How to try new flavors in a less overwhelming way

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I started to write this post as a helpful guide for parents on feeding their kids…

(A couple of parents shared this ‘hack’ in my private meal planning FB group)

Then realized this applies to adults too!!

If you are uncomfortable with “new” foods or ingredients...

If you lack motivated to try new things…

If the “unknown” or “unfamiliar” makes you doubtful...

If some cuisines or ingredients are foreign to you…

If you …

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FULL LIST OF Oil-Free HUMMUS

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I jokingly call hummus the “lifeblood of vegans”

As recipe creator, I appreciate how VERSATILE hummus can be -- lending itself to all kinds of flavors or fun concoctions.

For example, I used it to make a “cheese” in the Malta Melt (from the Shortcut to Slim Blueprint)

I’ve also used hummus to make an instant “cream sauce”, lovingly calling it a “college students” Alfredo ;)

That’s the Creamy Roasted Tomato Pasta …

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Differences in Hot Sauce Brands 2018 (Their best uses + Ranked mild to hottest)

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Topics in this Post:

  • 10 BEST hot sauces, ranked!
  • The difference in hot sauce flavors
  • Which hot sauce for which recipe
  • RANKED: Hottest to Mildest
  • How to ‘extinguish’ the heat when you made it too hot!

Frequently Asked Questions (answered!)

  • Is hot sauce the same as Sriracha?
  • What is it in hot sauce that makes it hot? (the peppers used)
  • How to SUBSTITUTE hot sauce?

Catch …

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The Big Vegan Burger Post: 18 Creative Ways to Eat Bean Burgers (+ how to make them so they don’t fall apart)

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Bean burgers are my bestie.

When I don’t have any other food prepared ahead, I make bean burgers.

When I come home from a long trip, I make bean burgers.

When money is tight, I make bean burgers.

When I haven’t been to the store in over a week because…whatever, I MAKE BEAN BURGERS.

I’m pretty sure I made my 6-ingredient, 15-minute Quick Burgers every week in 2015.

Bean Burgers a year-round “universal” …

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218 books in 2018 challenge complete! + a confession (and how I read so many books without breaking the bank)

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I did it! aaand with more than a month to go (I completed my challenge right before Thanksgiving).

218 in 2018 (woo!)

This challenge played out quite differently from my challenge in 2017.

For starters, I slogged through a lot of slumps this year, which forced me to understand (embrace) “quality over quantity”

There were at least 20 books (not counted in the above number) that I quit halfway.

This was unnerving at …

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