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Vegetarian Meals

Vegetarian meals don't have to be boring or loaded with cheese and carbs to taste great. We feature nutritarian ("Eat to Live") plant-based meals and recipes that focus on garden-to-table seasonal goodness and salt-free taste.

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Confetti Salad – Black Bean Salad

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Vegan Cauliflower Recipe: Sicilian Sauce

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Marinaded and Grilled Portobello Mushroom Steaks

stuffed summer squash recipe vegetarian

Stuffed Summer Squash Recipe

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Easy Veggie Burger Recipe

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Recipe for Pasta Primavera with Sage Gorgonzola Cheese Sauce

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Cooking Vegan – Healthful, Delicious and Easy

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18 Easy Squash Recipes

Black Bean Burrito Recipe

Easy Crepe Recipe

dandelion greens recipe

Foraged Food: Dandelion Greens Couscous

Healthy Ramen Noodle Salad Recipe

rustic Tuscan bean salad recipe

Rustic Tuscan Bean Salad Recipe

Vegetarian Recipe: Three Ingredient Pasta Dinner

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How to Grow Radishes from Seed: Easy Beginner Vegetable Garden Plant

I think every gardener starts with growing radishes. And why not? Radishes germinate readily, grow quickly, and add interest to salads. They’re also great when you have cabin fever after a long winter and you’re dying for something fresh from the garden. And while their spiciness may be an acquired taste, in some cuisines (including…

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My Fall Experiment: Growing Chinese Vegetables

Every gardener loves a good experiment, and this year mine involved stepping outside my usual vegetable lineup. I tried growing a few Chinese vegetables in my garden, and the results were delicious, a little surprising, and a whole lot of fun. If you’ve ever wondered whether these crops are worth a spot in your garden,…

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A close up of tatsoi, or vitamin plant, a Chinese vegetable, growing in a raised bed garden.

Growing Tatsoi: The Frost-Resistant Asian Vitamin Plant

Growing tatsoi (Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa (sometimes listed as Brassica rapa var. narinosa) offers fresh, leafy greens in USDA hardiness zone 7b throughout the fall and possibly the winter. Tatsoi isn’t sold in my local Kroger, Food Lion, or Walmart Super Center, but it’s easy enough to grow, and so delicious, that I plan to…

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A pot of red chrysanthemums on a wooden packing crate with pots and yellow mums on the ground.

November Gardening Tips

Tidying Up, Winding Down, and Looking Ahead Here in central Virginia, the first hints of fall show up in October, and by the end of the month cool nights are the norm. By November, frost is a given, the leaves have all turned, and most of the trees stand bare. November is a month for…

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