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Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalCookieDay! It's a great day to be in the kitchen baking sweet treats!

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Honey Gingersnap Cookies - Zeela's Food Adventures

Crunchy outside and soft inside with a rich honey flavor, these honey gingersnap cookies are perfect for holiday gifting or celebrations.

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December 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalFrittersDay! If you're tired of turkey, it's a great day to eat zucchini instead.

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Zucchini Fritters - Zeela's Food Adventures

The ancient symbol of Aes Sedai brings harmony to these herb-filled zucchini fritters in the form of sour cream and applesauce.

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December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Perfect timing for Turkey Day next week, it's #NationalCranberryRelishDay!

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Bountiful Cookbook: Cranberry Chutney - Zeela's Food Adventures

This sweet and tangy Cranberry Chutney is easy to make and perfect for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving, or any other autumn or winter gathering.

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November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe is up today! This Green Tomato Curry is a specialty of #Roshar (Brandon Sanderson's #StormlightArchive / #Cosmere). #FanArt. I'm planning many more Stormlight inspired recipes - coming soon!

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Green Tomato Curry - Zeela's Food Adventures

This sweet or spicy green tomato curry sauce is a favorite on Roshar. Add potatoes, carrots, and/or meats to make it a hearty meal.

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November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM

Zeela Graystone

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With Starbucks workers still on strike, it's a great time to learn how to make biscotti at home. (Also, support your local small businesses!)

#NoContractNoCoffee

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Thimblets from Legends & Lattes - Zeela's Food Adventures

Thimblets are biscotti-like cookies for dunking in coffee, with rich flavors of cardamom, walnut, and orange.

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November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM

Zeela Graystone

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I'm adding tags to my food blog website for common dietary restrictions to help people find recipes more easily (Vegetarian, Vegan, Dairy-Free, and Gluten-Free). Somehow I have 77 recipes posted?! I didn't realize it was up to that many!

November 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalBreadDay! This pretty loaf is inspired by Hero of the Horn #BirgitteSilverbow of #WheelOfTime. (And unlike GBBO, the recipe includes braiding instructions!) 😁

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Birgitte's Rosemary Bread - Zeela's Food Adventures

Soft rosemary bread, braided in honor of Birgitte Silverbow, Hero of the Horn. Makes beautiful sandwiches or toast.

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November 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe! Cheesy spicy bread rolls shaped like spiky hedgehogs - perfect for burger buns, dipping in soup or chili, or just eating. Time consuming but delicious.

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Jalapeño Hedgehog Rolls - Zeela's Food Adventures

These jalapeño cheddar rolls are shaped to resemble hedgehogs and coated in cornmeal for a perfect texture. Try them as burger buns!

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November 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM

Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalSandwichDay! Take some time to meditate and make some ciabatta for beautiful sandwiches. Time consuming but worth it.

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Shadowlands Ciabatta - Zeela's Food Adventures

Tiny French bread style loaves with chewy crust, this ciabatta is perfect for sandwiches. Let the scent of baking bread bring peace and rest.

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November 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Canned 13 pints of green tomato curry today. Hooray garden gifts!

November 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe! Really this is a building block for other recipes - but it's pumpkin season and this has SO many uses. Freeze extra pumpkin puree in pre-measured trays for enjoying all year. #PumpkinRecipes

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Pumpkin Puree - Zeela's Food Adventures

Homemade pumpkin puree made from a pumpkin. Use this in soups, baked goods, or anywhere you would use the canned version.

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October 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM

Zeela Graystone

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If you're getting your garden ready for winter, you may have a last-minute bunch of green tomatoes. Don't let them stay on the vine to freeze! When life gives you green tomatoes, make enchilada sauce. #GreenTomatoes

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Green Tomato Enchilada Sauce - Zeela's Food Adventures

Put late-season garden tomatoes to use in this flavorful green tomato enchilada sauce, ready for enchiladas, nachos, or freezing for later.

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October 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalPumpkinDay! Pumpkin is great in so many things - not just lattes and pies. Here is my favorite spicy pumpkin soup:

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Zandalari Pumpkin Peanut Soup - Zeela's Food Adventures

Spicy, creamy, and bursting with flavor, this spicy pumpkin peanut soup with roasted red peppers is worth the quest for ingredients.

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October 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe! Use up leftover bread in this easy smoky red pepper-tomato-hazelnut sauce, and serve it over roasted veggies, as a sandwich spread, or on pasta.

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Romesco Sauce - Zeela's Food Adventures

Smoky condiment with red bell peppers, tomatoes, and hazelnuts that can be made either sweet or spicy and uses up leftover bread.

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October 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Here is a lovely autumn soup to celebrate #NationalAppleDay. zeelasfoodadventures.com/creamy-celer...

Creamy Celeriac Apple Soup - Zeela's Food Adventures

Creamy soup featuring celeriac, apple, and coconut milk, with a crunchy hazelnut topping and a grating of cheese.

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October 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Zeela Graystone

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It's #NationalPastaDay! Time for some Mac & Cheese!

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Night City Mac & Cheese - Zeela's Food Adventures

Visit Night City in 2077 for this creamy cheesy gooey mac & cheese pasta goodness topped with crunchy buttery panko.

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October 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe! Today we have Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce (for making enchiladas verdes). Get a couple pounds of fresh tomatillos and this could be dinner!

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Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce - Zeela's Food Adventures

Use fresh tomatillos to make this lovely green enchilada sauce, and top your favorite enchiladas with it for "enchiladas verdes".

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October 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Happy #NationalShawarmaDay! Here is an easy crockpot version - just get some pitas and toppings and dinner is set!

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Crockpot Chicken Shawarma - Zeela's Food Adventures

Let your slow cooker do the work for this flavorful crockpot chicken shawarma. Serve with seasonal pickled veggies and fresh pita bread.

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October 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Recipe testing: jalapeño hedgehog rolls. It is cold and raining, and my kitchen smells like bread.

October 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Here is a delicious #Pandaren inspired recipe to celebrate #NationalNoodleDay.

Also to the #Pastafarians, Ra'men!

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Pandaren Pad Thai - Zeela's Food Adventures

Pandaren Pad Thai is a favorful noodle dish with eggs, carrots, and chicken, a favorite in the Valley of Four Winds in Pandaria.

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October 6, 2025 at 12:44 PM

Zeela Graystone

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Did you know the first Wednesday in October is #NationalPumpkinSeedDay? Pumpkin seeds (aka pepitas) are delicious in this granola recipe!

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Honey Oat Granola - Zeela's Food Adventures

Sweet crunchy honey oat granola with plenty of nuts and dried fruits to start your day with energy. Serve with yogurt and fruit.

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October 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Zeela Graystone

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New recipe! Today we visit the #CircusOfTheLastDays (inspired by #BaldursGate3) for Treetos from our favorite kobold, Popper. These are maple-glazed, bacon-wrapped, blue-cheese-stuffed dates - gooey, salty, savory, sweet, and delicious.

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Popper's Treetos - Zeela's Food Adventures

Visit the Circus of the Last Days for Treetos - Bacon-Wrapped Dates stuffed with blue cheese and glazed with maple syrup.

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September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM

Zeela Graystone

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September 29th is #NationalCoffeeDay! Celebrate by baking #Biscotti and reading #LegendsAndLattes.

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Thimblets from Legends & Lattes - Zeela's Food Adventures

Thimblets are biscotti-like cookies for dunking in coffee, with rich flavors of cardamom, walnut, and orange.

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September 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM

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Tyler, from the Internet

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Thanks to everyone who has been emotionally supportive and encouraging to me in this awful year, I know everybody is having a tough go of it. If you can't grab a shirt rn that's cool, but if you could boost it for me I would love you for it. Thanks for being my friend and stuff. :)