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Make It Easy on Yourself with Simple Food Prep

As summer comes to an end, when there is an abundance of summer squash in your garden or neighborhood markets that must be enjoyed—you’ll want to try this yummy Stovetop Squash Casserole. It’s a guaranteed winner any time you want to make a quick-and-easy vegan or vegetarian side dish.

Prepping the vegetables for this casserole will be especially fast if you own a food processor. I purchased a bag of shredded organic broccoli-carrot slaw to serve as the casserole base, which made prepping even faster. I’d never thought of cooking slaw before, but it cooks rapidly and is an ideal complement to the summer squash.

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Cooking with Fresh Figs Creates Elegant Dishes

If you love your greens, you will love this pot (or pan) of Cooked Greens with Figs because it brings together so many yummy flavors. When tastes that are bitter, sweet, and a little pungent are combined in a dish, it’s going to be more exciting to your tongue!

You can use any of your favorite greens, and they are so easy to make. I started by caramelizing a Vidalia onion, but if you’re in a rush, you could skip this flavor enhancer. I love the unique flavor of collards, but it can take a lot of time to chop enough to fill a pot. So instead, I used about 12 good-sized collard leaves and a pound of baby spinach.

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Variation on a Couple of Themes!

I’m betting that corn lovers who raved about my recent Bean & Corn Salad  will also love this easy Sweet Potato Soup with Crunchy Corn. What could be more delicious or Southern, for that matter, than combining sweet potatoes with the crunch of sweet corn to create a perfect summer dish!

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Salads for a Light Summer Meal

Whether you are vegan, vegetarian, or flexitarian, this gluten-free Bean & Corn Salad is a perfectly satisfying dish for these relentlessly hot days. It can be stand on its own as a colorful evening meal, or you can serve it as an enticing side dish. And oh, how delicious it will be accompanied by a tasty summer soup!

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Veggies in a Sweet and Savory Sauce

If you’ve ever enjoyed the subtly sweet and oh-so-mildly spiced Indian dish known as Malai Kofta, your tastebuds will experience a similar ecstasy when they meet this dish that I offer you today—Methi Malai. This sumptuous side dish, which is perfect for spring, can be served alone or over some basmati rice.

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Asparagus and the Joys of Spring

I can hardly wait to share this recipe for Vegan Asparagus Soup with Cashew Cream as we celebrate the official start of spring! Asparagus are the true culinary heralds of spring, and I’ve been finding plentiful, gorgeous organic asparagus in our Raleigh markets.

My most loyal readers report how much they love—and how often they cook—the first Asparagus Soup recipe from Sacred & Delicious that I published on my blog in 2017. Nonetheless, I eagerly await annual inspiration for new and creative approaches to cooking nature’s springtime bounty, as you will see on the Sacred & Delicious BlogSo, my friends, you may want to be adventurous and try another delicious way of eating asparagus soup!

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A Little Bit of Chocolate, Anyone?

If you want something sugary with just a bit of chocolate for this Valentine’s Day, you will love these Maple Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Glaze — gluten-free and vegan. Sometimes a little chocolate goes a long way, as it does perfectly when these cookies are drizzled with an easy vegan glaze. If you prefer, you can cover each cookie with chocolate frosting to match the Valentine’s Day mood. Either way, these Maple Sugar Cookies are quite delicious while they easily can be categorized as healthy (or at least healthier) comfort food.

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Cooking with Roses

While summer’s denouement may usher in relief or wistfulness, you can celebrate deliciously with a slightly exotic and cooling dish of Rose Petal Pudding. This vegan dessert fits my definition of the ultimate healthy comfort food. I promise it will elicit a chorus of ooohs and aaahs when you serve it to family or friends!

Consuming rose petals may seem exotic to those of us who grew up eating a standard American diet, but these beautiful flowers are a long-standing centerpiece in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines.

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The Last of Winter Soups

Wouldn’t you love some Sweet Potato and Spinach Soup to help you stay warm during these last frigid winter nights! Despite an early spring color extravaganza in the Carolinas since the first of February, we’ve been thrust back into the mid 30s every night—which means that hot soup is definitely on the menu!

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