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Piece-of-Cake Salmon Cakes
“Mix a couple dozen ingredients…” “Prepare to batter and fry…” Those recipes – ubiquitous on the internets – for salmon cakes didn’t appeal to me. I wanted something simple that I could prepare in a...
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Home Cooking with Marcus Samuelsson & His Spicy Shrimp Falafel
Marcus Samuelsson‘s new cookbook is just fabulous. (And you could tell him so in person this week in Washington, D.C! But more on that in a minute.) It’s colorful, packed with beautiful photographs and...
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Quick Bites: Twisted Vines on Columbia Pike
Thanks for stopping by for a quick bite, my friends. This is a new feature I’ll run occasionally with food photos and descriptions, and perhaps even a recipe. Our first Quick Bite was enjoyed at...
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*Here’s* the Beef! Stew
Hearty beef stew. Doesn’t that sound great? [Insert gripes about winter weather here.] What’s that? You’re a vegetarian? Ah, well, try this mango and black bean stew (substitute chicken for more...
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Better-than-the-Restaurant Cashew Chicken (or Tofu!)
And it’s healthier, too! Tastier and healthier? Now that I have your attention… Homemade cashew chicken packs in vegetables like onions and sweet peppers with lean chicken or tofu and a handful or so...
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Cold Soba Noodles with Salmon, Kale & Avocado
Cold noodles make me think of pasta salad. And just the idea of pasta salad makes me think, “Ick.” Why? I’m not sure, but I think I’ve been wandering around looking for a good cold noodle salad in all...
View ArticleSay “Hello!” to Ciao Biscotti
See that gorgeous toasted coconut biscotti in the photo? Ask for “biscotti” in Italy, and you might not get one of those “fancy nut-filled, chocolate-drizzled cookies that we see today, artfully...
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Chilled Sesame Soy Soba Salad
Scrumptious! All right. Enough with the alliteration. Let’s get down to business. This recipe was inspired by one of my favorite chefs, Mykl Wu. He alerted me to furikake, which was initially created...
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Blue Cheese Crackers!
“I can’t change anyone’s mind about politics – but maybe I can change your mind about blue cheese,” I told my dear friend Sarah who invited my family over for lunch this week. I brought a kale salad...
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Mini Soufflés with Roasted Vegetables
Remember that time you made too many roasted vegetables and didn’t know what to do with the leftovers the next day (and day after that)? While my Thanksgiving guests went to town on my roasted...
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Perfect Scrambled Eggs – for Imperfect Times
Hello, friends! First, I’d like to say: wash your hands! And please, regarding food (and general) safety during this pandemic, heed the advice of the CDC and Cooperative Extension Service experts. Long...
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Homemade Chili Powder
Happy new year! We love to use chili powder mix to season canned chickpeas and then roast them in the oven. They’re a tasty and nutritious snack. But when we ran out of the store-mixed version, in...
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