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Top 10 Tuesday: Kitchen Essentials

Perhaps you've heard the news: We're moving to St. Maarten. Since it's only a year tour, the majority of our belongings will be staying in a storage unit and consequently, we're only taking what we can manage to fit into six jumbo suitcases.

As I packed my all my tank tops into our Vita-Mix last night, I started thinking about what tools and gadgets were absolutelyessential -- what could I not live without? What …

Top 10 Tuesday: 10 Quick-Fix Meals

Some days you're just not in the mood to cook and you need something fast, healthy and satisfying. Here are my top 10 no-fuss meals. (Don't tell anyone, but we eat all of these weekly!)

1. Tofu Scramble
2. Loaded Nachos
3. Black Bean & Salsa Soup
4. Hawaiian Teriyaki Chickpeas
5. Mock Tuna Salad
6. Portobello Steaks
7. Veggie Biscuit Pot Pie
8. Bean & Yam Burritos
9. Chickpea Tacos
10. Banana or Blueberry Pancakes

Top 10 Tuesday: Recipes from the Pantry

Every so often I like to "cook from my pantry." My pantry (which you can see in this video) is very small so there's no room for excess. I keep control over the situation by cooking from my pantry--which also helps keep my grocery bill down, too. Plus, pantry meals are great when your fridge looks pretty empty. 

Here are my 10 favorite "pantry meals" :

1. Chickpea Tacos
2. Creole Black-Eyed Peas
3. Hippie …

It's starting to feel like fall here, so for this Top 10 Tuesday, I'm including HH's best fall recipes. You may also notice some fall faves are now appearing on the homepage!

Top 10 Fall Recipes:

1. Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies
2. Acorn Squash & Apple Soup
3. Sweet Potato (or Pumpkin) Muffins
4. African Kale & Yam Soup
5. Maple Glazed Veggies
6. Apple Crisp Muffins
7. Yam Falafels
8. Pumpkin-Raisin Oatmeal Cookies
9. Smashed Sweet Potato Burrito
10. Sweet Potato & Fresh Cranberry Muffins

& don't forget the Pumpkin …

Spices are any home cook's secret weapon. The right spice can make any meal go from ordinary to extraordinary... and spices can tie any meal together. Increasing your spices is also a great way to intensify flavor in low fat cooking. A lot of recipes rely on oils and other fats for flavor and removing them can make a recipe fall flat. The next time that happens, try double - or tripling the spices called for in the recipe.

Here …