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Mix Up Your Mashed Potato Routine
This super-smooth celery root purée is just one of many unsung root vegetable side dishes. My daughter Molly believes there’s no better food in the world than mashed potatoes. Pillowy, buttery and easy...
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Make Hearty Winter Salads You’ll Crave
Hearty winter salads like this Asian carrot quinoa salad deliver freshness, crunch and goodness. As in many places in the country, we’re having a killer winter. (I mean that in the best sense of the...
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Baby Meatballs in Roasted Tomato Sauce
Don’t bother baking these. Improve the sauce and your meatballs in one easy step. When she’s expecting a house full of people (her kids and grand kids mostly), my Mom makes up a giant pot of her...
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4 Secret Ingredients for Apple Pie
Take heart and try your hand at this beginner’s apple pie recipe. Easy as pie? Where did that come from? Right now, so many people are wondering just how, exactly, do you make a pie. And either turning...
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Getting to Know the Friendly Poblano, Roasted or Stuffed
Mild-mannered poblano peppers, often roasted, are terrific stuffed and baked, too. I have an abiding affection for poblano peppers. It stems from a nearly year-long sojourn in Mexico that included an...
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Beef Tenderloin Substitutes for the Holidays
Want to enjoy a fantastic holiday roast beef but spend a bit less and enjoy it more? Here’s your guide. It’s that time of year when everyone is thinking about celebratory dinners that include...
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5 Easy, Homemade & Wholesome Appetizers
Simple homemade healthy appetizers like these smoky tamari almonds make friends feel welcome. Hosting a holiday party can be stressful, but is can also be simple. Really. It’s a choice. And I’m a big...
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3 Ways to Cook Roast Beef in the Oven
You’ve got a beautiful roast beef ready to cook and think to yourself, “Now what?” Read on. Cooking meat is daunting to many. But the truth is, it’s the easiest part of the meal. That may sound crazy,...
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Mix Up Your Mashed Potato Routine
This super-smooth celery root purée is just one of many unsung root vegetable side dishes. My daughter Molly believes there’s no better food in the world than mashed potatoes. Pillowy, buttery and easy...
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Make Hearty Winter Salads You’ll Crave
Hearty winter salads like this Asian carrot quinoa salad deliver freshness, crunch and goodness. As in many places in the country, we’re having a killer winter. (I mean that in the best sense of the...
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Baby Meatballs in Roasted Tomato Sauce
Don’t bother baking these. Improve the sauce and your meatballs in one easy step. When she’s expecting a house full of people (her kids and grand kids mostly), my Mom makes up a giant pot of her...
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Dinner 911: Easy Peanut Sauce Recipe Beats Takeout
In a pinch, there’s always peanut sauce for building a meal everyone loves every time. I don’t know about your family, but in mine, everyone’s happiest with a build-it-yourself meal. When there are...
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Sprouted Seeds to Eat in Winter
This stacked vegetable sandwich is just one good reason to sprout seeds in a jar. It all started with a full-page photograph of a sandwich in Bon Appetit magazine called the California veggie sandwich,...
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Better Refried Beans for Layer Dip and More
Build a better layer dip with these authentic homemade refried beans. I love the Superbowl for one simple reason: it’s become a national day of snacking. And I can get behind that even if I don’t watch...
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A Celebration with Chocolate & Sourdough
Does anything look different? This site just got a complete makeover and a new name! I’m celebrating months of work and waiting (w+w–don’t they so often go hand in hand?) to share my brand-new “mature”...
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5 Ways to Become Forager
Foraging is an intentional way of cooking and eating for good living. Here’s how I became a forager and five things I’ve learned over 25 years. When I was in my early twenties, I moved from New York...
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Best Time for Marmalade is Now. Here’s How.
When winter brings citrus galore, it’s time to make vanilla blood orange marmalade. A warm south wind howled all through the night, our first herald of spring. While some people are more than ready to...
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Whole Mind Cooking: On Becoming a Better Cook
You already know about whole grain cooking and whole animal cooking, but what is whole mind cooking? Look up learning to cook and you’ll undoubtedly find lists for basic skills to master, essential...
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Whole Roasted & Cheesy Cauliflower for Sunday Supper
Can you feel spring coming? Last chance to celebrate wintery dishes like whole roasted cauliflower with white cheddar sauce. I love how cauliflower is having its big moment. I’ve got a full feed of...
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No Ordinary Salad: Cabbage Meets Bacon & a Deep-Fried Egg
Tired of cabbage as slaw? This restaurant-inspired cabbage salad is a final farewell to winter. Until recently, my favorite winter salads was the classic French bistro salad of frisée, bacon in a warm...
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