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Jamaican Chickpea Stew will rock the boat. Your boat. It’ll rock your boat. You know what we could all use a little more of in life? Jamaican food. Have you ever tried it? I’ve seen recipes for Jamaican Jerk such and such and Jamaican-spiced wooptyloop, and wondered for the longest time what all of that …

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These Dark Chocolate Chickpea Brownies are gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, and grain-free. The recipe only requires a few pantry essentials that you probably already have on-hand, and a blender! I have included a vegan option as well! I enjoy making succulent chocolate treats out of beans. There, I said it. If you’ve been around The …

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Fireside Chats with Julia are stories I share that are unrelated to my regular recipe posts. They are my way of sharing bits and pieces of my life experiences, thoughts, and general ridiculousness. Spoiler alert: I use the F-Word in this episode. It’s been a while since our first fireside chat. Because I’m spending the …

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Southwest Black Bean, Corn, and Avocado Salsa with bell pepper. Because everything tastes better with a little southwestern flair. Story of my life: all the ingredients are laid out on the counter for cooking up a complete meal involving some form of protein, lots of vegetation, and a mystical carbohydrate source that by no stretch …

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Strawberry Rhubarb Mint Mojitos. < – Use them to cheers all things in life. Cheers! To the big things in life, like family, friends, health, green vegetables, and really great chocolate. To the little things in life like day drinking at the beach, sweet potato noodles, cats with great dividends, and figuring things out along …

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Spring Vegetable Stir Fry with Lemon-Ginger Sauce. It’s a wok of freedom.   It’s time for some spring green-ing. Get it? Spring. Green. Ing. ?? Sorry. As you know, I’m big on the ol’ stir fryage. Pounds of vegetables getting jiggy in the biggest fry pan I own? Lay it on me. For the longest …

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Glorious day, Chioggia beets! Have you ever seen one?  Finding a Chioggia beet is the equivalent of spotting a two-headed komodo dragon window shopping on the streets of San Francisco. You know you can always find realistic and accurate similes here at hometown The Roasted Root. Chioggia beets have pink skin, and when you slice …

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