Bok Choy! It's the more exotic, less stinky cousin of my ol' favorite cabbage. If it was a character in a noir film, it would...
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Eat Your Vegetables: Kale
Sure, you know leafy green things like kale, chard, beet tops, mustard greens, and collards are the definition of Good For You, but what do you...
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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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Hot Spinach – Cool Dressing – Awesome Snack
+ + + The Situation It's Sunday afternoon. I need a snack. And if I do it right, the damn thing will be made of...
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Eat Your Vegetables: Cauliflower Rice Pilaf
I was the official rice maker in my family, and I perfected a water-measuring technique that involved placing my thumb against the bottom of the...
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Baba Ghanoush
Anything with tahini, garlic, and lemon is on my "go" list, but until two days ago, I'd never made baba ganoush myself. I love when...
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Eat Your Vegetables: Zucchini
I once had a heated debate with an old workout buddy about zucchini. Our point/counterpoint, quibbling, and bickering lasted the entire hour-long workout. He said...
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Tandoori Chicken w/ Curry Pineapple Rice
Dave and I, after much painful trial and error, have declared Sundays "socializing-free zones," which means that except for major occasions—like a friend's recent wedding—we...
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Eat Your Vegetables: Turkish Chopped Salad
I've been carting this recipe around with me since college. I found it in a magazine at a checkout counter in Syracuse, New York, and...
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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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Eat Your Vegetables: Spaghetti Squash
I call bullshit on anyone who says, "Spaghetti squash tastes just like spaghetti." No, it doesn't. Is it delicious? Sure. But it does not. taste....
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