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Quinoa with Paprika Chicken and Asparagus
Some days it feels like everything is going wrong. Like the other day I opened up my flight reservation for a flight that was meant to be in a few days only to realize I had apparently booked the...
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Salad with Pesto Chicken
I gave up salads when I traveled to Asia.We were apart for months.This was mainly due to those leafy greens becoming sponges for the potentially dangerous tap water they could be washed in. After...
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Tagliatelle with Pesto Chicken and Creme Fraiche
Have you ever been to France? I highly highly highly recommend it. It is simply lovely.And yes I’ve been hanging out with too many Brits over the past few months and adopted the word ‘lovely’ into my...
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Quinoa with Pesto, Veggies and Chicken
I am seriously in love with quinoa. I simply cannot get enough.While traveling through Asia for 8 months I didn’t have it once. I never saw it anywhere. Not even at the Western restaurants. Guess it...
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Vegan Hot Quinoa Salad with Balsamic Vinegar
I just spent the last 12 days traveling through Switzerland with D and one of my close friends from college. Switzerland is truly gorgeous. Lakes, mountains, old cities, unique architecture, you name...
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Tagliatelle with Bacon, Mushrooms and Tomatoes
The other day we took our first ride share. What is that you ask? Well it’s when you find a random person driving in the direction you’re heading and ask them for a lift. It seems to be pretty popular...
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Dijon Chicken and Mushroom Pasta
The other day I stumbled across a dijon chicken pasta recipe and realized that I had enough ingredients on hand to recreate the recipe myself.Dijon mustard added to pasta?Brilliant. Why hadn’t I...
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Couscous with Sun-dried Tomatoes, Artichoke Hearts and Basil
After a 9 month quinoa hiatus while we were traveling through Asia I was lucky enough to be able to find some in France. And once I did I couldn’t get enough of it.Unfortunately though after France I...
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Quinoa with Chicken, Sun-dried Tomatoes Artichoke Hearts and Feta
We just spent two weeks in Poland and it’s an interesting place. Underrated and overlooked.Not sure I knew what to expect from Poland before we got there but it certainly wasn’t charming towns, which...
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Mediterranean Quinoa with Peppers and Feta
The other day D and I got locked out of our apartment. We were renting an apartment for a few days in Berlin and as we were heading out for the night I slammed the door shut just as D realized while he...
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Pasta with White Asparagus and Bacon
Have you heard of white asparagus before? I saw it for the first time while I was abroad in Spain; my senora (as I called my home stay lady) served it to us for dinner once and I was confused. Who...
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Pesto Soup with Red Beans, Kale and Tomatoes
It’s been a while since I’ve made soup. As you can see the last time I posted a soup recipe was over three months ago and to tell you the truth I made that soup back in January. So it’s been a while.I...
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Quinoa with Zucchini, Kale, Pesto, Walnuts and Avocado
Today we’ll be flying back to the US for a month after traveling through Asia and Europe for over 11 months.I can barely believe it has been so long. The time flew by and it seems impossible that I’ve...
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Zucchini Chickpea Burgers
I had a zucchini burger for the first time in Cambodia of all places. We went to the Friends Restaurant in Phnom Penh which is known for training youths in the hospitality industry to help them find...
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Peri-Peri Chicken
All over England I saw ads for this mysterious peri-peri (or piri-piri chicken). Restaurants boldly announced this dish on their posters and one in particular Nando’s seems to specialize in all...
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Bacon Mac and Cheese
I never ate mac and cheese growing up. It was one of those exotic delicacies to me, lumped in the same boat as pb&j sandwiches, hamburger helper and home made tacos. Growing up in a Russian...
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Vegetable Fried Rice
We’ve eaten a lot of vegetable fried rice in the past year. It’s such an easy option when we are looking for something simple. Most of the Asian countries we’ve been to seem to offer this dish on the...
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Ratatouille with Zucchini and White Beans
Ratatouille is the perfect dish to make when you’ve got some leftover veggies and want to make a one pot meal with them. If you’re on a low carb diet, just have the ratatouille as a main dish, or if...
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Cauliflower Couscous with Garlic and Toasted Almonds
One of my closest friends, S, from college is currently visiting us in Thailand. I love hosting people and especially love having friends over so this has been a great week for me. We’ve been...
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Pasta with Chicken Sausage and Olive Pate
I love all sorts of dips and spreads. You know my loyalty to pesto from the name of the blog itself, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like other dips too. And so while I was still at home last year I...
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