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Snacks

Parmesean Walnut Crisps

January 8, 2010

As promised, my good friend Bex has shared her recipe for these highly addictive, crunchy, cheesy, buttery crisps. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
2 cups parmesean cheese
3/4 cup roughly chopped walnuts
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Combine the cheese and walnuts in a bowl and spread onto the paper lined cookie sheet.
Bake about [...]

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Happy Birthday Keep It Simple Foods!

November 12, 2009

November is Keep It Simple Foods’ birthday month and this month we are celebrating 1 year of blogging! Can you believe a year has already gone by? I can’t. Jessica and I want to thank all of our readers, old and new, who have loyally kept up with us over the past year. Thank you [...]

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Oven Roasted Turnip Fries

November 3, 2009

Turnips are my latest veggie addiction and I predict that turnips will replace kale as the “it” food this winter. In other words, turnips are the new kale. For those of you who are unfamiliar with turnips, they are root vegetables that closely resemble beets. Their skins are typically white and purple and they are [...]

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Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

October 26, 2009

It’s only one week from Halloween! Can you believe it? I love this time of year! I do everything I can to get myself in the Halloween spirit. I carve pumpkins, make pumpkin recipes, watch scary movies, and brainstorm costume ideas for the big night.
Last night, I carved this year’s pumpkin into a classic [...]

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Pan Fried Apples

October 15, 2009

We hope you all don’t mind, but we are scrapping the Simple Sustenance post for this week. We will bring it back next week for sure!
Now, on to the food!

Speaking of eating seasonally, tis apple season! Now is a great time to get apples for a good price at your local farmers market or grocery [...]

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Oven Roasted Peanuts

October 13, 2009

As many of you know, Jessica and I are huge advocates of eating locally and do a lot of our grocery shopping at neighborhood farmers markets. But, in addition to eating locally, seasonal eating is equally important. Eating seasonally allows you to continue eating locally (and keep supporting those local farmers) with the change in [...]

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Keep It Simple Guacamole

August 11, 2009

Fresh always tasts better than premade (even if it’s premade at Whole Foods). So, when you are craving guacamole, make it fresh rather than picking up something premade. Not only does it taste better, it’s better for you and it costs less.
Guacamole is so easy to make and can be whipped up in a matter [...]

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Easy Tzatziki

July 17, 2009

Tzatziki is a taditional middle eastern yogurt dip served as an appetizer or as a sauce eaten with meat and falafel dishes. It can also be eaten with couscous and pita. I ate mine with a falafel sunshine burger. This dish is quick and easy to make and requires few ingredients.
Ingredients: (Serves [...]

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We’ve gone crackers!

June 26, 2009

Three cheers for gluten free, organic crackers! The generous Mary’s Gone Crackers company sent us samples of their wheat free, gluten free, organic, vegan crackers. I know that you are questioning whether such healthy food could be tasty, but let me assure you that these crackers were surprisingly good!

We sampled the sea salt sticks & [...]

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All that Jazz

June 22, 2009

Every Friday,the National Gallery of Art hosts Jazz in the Garden, which is a free concert series held outside, in the sculpture garden. It’s a perfect opportunity to have a picnic feast with friends while enjoying the great outdoors and listening to the smooth sounds of jazz. This Friday, I seized the moment and invited [...]

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