This dish is inspired by the Moroccan/Lebanese/Algerian dish loubia. It’s fragrant and hearty without being heavy. And it’s absolutely perfect with the raw carrot salad from my last post. Oh, and did I mention that it’s super quick to make? Well, it’s super quick to make! It’s a short post
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Spicy Peach-Corn Salsa
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
This salsa came as an aside to the Chili Parm Grilled Corn I posted the other day. It was two days later, I had two more ears of corn and viola!, with a few other ingredients in the fridge, a salsa was born! I tend to be a traditionalist when
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Vegan Summer Nicoise Salad… and My Birth-i-versary
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
It’s my birthday! It’s my blogiversary! And I’ll eat vegan summer nicoise salad if I want to! But more on this salad later… now it’s time for some reflection. Two years ago I started Como Water as a repository for my home recipes. Friends and families asked how I made this
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Tomato and Warm Shallot Salad
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Today I woke up this morning with one thought on my mind, “gosh, I feel so grateful.” Nothing in particular happened, but I just felt very fortunate for some reason this am. Perhaps, it was residual giddiness from the community burger social my apartment building had last night. Como Water
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Curried Asparagus & Tomato Tart
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Out with the old and in with the new. And by that I mean, bye bye “diversify your grains month,” and heeeelllllooooo June! So, the original plan was for June to be “frozen treats” month and that’s still the plan, but my life is in disarray and I haven’t had
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Tofu Ceviche
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
I’m dedicating today’s post to one of my best friends in the whole wide world–Tini! She LOVES ceviche and although she abhors tofu, I’m convinced that in time I may be able to convert her. This recipe may just be the ticket to tofu conversion… The pressed tofu gives great
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Pico de gallo … and a giveaway!
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
There’s nothing that says ‘spring cleaning‘ like raw foods. In my next post, I’ll be a reviewing a film that talks all about the benefits of eating raw foods, but until then I leave you with this pico. Oooooooohhhhhhh, pico. This super simple, super flavorful salsa is a must make…
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Lima Bean Croquettes with Miso-Mint Reduction
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Sometimes you win some. And sometimes you lose some. And I will say, today I definitely had more winnin’ than losin’… 1. I paid my credit card off! In total. In full. Gone. Bye bye! And I couldn’t be happier! Not to bore you with my financial situation, but waaaaaaayyyyyy
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Apple Carrot Tomato Juice…and a WINNER!
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What better way to say ‘I love you!’ than with juice! I heart carrot juice, but it’s super expensive. To my surprise though, a pound of carrots (which was $0.89 at Trader Joe’s) yielded over a cup of juice. Paired with apple and tomato, and I had enough juice for
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Roasted Brussels Sprouts Gumbo
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
This morning I woke up singing… it went like this, “Sky is the limit and you know that you keep on Just keep on pressin on Sky is the limit and you know that you can have what you want, be what you want, have what you want, be what
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Fusilli with Sun-dried Tomato Cream Sauce and Italian “Sausage”
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Yes, people, it’s Lightlife Friday again! And I’m featuring two dishes this week. I was craving comfort food, despite it being in the 90s here for almost a week now. I think it’s because every establishment I go into has the AC cranked up so high that it feels like
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Queso de Cabra
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Best. Day. Ever. OK, maybe not EVER, but today was definitely the best day that I’ve had all week! Today I gave my first food demonstration at the grand opening of the Briggs Community Garden in Durham. It went really well, but if you know anything about me, you know
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Ribollita
Posted by Tiffany Griffin
Perhaps it was in anticipation of hearing Elizabeth Gilbert speak of her tales in Italy (and India and Bali). Or maybe it was because I have been thinking about this soup since I first had it at Kamasouptra in Portland, ME back in January. Or maybe it’s because I subconsciously
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