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Beware. These recipes are addictive. But don’t worry, it’s a healthy addiction. Enjoy and share.

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Cooking Tips | How To Open and Use Garlic

A one minute spiel on garlic that will change your life.

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Un-Fried Coconut Black Beans

Black Bean Puree with Coconut Oil. Perfect to top Tlayudas!

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5 “Skinny” Recipes for a Delicious Cinco de Mayo

Elana's best recipes for the holiday: Crispy Tlayudas, Un-fried Coconut Black Beans, Guaucamole Two Ways and a Skinny Margarita

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Elana’s Simple Guacamole #2

So fast to make some times I eat it for breakfast. Just add some lemon or orange, with sliced onions, salt and go!

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Meal and a Spiel Mother’s Day Gift Guide 2014

My favorite gifts of good food and style. Many of which are discounted for YOU only.

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Crispy Tlayudas

with Un-Fried Coconut Black Beans and Elana’s Simple Guacamole

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Roasted Asparagus and Fresh Herb Frittata with Goat Cheese

A huge hit at brunch events and easy to prepare in a short amount of time.

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How to Use Your Food Processor

Let me teach you how to NOT be scared of your food processor.

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Passover Favorites

Elana's best recipes for the holiday: Brisket, Chicken with Apricots, Matzo Ball Soup, Quinoa, Charoset, Almond Rosemary Cake, Flourless Chocolate Cakes

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Spiels from the Sheets

What are "Courses in Cooking for SMART Girls"? Let me explain who that includes and why.

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Gorgonzola Walnut Crostini

with Basil and Raw Honey

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5 Healthy Italian Garden Vegetable Side Dishes

recipes to give you freedom in the kitchen

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Celery Root Purée

The heart of homemade. And trust me, it is easy.

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Roasted Broccoli with Parmigiano

It was a long childhood of steamed broccoli.

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Roasted Mixed Vegetables

Why can’t vegetables be the most delicious thing on the table?

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Little Italian Potato Sticks with Rosemary and Thyme

These un-fried, un-French potatoes are lovingly named after the peninsula that has always loved me back.

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Tropical Green Smoothie

This recipe came about after years and years of making smoothies in the morning.

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Spiced Nut and Cheese Hamantashen (Gluten Free Option)

like a cheese and prune danish meets a nutty cinnamon rugelach

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Sgroppino: Frozen Dessert Cocktail

A lemony dessert that keeps your buzz going at the end of dinner.

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Grilled Steak with Arugula and Parmigiano

Serve as an entree or as an appetizer: Grilled Steak Bites with Arugula and Pamigiano

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