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roasted tomato pesto with bean pasta + sausage
When I was told that I’d have to go without gluten for nearly a year I was sure the rapture was coming. I would sit in my doctor’s office while he pored over my bloodwork, shocked about my insulin...
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dinner on the deck: apple pie, fig salad + chicken cutlets
While I’ve always loved food, I didn’t start cooking until I was in my mid-twenties. As a child in 1980s Brooklyn, I ate what was available, what my family could afford. We were inventive with $1...
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kale, brussels sprouts + pomegranate salad
You can’t imagine how wonderful it feels to make healthy food after The Epic Sadness Q4 2015 (sometimes I need a little humor to shine a light in the darkest of situations). For weeks, I stared into...
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pecan stuffed chicken breast
Enjoy! INGREDIENTS: Recipe courtesy of Daphne Brogdon, modified 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus for drizzling 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 to 7 ounces each), butterflied* 1 tablespoon...
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recipe: pasta with chicken + chive/parsley pesto
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a recipe around these parts. In all candor, keeping up a food blog is pretty expensive and my meals as of late have been about what can be repurposed or stretched...
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the best tomato carrot basil soup
When it comes to my inbox, I feel like I’m waiting for Godot. I’ve three proposals out in the world, three exciting projects, and I’m hoping one of them lands before April. After seven months of...
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I’ve got a brand new look + vegan chocolate mousse!
You might have noticed I’ve done a little sprucing around these parts. Well, that’s actually a lie–my dear friend Lorissa Shepstone (psst. hire her!) did all the heavy lifting while I sent emails...
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the grain-free granola you need in your life
This post was a series of starts and stops. It was a stutter that got silenced, a long note that ended up being deleted, and I’m finding it challenging to translate my offline life to my online one....
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thai sweet potato + carrot soup
It occurs to me that I never complete the “in case of emergency” line on most forms. Sometimes, a receptionist will tell me it’s mandatory, that they have to have a person with whom they could contact...
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the best roasted chicken you’ll ever make
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Candidly, I started to resent putting myself out there so publicly, feeling odd when strangers seemed to think they know me based on what I chose to share online....
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