something thick and heavy when I heard she was making Black Bean Soup, but this soup is surprisingly light and thin and delicious. With some chopped cilantro and a dollop of sour cream, this variation of black bean soup is outstanding.
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Spinach & Super Greens Cheese Enchiladas
Folks, this is the easiest recipe to make with the most stupendous results. These awesome enchiladas are nutritious, delicious, and look delectable too. With over 8-10 cups of chopped spinach and other healthy greens like baby kale, turnip greens and chard, these enchiladas might as well be called super greens healthy enchiladas.
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This is a recipe for made from scratch pillowy ravioli stuffed with caramelized shallots, spinach and ricotta cheese.
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A dessert in 15 minutes? I couldn’t believe how fast we made this classic Italian dessert- tiramisu. This tiramisu recipe is from our friends Dave and Rose’s cooking lesson in Tuscany, Italy last Fall. The recipe surprised me with how easy it was to make a delicious and decadent classic Italian dessert.

Vegetarian Ragù
Ragù by definition is a thick Italian meat-based pasta sauce. In this recipe however I made a vegetarian version with mushrooms, bell peppers, eggplant, onions and garlic.

Fresh Homemade Pasta
This is an awesome recipe that I got from my friend Rose who actually got this recipe first hand from a local chef in Tuscany, Italy.
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Cauliflower & Sugar Snap Peas in Curried Coconut Broth with Braised Tofu
makes 4 servings

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Poblano Pepper & Mushroom Soup
The inspiration for this poblano pepper and mushroom soup came from a restaurant called Bloom in Toronto, Canada.
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I had never had beet soup until this evening. I’m not a big fan of beets and yet I liked this soup. My friend Swati called it Russian Borscht soup.
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Here’s a vegetarian version of the popular beef stroganoff, this time made with earthy mushrooms.
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