Side Dishes

Eating Green

Kale Feeding Frenzy

I’m convinced my family loves kale salad because I have cracked the code on how to make kale into a crave- and inhale-worthy food.

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Family Dinner

Starting Over, With Teenagers

If you’ve been wondering what happened to this blog and why I haven’t posted in almost a year, the following anecdote might help explain: The

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Food Matters

Real Fall vs. Fantasy Fall

I firmly believe that, while food can be a political issue and what you choose to eat says a lot about your values, eating is something that fundamentally unites us.

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Beverages

Greetings from Nowhere Near my Kitchen

Since I’m out of the kitchen this week, I reached into my “archives” for some of my all-time favorite holiday weekend recipes. All of these make great additions to a pot luck, barbecue, or poolside spread. They’re (mostly) healthy, but I don’t think anybody will mind. Happy Fourth of July!

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Family Dinner

New Year, New Vegetable

The kids think Romanesco looks like something you might see on the way to Solla Sollew, but they eat it as willingly as they eat most vegetables. Which is to say, they do not wrinkle their noses too much. Here’s how to make it.

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Recipes

Summer, Must You Go? Plus, Late-Summer Produce Recipe(s)

This post is about summer vacation and something I’ll be cooking this weekend with the late-summer produce that I love so much. One of the best things about this time of year is the food, so I’ve included links to a bunch of other recipes, too.

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