Recipes

Family Dinner

Making Chicken Soup with Rice

Even when it’s balmy, I tend to make a lot of soup. It’s the easiest way I know to use up wilting produce and turn disparate items into a harmonious and satisfying meal. Since the highest temperature we’ve reached around here since last Saturday was about 14, you can bet I’ve been at the stove happily stirring soup.

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Waste Not

I’m not going to suggest anyone be quite as obsessive about saving food as I am, but in the spirit of giving, think of not wasting food as a way of helping make sure everyone gets enough to eat.

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No Turkey Today

This here is an idea for something to eat the night before the big meal — or even tonight. And yes, it would make a lovely, if nontraditional, addition to your holiday lineup. If you’re into that kind of thing.

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The 25-Dinner Rotation

What are we going to do for dinner? If that’s a question that you dread with every fiber of your being, it appears you are

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Chile Season

It’s because of this—and our great weakness for all things spicy—that I can justify devoting an entire Sunday to chile peppers. It’s educational to head across town to the Mexican supermarket in search of the exact variety of dried guajillos called for in a green chili recipe…

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