After much painful trial and error, Dave and I have declared Sundays "socializing-free zones," which means that except for major occasions—like Valentine's Day's Austin Marathon...
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Greek Beef Stew
Stews are lovely because while they simmer, I forget that I’m the one who made them. When it’s time to sit down and eat, I...
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New Year’s Day "Good Luck" Feast
I grew up in rural Pennsylvania. My hometown of Orwigsburg (population: 3106) is tucked in among Amish country, coal mines, and Hawk Mountain. My family...
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Beef Stew Provençal
It's cold and snowy and foggy and so gray as to be what I like to call gloomyGus. GloomyGus. That's how I see it in my...
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EZ Coconut Curry
As y'all can probably tell from my devotion to cumin, I love earthy, warm, spicy-sweet piles of food. I found a recipe for coconut curry...
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Mmmmm. Moroccan Meatballs
Morocco has long been on my list of must-visit countries. Twisty alleys, markets crowded with vendors, scampering trained monkeys... I need to see it all. ...
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My Favorite Chili Recipe
In sixth-grade English, our class read a story about a Native American tribe in the Southwest. I've forgotten all but one fascinating detail of that...
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Paleo Bigos (Polish Hunter’s Stew)
In each issue of Paleo Magazine, I share the story of a traditional recipe and adapt it to fit into a healthier paleo lifestyle. This time, we traveled to the...
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Meat & Spinach Muffins
According to the World's Healthiest Foods (and you've got to trust a web site with that name): "Calorie for calorie, leafy green vegetables like spinach...
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Fastest/Easiest/Tastiest Thai Beef with Basil
You can fuss around with recipes from Thai cookbooks to make the sauce more authentic, but if you just want to eat something delicious, and...
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