I was a weird kid. Aside from roller skating to the library (in blue-and-yellow sneaker skates and an orange terrycloth bathrobe worn over jeans) and...
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Velvety Butternut Squash
The word "casserole" is so unassuming, so indicative of "stuff from cans," it hardly seems appropriate for this dish. This is an almost-confection made of pillows...
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Cranberry Waldorf Salad
My mom has been making Cranberry Waldorf Salad on Thanksgiving day for as long as I can remember. We think the recipe was a hand-me-down...
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Lebanese Onion & Parsley Salad
Wait! I know you're probably not feeling super excited about a pile of onions. But don't turn up your nose! Here in the U.S., we've...
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Bohemian Brussels Sprouts
One of my favorite things about travel is the way it challenges my assumptions about how things work. By necessity, I'm SUCH a creature of...
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SB&J Burger
Dave and I enjoyed many fine meals while we were at the Ancestral Healthy Symposium: among them were Animal with our paleo foodie friends and...
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Comfort Noodles
Back in the day, before I cared so much about the food I put into my body – in those dark days when being skinny...
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Grilled Cherry Tomatoes
I should love cherry tomatoes: they're tiny, they're bursting with juiciness, and they represent the deep heart of summer. But between us friends, I hate...
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Cold Sesame (Cucumber) Noodles
Sometimes, especially when I'm stressed or enduring monthly hormone poisoning, my desire for the good ol' days of takeout is almost unbearable. In my romanticized...
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Spiced Cantaloupe
I've never liked cantaloupe. The texture always seems off – either too hard and flavorless, or too soft and sickeningly sweet. Blame our conventional produce...
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The Surprise of Grilled Okra
You now how I know it's summer? I mean, besides the 100+ temperatures predicted every day this week... OKRA and ZUCCHINI! Last summer, I thought...
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Chinese Pork Fried F’rice
You know what used to be fun? Picking up the phone and having a pile of Chinese food delivered. There were times that Dave and...
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