Transform ordinary carrots from plain Jane to downright sexy! Carrots cooked in smoky tequila and orange zest, then drizzled with creamy spiced curry tahini sauce–here’s a deliciously different bright way to serve carrots!

Delicate ribbons of pale green leeks, plus a measure of toasted walnuts, stirred into toothsome barley, with green broccoli mini trees piled on top–everything about this barley pilaf with leeks, walnuts, and broccoli nurtures the heart and soul. 

Barley’s chewy, pasta-like consistency and its nutritional profile does our hearts good, in more ways than one. Walnuts too shine in the vascular health department, and with the leek and broccoli benefits, we’ve got vegan well being by the spoonful. Grain and goodies = happiness.

Fresh peaches overflow our fruit bowl lately. We eat them as they are, slurping over the kitchen sink, and we blend them into smoothies, but this peach and arugula pizza is our favorite way to enjoy this blushing fruit.

Peppery arugula and sweet-tart peaches love to flavor-play off each other. Bring red onion and balsamic dressing into the mix, and balance all with hardwood smoked cheddar cheese—we’re talking big taste dimensions.

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