Recipes for main dishes.
Just when I think I have explored every part of the produce section, I find something new to try. This time, it was bok choy. Bok choy, according to the Food Literacy Center website, is considered the oldest green in China, harkening back to the fifth century. It is sometimes referred to as “Chinese cabbage,” …
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As soon as the weather forecast called for snow this past week, I immediately began reviewing soup recipes I saved over the past year. It was time. Joey and I prepared our “get ready to be snowed in” list for the grocery store, and I was thoroughly ready to make some awesome, hearty meals while …
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I know it’s January and I should have tons of goals in my mind for 2025, but honestly, I haven’t considered very many resolutions for myself. Well, I do have a couple, but of course, they’re all cooking related. The first is to master my new pasta roller, which already had its maiden voyage with …
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One of my favorite parts of Christmas, now that my sister and I are adults, is our annual pilgrimage to my parents’ house, where my mom treats us to a delicious spread for breakfast before we retire to the living room, coffee cups in hand, to exchange gifts and watch my niece enjoy the spoils …
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In a blog post she entitled, “What’s the Deal with Hasselback Potatoes,” Nutritionist Tina Marinaccio explains that the dish, which features potatoes cut crosswise in thin slices that don’t quite cut the potato all the way through, hails from Sweden. It received its name, she says, from the tavern that created it: Hasselbacken. Regardless of …
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I’m constantly amazed at how quickly we transition from pasta salad to thick, warming stew weather in Kansas. I can always tell when other parts of the country are starting to move into whatever the next season is, because my Pinterest suggestions suddenly begin showcasing a totally new genre of food. Right now, with Canadian …
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There are certain dishes that maintain a sort of lore I have built up in my mind for one reason or another. One of those is crepes, which I have always viewed as a fussy, difficult food that only graces the tables of fancy French restaurants. In doing some research, I discovered that the origin …
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One of the staples in our refrigerator is a package of fresh spinach. We use it for everything—putting it on sandwiches or burgers, wilting it into omelets and using it as a taco topping. Despite its constant use, there often comes a time where it starts to go just a bit bad. It still tastes …
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With Internet shopping, pretty much any ingredient can be at our fingertips in a matter of days. That being said, my goal when choosing recipes is to try to stay away from exotic items that can’t be purchased locally. We have to support our local grocery stores if we want them to continue to be …
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One of our friends likes to say that he won’t order foods from a restaurant that are easy to make at home. Instead, he tries to order dishes that he would never make for himself. The list includes plenty of time-consuming, delicious meals. For me, one of those items is tamales. I did make tamales …
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