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Tamagoyaki [Japanese Rolled Eggs or Omelette] Recipe

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Japanese Rolled Eggs or Omelette My first experience with Japanese cuisine was at a sushi bar in Atlanta, Georgia in 1993. From the first bite I was madly in love and I’ve been introducing people to sushi since that day! Japanese food is one of my favorites because it is minimal, clean, and delicious. Traveling …

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Okonomiyaki – Japanese Pancakes with low-carb option

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Okonomiyaki is a Japanese savory pancake that makes use of batter and cabbage. In Japan, okonomiyaki is a popular street food often prepared on a griddle, but it is also found in restaurants. Okonomiyaki Japanese Vegetable Pancake Osaka-style okonomiyaki is made by mixing the cabbage and vegetables with a flour batter. Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is made …

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Tasty Chicken Wings Four Ways Recipe

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Tasty Wings Four Ways Let’s face it, wings are a perfect movie night food, comfort food, party food, or just any time you want some tasty finger food and you can cater to everyone’s taste with these four wing sauce variations. Originally shared on my Instagram account, this has been a popular unpublished recipe of …

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Black-Eyed Pea Fritters with Corn Salsa

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When I was a child, we ate black-eyed peas on New Year’s day, and that was pretty much the only time they appeared on my plate. As an adult, however, I found out that I enjoy eating them more often. My favorite tamale contains black-eyed peas, oh so yummy! Do you use black-eyed peas regularly? …

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Baba Ghanoush with Organic Meyer Lemon Olive Oil

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For those of you who love hummus but not the macros that come with chickpeas (garbanzo beans); meet Baba Ghanoush. If you’ve already met, you could skip down to the recipe – but you might miss something I do that is pretty unique when it comes to this dish! According to Wikipedia, Baba ghanoush, also …

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Tantalizing Tabbouleh with a Lemony Twist – low carb option

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Tabbouleh is traditionally made with parsley and is a Middle Eastern dish. There are many variations on Tabbouleh, including the spelling, depending on the region. In Turkey and Armenia, the dish is heavier on the grain, whereas Syria and Lebanon, cooks tend to use more parsley. My tastes fall somewhere in the middle and instead …

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Lemongrass Seafood Soup with Bunashimeji Mushrooms

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I love soup! Not only is it fun to create and delicious, it’s also so good for you! Especially when you add healthy ingredients like lemongrass, ginger, garlic, and mushrooms! This soup is easy enough to throw together for a mid-day meal, but nice enough to serve as dinner along with a salad. For my …

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Sushi Bowls for the entire family with low carb option!

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Everyone in the family will be happy with these make your own sushi bowls since there are options for both sushi-rice and a low-carb option for those of us following a grain-free, paleo, or ketogenic lifestyle. The beauty of this recipe is that it uses smoked salmon; that means you can keep the ingredients in …

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Insanely Delicious Salmon Sliders with Low Carb and Keto options

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Make these insanely delicious salmon sliders for the entire family! There are many benefits for kids and adults alike when it comes to eating wild-caught salmon. You’ll want to put this recipe in your recipe box and keep them in your menu rotation! Kids will enjoy eating their salmon slider on a soft pretzel bun. …

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Chicken and Pear Arugula Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette

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The combo of pear and arugula just makes my mouth water! I started eating this salad back when I was a raw vegan, but since I started eating meat again I added in chicken. Voila! Chicken and Pear Arugula Salad with Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette. The flavors of this dish combine so deliciously. If you can’t …

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Smoked Salmon BBQ Onigiri – A fun party food

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Making smoked salmon bbq onigiri is a lot of fun! We started making Japanese foods when my older kids were young because it was so expensive to take a family of six out to eat. We’ve served sushi and onigiri at graduation parties, birthdays, even Christmas parties. I have friends who have requested I make …

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Easy Creamy Tomato Soup in a Snap

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My first childhood best friend introduced me to the combo of canned tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches! Since then I have eaten a variety of tomato soups including canned, boxed, restaurants and cafes. The best tomato soup I have ever tasted is made by the owner of Coolato Gelato; read my review of her …

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Golden Potato Soup with Fried Rosemary

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Growing up, one of my sister’s favorite foods was potato soup. Kinda funny how smells and tastes can take you back to a time and place, isn’t it? When I make this Golden Potato Soup I think of Lawrence Welk, Jimmy Carter, and my sister. Crazy how my brain works…I’ll explain later. I tried to …

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