Falafel Tips & Recipes For International Falafel Day

Save calories and carbs: skip the pita and serve falafel with romaine leaves (photo © Sun Basket). Check out the link for their recipe for tempeh falafel, instead of traditional chickpeas.   June 12th is International Falafel Day, celebrating a vegan Middle Eastern street food that’s become very popular in the U.S. It’s an especially…
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Minnie Beasley’s Almond Lace Cookies: An Artisan Cookie Treat

[1] Minnie Beasley’s Lace Cookies (photo © Specialty Food Association). [2] A delicious bag of cookies (photo by Michael Steele | © The Nibble). [3] Cherry tuiles from Martha Stewart. Here’s the recipe (photos #3 and #4 © Martha Stewart). [4] Lace cookies can be flat. Lady Bird Johnson made them this way. Here’s a…
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Zero Carbs, Zero Allergens, Delicious Chicken Pizza Crust

Want a pizza with more protein? With no gluten or other allergens? With zero carbs? Meet the Chicken Pizza Crust from Z C Lyfe Foods. The Z C stands for zero carbs. As January 5th is National Keto Day, it’s a perfect choice for our Top Pick Of The Week. But you don’t have to…
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Flock Chicken Chips, Chicken’s Answer To Chicharrónes

Our Top Pick Of The Week is something special for lovers of chicharrónes (fried pork rinds or cracklings), or for those who love a low carb chip but don’t eat pork*†. As with chicharrónes, Flock Foods turns seasoned strips of skin and fat and fries them to a crispy, puffy state. Fly down to the next…
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A Traditional Mochi Recipe For National Mochi Day

[1] Traditional daifuku mochi, filled with redd bean paste (the recipe is below (photo © Morgaer | Deviantart). [2] Plain mochi dough can be flavored and/or rolled in a topping (photo © The Globetrotter Diaries). [3] Mochi with red bean paste that’s rolled in matcha, powdered green tea (photos #3, #4, #5, and #6 ©…
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