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Cooking with seasonal ingredients takes advantage of when produce is at its best. There’s usually more flavor, it can be more cost efficient, and it just feels more genuine. Each month I’ll cook a dish showcases and in-season ingredient. I may make brussels sprouts all year long, but now is when they’re really in their prime.…
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Food Network Magazine had a mini “Family and Kids” mag in the back of a recent issue. In this section, they reinvented ants on a log, the classic after school snack of celery sticks filled with peanut butter and topped with raisins. I’m pretty sure this article was all about sneaking veggies into your kid’s…
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When it came to cooking for my last book club meeting, I just wasn’t havin it. Oddly enough, I wasn’t even that busy; I just didn’t want to tie myself down to preparing a specific travel-well recipe for a group. My solution was to open up one of my “easy” cookbooks. Every recipe in this…
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This side dish is basically cheating it’s so easy. Cook some rice (I use a rice cooker because it’s easier than easy, but an old fashioned pot is totes fine) and while there’s about 10 minutes left, sauté mushrooms and onions in butter with salt and pepper. Or if you’re using a rice cooker, it…
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September is the official start of fall and while most people excite in the change of seasons because it signifies a change in wardrobe, I like the transition to fall because it means new ingredients. One thing that’s in season in September is arugula. Arugula is a lettuce, which usually means “salad base”. That’s still…
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I had not had a single nectarine all summer and they were calling my name in the grocery store, looking all big, juicy, and summery. But for some reason I knew that even if purchased with the best of intentions I would never end up sitting on my couch, eating the nectarine all on its…
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In the summertime I find myself dreaming about caprese salad literally every week. I can’t get enough. Summer is when tomatoes are at their best and the simple salad is a perfect way to show off how delicious they can be. Because I can’t eat a caprese every week (I mean I could…I shouldn’t) I…
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This might be the healthiest snack you can make and still be satisfied. It tastes so good but it’s one of those things where you’re practically burning more calories by chewing than you’re ingesting. Just combine avocado and drained white beans in a food processor with olive oil, salt, and red pepper flakes to taste.…
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When my Mom visits we like to just…walk. We don’t usually make a strict plan ahead of time and we stop whenever we see something interesting, whether that’s a restaurant or boutique. On the first day of her vistit we made “village” our general destination. We didn’t even specify East or West so we started…
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This avocado and egg pita is one of my earlier Pinterest pins. Somehow, however, I never got around to making it which is crazy because it’s easy enough to throw together in the middle of the harried getting-ready-for-work dance. I like to toast or warm my pita a bit first. Then, while the egg fries,…
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Peaches to Apples 