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Caponata Crostini

Not only is caponata a delicious topping for crostini, it’s an ideal make-ahead food because it tastes better a day or so after it is made. This Sicilian eggplant dish is traditionally served at room temperature, adding to its appeal as a no-fuss party food.

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Carob Almond Truffles

These decadent bite-sized morsels will melt in your mouth and are a great substitute for those who avoid chocolate.

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Cumin Lime Tofu with Roasted Sweet Potato Purée

With crunchy pumpkin seeds and accents of lime and cumin, this tangy, spicy tofu is looking for one sweet-talking partner. The perfect mate? A comforting, velvety sweet potato purée. Serve with a crisp salad to refresh the palate and round out your meal.

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Grains & Greens Salad

This salad’s character changes with your choice of olives, and I’ve tried and enjoyed a variety of them. If there is any salad left over, you can eat it cold, but the warm quinoa adds a touch of comfort and completion to this quick meal.

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Peruvian Peanut Potato Soup

Peanuts and potatoes, both Peruvian crops, are combined in this flavorful soup that can be served two ways. Served chunky, it’s homey and rustic, especially good with coarse, dark bread. Purée the soup and it turns a lovely butterscotch color, an elegant dish when garnished with chives.

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Chocolate Chiffon Mousse Cupcakes

You’ll need to break out the pastry bags for these babies because the mousse is fancy like that. You can halve the mousse recipe, but for maximum impact, make the whole recipe and pile that mousse on like soft-serve ice cream. These cupcakes are really slammin’!

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Not Your Grandmother’s Potato Salad

Potatoes get top billing in this warm salad, but the kale and carrots provide a big helping of nutrients along with their color and flavor.

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Raw Energy Bars

Chock-full of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and essential fatty acids, munching on these raw “candy bars” will give you endless energy.

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Sweet Potato Lentil Chili

Red lentils thicken this simple yet flavorful chili, with sweet potatoes lending a delicate, smooth contrast to the spice. Serve with warm crusty bread or tortilla chips and guacamole

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Jeweled Chocolate Bark

Adding dried cranberries, currants, almonds, and pistachios transforms humble melted chocolate chips into an amazing vegan confection.

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Coconut Chutney

Authentic coconut chutney requires a variety of hard-to-find ingredients, so if you don’t live near an Indian market, you may be out of luck. For that reason, I’ve developed a more user-friendly recipe that is still quite close in flavor to the version served at my favorite South Indian restaurant.

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Coconut Candies

Apricots, raisins, dates, and a hint of orange zest flavor these delicious coconut-covered treats.