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Bloody Orange

8/27/2015

Isn’t fruit just sexier than vegetables? The color is lovely and shocking, the texture is interesting but doesn’t get in the way, and they are the ultimate fast food.

Besides gobbling them over the kitchen sink, do you have any recommendations for oranges? Salads? Please remember, no more than seven ingredients. That’s my limit.

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10 Do's and Don't's After Taking a Kid to College

8/24/2015

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The house is quieter than usual. Cleaner. You have more free time. You waffle between sad and glad. Here are a few suggestions for your first few weeks at home without Binky.

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Fennel

8/20/2015

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Ok, this one surprised me. Fennel actually tastes good. Really good.

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10 Things to Do on College Drop-Off Day

8/17/2015

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The day has arrived. The day you deposit Binky in the hands of strangers, something you’ve avoided for 18 years. This time it’s different! Binky is mature, reliable, and ready for the next step. Hopefully.

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Rainbow Chard

8/13/2015

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I had more fun taking pictures of these little beauties than I did eating them. But the colors! Look at them! Lovely!

Aside from the visual perks, do you have any use for rainbow chard? Please? I’ve really got to up my vegetable intake.

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10 Things to do Before Taking a Kid to College

8/10/2015

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Taking Binky to college can be a daunting task, emotionally, financially and physically, so here are a few hopefully helpful tips.

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Shishito Peppers

8/6/2015

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These came in my farm box, and I had to google a recipe. Surprise, surprise, they were not only edible, they were downright delicious! (For a vegetable, which is different from chocolate-cake-delicious. I’m looking at the bright side here.)

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Salmon Dinner

8/3/2015

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My quest for simple meals (no more than seven ingredients) took on a whole new dimension recently. My college son Jacob will be living in a New York apartment this fall instead of traditional dorms, and needs to know how to cook. I’m sure he would eat something, but it would probably be hot dogs from the street vendors. And root beer. And Skittles. My goal is to teach him a few kitchen basics in the hopes that he will eat healthier and cheaper. He made everything that follows, except for the peasant bread, which I made.

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