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Apple and Celery Root Salad
We all know not to bring up politics or religion at the dinner table. But I had no idea how polarizing vegetables can be. Meat, yes. Milk, too, especially if you’re with a vegetarian or vegan. But...
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Sate Chicken Salad
I don’t normally build a meal around cabbage. A side dish, yes, but entree? No way. Can you imagine what my friends would say if I told them I was making a cabbage-heavy entree and couldn’t wait to...
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Beet and Goat Cheese Gratin
Everyday my son notices what he calls “signs of spring.” We’re out for a walk and he hears birds chirping, a sign they’re back from their winter home. Here’s the shoot of a crocus, over there is a...
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Butternut Squash Gratin
If you’re trying to eat seasonally, you might think you can only look at this month’s food magazines for inspiration. But guess what? The root vegetables that were in season last November are still in...
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Mostly Seasonal Birthday Dinner
Today we’re celebrating a big birthday in our house. Let’s call it 29. We traditionally have dinner at home, and given the 5-12 inches of snow that’s forecast for Denver, tonight we’re definitely...
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Turnips with Greens and Apples
Our farm share started this week and now summer feels like it’s here in earnest. Sorting through the bag of vegetables, talking about what’s there, figuring out how to store and use them — these have...
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Casseroles: The Anti-Holiday Meal
Normally there’s a letdown after the holidays, but this year I’m relieved to return to normal life, if only for simplicity in the kitchen. When you count all the meal planning, shopping and cooking I...
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Chicken Calzones
We all have those weeks when dinner means takeout and the kids are scrounging through the laundry looking for a shirt that’s (close to) clean. When those weeks are over — that is, when you have 15...
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Cooking Tip: Degreasing Chicken Stock
I used to buy canned chicken broth with nary a thought. Then a friend made some black bean soup with homemade stock and I realized how much better my own soups would be if I chucked the cans. (I also...
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Almond Cake
One of my resolutions is to be a perimeter shopper, someone who avoids the interior aisles full of boxes and cans in favor of the fruits, vegetables, dairy, bread and meat on the outside of the store....
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