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25+ Summer Meal Prep Ideas

25+ Summer Meal Prep Ideas

Whether you’re spending the day on the lake, heading to the pool, or at home relaxing, this list of healthy summer meal prep ideas will keep you out of the kitchen and free you up to relax and have fun! Prep a few of these grab-and-go main dish and snack ideas ahead of time and enjoy them for days. How to Use This List I’d suggest picking out several recipes you’d like to try from the list below and prepping three recipes at a time. I like to choose three different types of recipes to make ahead at a time–from...

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Mera Kitchen Collective in Baltimore, MD Offers Many Vegan Options

Mera Kitchen Collective in Baltimore, MD Offers Many Vegan Options

Mera Kitchen Collective is a community-driven restaurant in Baltimore, Maryland, where they’re building their own worker-cooperative. The goal is to promote the empowerment of chefs from around the world by celebrating their skills and talents in the kitchen.      Fortunately, vegan options are clearly marked on the menu and the food is delicious! Enjoy small plates including Crushed Red Lentil Soup, Falafel, Crispy Cauliflower and Tahini, Fattoush Salad, Stuffed Grape Leaves, Hummus, and Mutubal (smoked eggplant). They also offer a Falafel Sandwich, Falafel Salad Bowl, plus more.      Mera Kitchen Collective is located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore...

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Fattoush

Fattoush

This fattoush salad is made with crispy bits of pan-fried pita bread, fresh herbs and veggies all dressed in a zippy lemon vinaigrette. Refreshing, delicious, and perfect as a side or light main dish! I totally fell in love with fattoush the first time I tried it. It's an amazingly delicious and satisfying salad, and perfect even for non-salad folks. Fattoush is a Lebanese salad made with fresh veggies and tangy dressing. But it's defining feature is the fried pita bread. So good! Little bits of pita get pan-fried in olive oil and mixed right in with the salad. They're...

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Simple and Delicious Vegan Kebabs

Simple and Delicious Vegan Kebabs

This vegan kebab recipe is the perfect addition to your next summer BBQ. Gone are the days when kebabs were exclusively associated with juicy chunks of meat skewered and grilled to perfection. These Vegan Kebabs are bursting with flavors, textures, and creativity, you won’t even miss the meat. One of the beauties of Vegan Kebabs lies in their versatility. A myriad of ingredients can be used to replicate the complex flavors and textures typically associated with kebabs. If you follow Weight Watchers, this recipe costs only 2 points per serving! If you are looking for more vegan mushroom recipes check...

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Split Pea Salad

Split Pea Salad

This recipe came to mind when I wished there were more ways to eat split peas besides soup! Split peas are wonderfully high in fiber, but the same dish gets boring after a while. I also wished I could go back to eating Greek salad, and an idea was born. This dish combines the best of both worlds–minus the garlic, onion, tomato, lemon juice, and vinegar, of course. Makes 5-6 servings. Ingredients: 1 cup split dried green peas 2 cups chicken broth or 2 cups water and 1 tsp Better Than Bouillon 1 can black olives 1/4 cup corn kernels...

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