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This story was written by member girlA and comes from The Dairy Free Diva Recipe Exchange group in the YumSugar Community.I really love marinated tofu sandwiches. They're easy to make, will last the whole week and it's so simple to create your own marinades. I first came across this idea from Lauren Ulm of Vegan Yum Yum and her recipe for Smoky Miso Sandwiches. After making her recipe several times, I decided to changes things up and come up with my own marinade using some of my favorite ingredients.

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This story was written by member girlA and comes from The Dairy Free Diva Recipe Exchange group in the YumSugar Community.Yum! These were quite delicious and easy to make. The recipe calls for a 1/4 cup of applesauce and of course, I didn’t have any. We’re not big applesauce eaters here and I knew that any leftovers would turn different shades of green and white, so I opted to make my own. I just chopped up 1/2 a Granny Smith — skins and all — and threw it into the food processor with a 1/4 cup of water and a teaspoon of sugar. Worked beautifully! Also, the recipe calls for flax meal mixed with 3 tablespoons of water, yet strangely never mentions it again. I nearly forgot to add it! So I figured the best time to do so was when adding the applesauce and vanilla. Seemed to be the perfect time. The lemon-flavored icing was the perfect accompaniment to these cookies!

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This story was written by member syako and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.Mardi Gras is a couple weeks away, and this New Orleanian gal — who's been transplanted to Maryland — misses this holiday the most! Even more, I miss the yummy gooey king cake that goes with it. So I made one myself this weekend and the result was fabulous! It's definitely worth trying. Hope you enjoy.

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Here, OnSugar blog Beans in My Brownies? shares a breakthrough concept in hot cereal: Carrot cake oatmeal.

This morning I made carrot cake oatmeal. I came across this on another blog, and had to try it! I am going to make it for tomorrow!

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Here, OnSugar blog The Moderate Epicurean shares why she loves the wintertime warmer that is soup.I can't get enough of it (as you well know if you read this blog — I do a soup consolidation post every winter).  Warm, nutritious, satisfying, easy to make, and delicious — what's not to like?  I mix things up with garnishes....a grating of cheese, a sprinkle of toasted nuts, a drizzle of excellent olive oil or nut oil (hazelnut, walnut, sesame), a dab of creme fraiche, or a spoonful of pesto...you get the idea.  It's fun to add a crispy version of whatever veggies are in the soup base to perk things up — picture crispy cauliflower as a garnish to a creamy cauliflower soup.  Or a shower of chopped fresh herbs.  Or a few pieces of crisp, salty meat to elevate something simple to sublime — a few cubes of crunchy, chewy pancetta or bacon finish off a basic mushroom or tomato soup beautifully.

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This story was written by member suziryder and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.

Yesterday, I had a crummy, stressful day at work. It was one of those days when the higher-ups are freaking out about an impossible deadline at the end of the week, getting everyone else all stirred up and anxious, only to find out later that the deadline is actually two weeks away. It was frustrating and tiring.

My cure? Baking, of course. My husband had an even worse day, not coming home until 9:30 p.m. (we usually leave work around 5). He had asked me over the weekend that my next baking project be a coffee cake, so I wanted to surprise him with a fabulous coffee cake when he finally got home. I knew just the right one: Michelle of Brown Eyed Baker blogged about an amazing coffee cake from Ina Garten a while back, and I'd been waiting for a chance to make it.

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This story was written by member courtneyd and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.

For a few years now I've wanted to try to marry the traditional Southern Indian food my husband grew up enjoying with Thanksgiving as I know it (Southern girl with a love of spice and heat). So this year I did a trial run of a tandoori-style turkey made in the oven.

By next year I hope to build my own tandoor, or at least grill this guy, because it needs a little more heat to crisp up properly. Even so, the meal turned out great! Tandoori turkey, tamarind gravy, creamed saag, masala mashed potatoes, and Whole Foods' naan, which has a slight dinner roll texture, so it works out perfectly for this blended meal. The tamarind gravy was an original creation (that I cannot believe turned out properly, it was sooooo good), and the other recipes were either inspired by or taken directly from The Food of India from Whitecap Books. I love their "food of" series, and my husband is impressed with the Indian recipes.

For the turkey, I followed the instructions from November's Martha Stewart Living to spatchcock a turkey and cooked according to their instructions after marinating for about 7 hours. Not including the marinade time, this meal came together in about 2 hours on a Friday night. Also, we discovered New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc complements Indian food perfectly.

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This story was written by member b1uebunn and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community.Check out her family's Thanksgiving recipe when you read more

This story was written by member SweetPeasMom and comes from the Kitchen Goddess group in the YumSugar Community. The soup looks like it would make a wonderful cold-weather dinner. It's quick, simple, and perfect for busy weeknights. Check out her recipe when you read more

Do you cook wonderfully delicious dishes and then take photographs of them to show your friends and family? Well, why not go one step further and share them with us in the YumSugar Community? That's what reader MénagèreModerne recently did with this scrumptious sounding stroganoff recipe. Classic stroganoff is made with ground beef, but Ménagère used ground pork because that's what she had on hand and she wanted to "cut down on the salt a bit." The final dish, that combines the meat with sour cream, sherry, and mushrooms, is economical and surprisingly fast. More of Ménagère's stunning food photography can be viewed on her blog, mmmm...food!, but to check out the pork stroganoff recipe, read more