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Jazz it up: How to Evolve your Bites!
Welcome to Jazz it up! In this course you have access to an ever-growing accumulation of our top kitchen successes! Here we’re offering you ideas on how to spice up your average dishes turning them into evolving bites, that not only jazz it up for your taste buds but for your entire being! Our goal is to inspire your creativity so that you can experience for yourself how creative cooking can be a gratifying and liberating experience on so many levels.
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I. Veggies
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Roasted Artichoke and Red Pepper Bruschetta (gluten free!)
This is a tasty bite you're sure to enjoy! Tiffany crafted it up as an appetizer in one of her recent cooking classes and it turned out awesome! The flavors are just incredible! This puppy take virtually no time to put together, making for a great appetizer or snack. Or you can use it as a topper on your salads or even soups, or as a dip for raw veggies.
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Oven “Grilled” Yams with Walnut Sauce
In terms of “food energetics” yams help direct energy down and into our core keeping us warm in the winter. They are also loaded with vitamins and minerals that help support vitality in the cold and flu season. The nutrient-dense walnuts add a powerful immune-supportive punch. This combo could officially qualify as “comfort food” due to its truly rich and satisfying taste. This is also gluten- and dairy-free. I hope that you enjoy them as much as I do!
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Warm Red Quinoa Salad with Garlic Dressing
By the end of the week I often find myself staring at a fridge full of variety of mixed veggies that weren’t used in the weeks meals. This is a simple recipe that we came up with to jazz up leftover night and keep it from turning into a dreadfully boring meal. It isn’t a complete original, but we’re finding the magic in simplicity :)
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Quinoa Stuffed Chard with Creamy Avocado Sauce
As we transition from the end of late summer into the crisp beginnings of fall our local fresh markets are still abundant with some of Mother Earth’s best. Taking advantage of the fresh seasonal veggies, this Jazzed up and Evolving Bite is the quick and colorful solution for creating a last minute meal. (It also makes for great leftovers too!)
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Tuscan Style Roasted Veggies
This week’s Evolving Bite was inspired from a recent spiritual retreat I attended in the Italy. Tucked up in the warm hills of Tuscany, surrounded by golden grass fields, wild berry bushes and of course fresh grapes on the vine, the air was saturated with the sensuous flavors. I was surprised how the aroma alone felt satisfying to my belly. Now that I’m back at home and creating in my own kitchen I’ve been experimenting with the affects of spices...
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Top 10 Spices, part 1
It's amazing how adding a little spice can really "jazz things up." I'm finding the more I unleash my creativity in the kitchen the more it spills over into other areas of my life, creating a sense of possibility and openness that ignites a positive curiosity that actually helps me to become more aware of my habits and break them down! Here is a list of the top 5 spices that are sure to heat up your evolutionary kitchen!
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Top 10 Spices, part 2
Continuing on with our favorite top 10 spices...
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Kale Chips
Kale is often one of those veggies that our carts just naturally seem to steer clear from. A dark green, bitter in taste, Kale can definitely leave a bad first impression if you aren't prepared for it's richness. However, Kale has come to be one of our favorite leafy greens, offering an abundance of nutrients and really a delightfully unique taste and texture. Check out this recipe to see how Tif transformed kale into an exquisite snack!
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Fast Food!
While snagging bites from fast food joints isn't ideal we all get in a pinch sometimes and need a quick fix. So what can you do besides drive thru? Here are some ways you can create your own "fast food."
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