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Tropical Green Smoothie

February 14, 2015 By Milen Gala

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It’s the middle of February, and I know what you’re thinking…

VACATION!

It’s finally that time. We’re tired of the cold, rain, and gray and our bodies are screaming out for some sunshine, and trying to improve our low vitamin D levels… OK, the last one is undiagnosed, but come on, we live in Seattle. The sun shines here for 3 hours a day and when it does we all run out to greet it like that episode in “Portlandia” where the whole town follows each other around fighting for that little ray of goodness.

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Breakfast, Juice and Smoothies Tagged With: Green Smoothie

Ginger Honey Garlic Tofu and Veggies with Farro

February 9, 2015 By Milen Gala

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Guess what?

It was my birthday last week, and my wonderful, funny, thoughtful, goofy husband thought it would be nice to get me some stuff to play with for the website photography. Like…. a tripod stand, some new dishes, spoons, glassware, books, and other fun food photography gear. 

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Asian

Coriander Spiced Black Bean Quesadillas

February 2, 2015 By Milen Gala

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This is my favorite quesadilla.

Maybe it because I’m Indian… Maybe it’s because I love to eat Mexican… Maybe it’s because this quesadilla tastes like I’m eating eating a cumin and coriander spiced Indian chaat in a warm black bean Mexican corn tortilla… I’m not sure really what it is, but there is something magical about this dish that makes me want to make it, and eat it, over and over and over and over again…

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Mexican

Pizzeria Gabbiano – Pizza by the Kilo

January 28, 2015 By Milen Gala

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” It seems to defy our perception of food, when a pizza dough, having only three visible ingredients, can have the depth of favor, the chew, and the and overall satisfaction of a slice of pizza you may have if you visit Rome’s Campo De Fiore… That thing you are tasting that sets it apart, is not the particular brand of organic flour, or the very specific Sicilian Sea Salt chosen for the recipe, but a more etherial ingredient,  that cannot be simply found on the grocery store shelf. It’s time. ” – Michael Easton (co-owner)

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Pioneer Square, Restaurants

5 Ways to Make Practicing Yoga Effortless

January 22, 2015 By Milen Gala

StretchingI’m the first to admit. I’m always running out of time! I feel like between work, bills, kids, my school, the kids school, cooking, homework, the blog, house stuff, writing an eBook and the million other things I need to get done I don’t always find the time to incorporate a long yoga session into my day… and if you’re life looks anything like mine you need some easy tips and tricks to integrate a yoga practice into your daily life. So here are 5 ways to make your yoga practice less time intensive, and ultimately, really, just effortless.

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Health and Wellness, Yoga Tagged With: Yoga

Black Quinoa and Green Lentil Stew

January 15, 2015 By Milen Gala

DSC09348-2It’s funny, but I’m actually a little fooded out! We just got back from a 3 week globe trotting adventure around the world (Thailand, India, UAE) and I’ve literally eaten almost every type of cuisine possible. Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Thai, a sprinkling of Mexican…. and all of it was, well, delicious!… But boy I am ready to get back to our kitchen and our cooking. 

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, French, Soups, Vegan

Creamy Broccoli and Basil Soup

November 30, 2014 By Milen Gala

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If you want to know the real inspiration for GalaKitchen I’ll let you in on a little secret… It all started with this soup in the middle of a winter snowstorm and an old Cabbagetown Cafe cookbook in a college town suburb of Michigan.  As a young sophomore in 1993, Vishal, trying to avoid the blizzard outside, first tried his hand at “making a dish” and after the storming success of his first bowl of goodness he and his friends were hooked.. and it was with this, simple, easy to make recipe, that Vishal’s, and eventually my, intensity and passion for good home cooking came to be born. 

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Soups

Urad Dal with Coconut, Blistered Shallots and Cilantro

November 20, 2014 By Milen Gala

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Is it time for snow? If you didn’t already know, my husband was born in Buffalo, NY. Over the last 48 hours it has snowed over 6 feet in the region with more expected to be on its way…  And while it hasn’t quite been that cold here in Seattle, a lack of rain, or should I say clouds, has brought in not only the sunshine but super chilly air to follow (agh! where is that down coat parka from 1998!!). It’s times like this that I need a kick of something warm and hardy to make it though the night. Walking in the door, throwing on some thermal PJ’s and cozying up to a hot bowl of this dal is all I wanted last night. Served with some warm tandoori naan, you are sure to sleep a nice warm slumber through the night.  

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Indian

Bittersweet and White Chocolate Halloween Bark

October 16, 2014 By Milen Gala

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Last Friday we had no school. It’s parent teacher conference week and the kids and I had a whole day to do nothing but goof off and have some down time. No classes, no extra curricular activities, no homework, no stress… And after a day of playing in the park, swimming at the club, eating sandwiches and french fries at the pool and making Halloween cards for the teachers we decided we needed to end the day with a little homemade goodness…

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Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: Desserts

Sweet Corn Polenta and Eggplant Caponata

October 13, 2014 By Milen Gala

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Since exploring London’s culinary scene last summer, and eating at the famed restaurant Nopi, I have been obsessed with Yotam Ottolenghi. He may quite literally be the master of fusing the diverse culinary traditions of the Mediterranean into beautiful, mouthwatering fare. Ottolenghi’s only rule: “the ingredients must always be first-rate, and the food gorgeous and tasty.” And so over the course of the next several months (or maybe even years) we will be exploring his world of Plenty.

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Filed Under: All Recipe Posts, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Tagged With: Mediterranean and Middle Eastern

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Hi Everyone and welcome to GalaLiving! I am Milen Gala. I live, love, work and play in Seattle, Washington with my husband and our 2 kids (ages 11 and 9). We initially created GalaLiving in 2012 to share vegetarian and vegan recipes with our friends and family. In the past couple of years GalaLiving has transformed from a simple little food blog to a much loved space where several thousand people make and share our recipes and health and wellness inspirations. At GalaLiving, we like to eat wholesome, energizing dishes and incorporate lifestyle habits that keep us glowing and make us feel like a million bucks. We hope you enjoy discovering and tasting new things along with us!

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