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Apple + Fennel with Pistachio + Apricot
It feels like we’re in the middle of things. Like we have to begrudgingly set down our watermelon and water balloons and pick up our infinity scarf and pumpkin spice latte. Seasons don’t happen in a...
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Mushroom Kale Goat Cheese Quesadillas
Bloggers can be pretty predictable. Since it’s December, you can count on most of us writing about tinsel and cookie swaps, peppermint coated this, mulled wine that… all the pine, all the Santa hats,...
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Sausage and Mushroom Risotto
As I move through the days, the months, the year, the seasons, I’ve noticed that my body always tells me what I need. These days it’s all citrus juices and earth flavors. Don’t get me wrong, I...
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Roasted Cauliflower, Beet, and Farro Winter Salad
I don’t seem to have a brain for meal-prep. I’m guilty of wandering the grocery store aisles picking up cold cereal, crackers, a really expensive bar of soap and… little else. I’m notoriously...
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Chicken and Dumplings
The days really are warming. There are the prettiest strawberries in the market. It might almost be time to daydream about watermelon wedges. But… I still need soup. The unapologetically...
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Marakesh Carrots
Someone in my family (I forget exactly who to blame for these memories), was very fond of adding grated carrots to the bottom of their Jell-o molds for holiday dessert. Come to think of it, there...
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Malo’s Beef and Pickle Tacos
There’s a place in Los Angeles where you can drink feisty margaritas made by half-rude actor/bartenders, munch on half-bad chips and salsa, and watch awkward Tinder dates buzz around you. It’s happy...
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Spinach and Blue Cheese Biscuits
I have an idea! Spoiler alert: it’s about biscuits. Actually, I’ll just keep this short and sweet. Let’s make biscuits! Extra savory, baked with greens and stinky cheese, served with generous...
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Watermelon Peach Caprese Salad
Yea. I definitely stood in the kitchen, staring at this gorgeous summer salad, wondering/hoping/wishing/longing to put all of these ingredients between two slices of bread to make an extra buttery,...
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Red Grape and White Peach Tabbouleh Salad
When I was a kid, you couldn’t pay me to eat parsley. Actually. That’s not entirely true. You could have paid me in candy bars to eat parsley… but no one was doing that… that would have been a dream...
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Charred Fresh Corn Cakes
You mean to tell me that I get to walk into a grocery store these days and choose between soft ripe peaches, juicy strawberries, big-ol raspberries AND fresh corn on the cob!? It’s just too good....
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Watermelon Wedge with Kale, Jalapeño, and Avocado
“I’m not so sure about watermelon and green salad.” I hear you. I hear you, fan of donuts and caramels and watermelon margaritas. Watermelon and greens? Suspicious. I totally get it. Just...
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How To Make The Best BLT Sandwich – Pro Tips from a Professional
Ok. So maybe I’m not a professional BLT magic maker in the strictest sense of the word professional. A professional BLT magic maker is a good-hearted line cook who sneaks extra bacon into your...
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Beef Enchiladas with green olives and raisins
Making enchiladas in my family is an event. Not one of those ‘bust out the fine china’ events… but definitely a ‘dad’s been wearing an apron over his pajamas all day’ event. That’s a sign that...
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Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sweet Rolls
I have a lot of guilty pleasures. So many, in fact… I think I’ve stopped feeling guilty about them. What’s the use in that anyway? One of the many, not Real Housewives of New York City related...
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Olive Oil Braised Chick Peas with Feta
You know those tangy bean salads you might find, suspiciously warm, sitting out on a picnic table at a church picnic? It’s the salad with chickpeas and kidney beans and canned green beans and… is it...
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Crab Cake Dinner
I have a certain supermarket stroll. The sort that, no matter the crowd, no matter the shopping cart obstacles, I can make my way through the grocery store maintaining a moderate amount of zen. I...
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Friday Fish Fry
Growing up in a Catholic family meant that the beginning of Spring was all about Lent. At some point everyone would have ashes on their foreheads, there was a portion that included palm fronds, and...
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Smoky Black Bean Soup
Having moved into my new house a week ago today, this soup is the first edible thing besides Red’s Chinese to hit my kitchen counter. Truth is, most of my kitchen is still packed up in boxes and...
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Shrimp Tempura Sushi Burritos
Sushi Burritos: an exercise in making my own dreams come true. Also within the category of being my own dream maker: making short ribs (really any ribs at all), making angel food cake (it as fluffy...
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