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The Clara Project: easy puffy omelet.
The omelet (and its wonderfully adaptable Italian cousin, the frittata) is one of those essential dishes that a cook should have in his or her repertoire. If all else fails, and your cupboard is bare...
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Garlic scape-arugula pesto.
Garlic scapes are a fairly new product you’ll find at farmers’ markets, and many people wonder what to do with them. I recently shared several ideas about what to do with garlic scapes (the best: toss...
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Berry-almond muesli.
I’m a die-hard breakfast eater; I need something satisfying and nutritious to start my day and keep me going until lunch. My typical breakfast menu includes whole-grain cereal with frozen blueberries,...
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Grilling summer vegetables in foil.
It’s the Fourth of July, and summer is in full swing here in the Midwest. These long, warm days have an effect on our bodies—specifically, on our appetites. Ever notice how Mother Nature has a way of...
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Easy summer tomato gazpacho.
Now that we’re full-on into tomato season, I’m playing around with one of my favorite summer dishes: gazpacho. I love white gazpacho, a creamy and zingy chilled soup that’s built on a base of cucumber,...
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Summer tomato salad with tahini dressing.
You know how you think you’ll have a fairly easy week, and then things get out of hand quickly? Yep, that’s this week. One of the projects we’re working on around here is a very exciting refresh for...
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Crostini with hummus and chard.
The one thing that’s thriving in my backyard vegetable garden—in spite of heavy July rain and a marauding groundhog—is Swiss chard. It grows, constantly, all summer long. I started harvesting big,...
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Spiced sun-gold tomato sauce.
I wish I could claim responsibility for this recipe; I clipped it from Bon Appetit. I drew five stars in Sharpie marker on the recipe after Rob and I made it last week. Seriously, this is the best...
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Creamy low-fat vegetable chowder.
I’ve been cooking summer’s best vegetables all kinds of different ways all season long (on pizza, in salads, in a skillet). The one thing I haven’t made—because it’s been so ridiculously hot—is...
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Beautiful French salad in a jar.
Can I just gush for a moment about How. Much. I. Love. This.? A beautiful layered salad in a jar (I used a Weck .5L Mold jar), perfect for transporting to a picnic or, less romantically, to the office....
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