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Eat Your Greens!

  An early summer salad gets a dose of fun with this Green Goddess Dressing tailor made for little ones. If you’re looking to entice the kids into the kitchen and get them bought into the idea of eating their greens, … Continue reading

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Spiced Beets with Dill

I bought my third mortar and pestle recently. And she’s a beauty. I know most people don’t see the need for three mortar and pestles (or even one perhaps) but there’s something about the design of this implement that I just adore. Apart from … Continue reading

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Beets, Beet Greens, and Tomato Salad

I’m fairly certain no one will ever charge me with excessive frugality. But every once in a while, I manage to create a recipe that demonstrates a real “snout to tail” or “roots to leaves” approach to cooking that makes me … Continue reading

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Corn on the Cob, Three Ways

With temperatures in New York topping out in the low 90’s yesterday and predicted to hover around 88 today, Mother Nature has clearly proclaimed that summer is far from over. The kids may be back in school (and amen for that) but … Continue reading

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Deconstructed Breakfast Parfait with Sweet and Salty Granola

The classic breakfast parfait. If you’ve frequented a Starbucks in the last several years (or for that matter, a McDonalds), you know what I’m referring to here. It’s a simple layered dish of yogurt, fruit, and granola. And it’s a ubiquitous … Continue reading

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Tzatziki (aka What do I do with all these cucumbers?)

Chances are, at this point in the summer, you’ve got plenty of cucumbers rolling around your vegetable crisper. In my home, that is a very good thing. My two boys cannot get enough of cucumber. I don’t think there is … Continue reading

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Cool Cucumber and Purslane Soup

Chilled cucumber soup on a hot summer day is such a refreshing treat. But to be honest, it can be a bit one note. In mulling over new and interesting ways to use the lovely purslane I received from my CSA, my … Continue reading

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