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Curried Chickpea Salad

Curried Chickpea Salad

July 11, 2020 Leave a Comment

Like many people, I panic-bought a lot of pantry staples and household essentials back in March. Among my purchases: shelf-stable guacamole (haven't worked up the nerve to try it yet), 48 rolls of "coreless"(i.e. no hole in the middle) toilet paper from an office supply website, and about ...

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Chicken Quinoa Waldorf Salad with Kale

Chicken Quinoa Waldorf Salad with Kale

August 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

Brimming with sweet apples, juicy grapes, and crunchy nuts, Waldorf salad is always delicious. This easy, healthy version includes chicken, quinoa, kale, and creamy Greek yogurt dressing! I have a confession: more often than not, my work lunch is a sad desk peanut butter sandwich and an ...

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Chilled Chickpea Soup

Chilled Chickpea Soup

July 22, 2017 2 Comments

This chilled chickpea soup is one of my favorite easy, healthy, no-cook summer meals. It tastes like a bowl of mild, ultra-creamy hummus piled high with all the toppings.  My love of cold soups knows no bounds. For other delicious versions, check out:   Tomato Watermelon ...

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Tuna and Wild Rice Salad with Grapes and Apricots

Tuna and Wild Rice Salad with Grapes and Apricots

August 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

For the most part, I feel like Owen is growing up too fast. How is it possible that he will be four in a few weeks?! We just signed him up for the local soccer league and bought him a "big boy" bike. Last week, at the library, he picked out a movie that was rated PG. When I acted hesitant about ...

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Chilled Tomato Beet Soup with Pesto

Chilled Tomato Beet Soup with Pesto

July 31, 2016 7 Comments

If you like gazpacho, you will love this chilled tomato beet soup swirled with pesto. Quick, healthy, and vegan, it's the perfect light warm weather meal! Some of my fondest memories of my early twenties in Brooklyn involve having lunch with my friend Blythe. We were both waitresses at the time, ...

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Green Goddess Egg Salad

Green Goddess Egg Salad

July 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

Green goddess dressing is the perfect way to punch up ordinary egg salad! Hi you guys! How was your 4th of July? We celebrated with lots of friends and family and LOTS of chocolate. Seriously. My sister-in-law and I miss communicated about dessert one night, and I made chocolate-covered ...

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Coconut Sesame Noodles with Pineapple and Snap Peas

Coconut Sesame Noodles with Pineapple and Snap Peas

May 20, 2016 7 Comments

Sesame noodles are given a luxurious, tropical makeover with coconut milk and chunks of juicy fresh pineapple! Do you have a million open boxes of spaghetti in your pantry? I am forever forgetting whether or not we have pasta when I'm at the store, so I buy more and then discover that there are ...

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Smashed Edamame Toast with Ricotta and Parmesan

Smashed Edamame Toast with Ricotta and Parmesan

May 10, 2016 7 Comments

This quick and simple smashed edamame toast is loaded with healthy veggie protein! When I started my food blog, I made a promise to myself that I would never do a post on avocado toast. Not that I don't love it (who doesn't?) but it's just so trendy, and do you really even need a recipe? Mash ...

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Vegan Stuffed Tomatoes

Vegan Stuffed Tomatoes

June 9, 2015 1 Comment

To say that I have a lot of cookbooks is like saying the Kardashians take a lot of selfies. My first job out of college was as an editorial assistant in the cookbook division of HarperCollins, and there were free copies everywhere. And not just the ones that we published—every day they came in the ...

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Hummus 10 Ways

Hummus 10 Ways

January 4, 2015 Leave a Comment

My first job as an editorial assistant in Midtown Manhattan was very close to a stop on the E train that had a Subway sandwich shop inside it: a Subway in the subway. I never made a habit of going, but on days that I was feeling particularly grumpy or unmotivated I would slink underground and buy a ...

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Hi! I'm Lucy. Turnip the Oven is my vegetable-focused food blog, but sometimes I'm sidetracked by dessert. My recipes are simple and approachable, and I use fresh, seasonal ingredients. I hope I inspire you to eat more plants…and cookies.

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