*serves four 4 large tomatoes, quartered* 1 red chile pepper, seeded and cut into long, thin slices* salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste...
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I sent a “Happy New Year” card to my family wishing them a happy 2020. That’s how much of a blur 2018 was! It was a good year in so many way...
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Serves four to six For the soup: 1 whole chicken 3 celery stalks, cut in thirds 2 carrots, cut in thirds 1 onion, quartered 1 star anise ...
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Few things are more satisfying than writing in the rain. For a person who tends to be go go go, rain is a great excuse to throw on a pair of sweat...
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Serves four For the potatoes: 4 large russet potatoes extra virgin olive oil 1 cup of shredded sharp cheddar, plus more for sprinkling 3/4...
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When I was little, my favorite books were Scandinavian fairy tales about a mythical creature called a Moomin, which vaguely resembled a cuter, mor...
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I am not typically someone that fries my food. I rarely eat fried foods out and I certainly don't make it a habit to fry food in. But for some r...
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I’m partial to soup. “Bowl food” as Sara dubbed it, is my kind of food and this, among other things such as our husbands' bordering-on-obses...
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Serves four to six 1 cup of dried farro 1 cup of roughly chopped strawberries 1 cup of cherry tomatoes, sliced in half 1 handful of mixed ...
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I started throwing lots of things away recently. Old magazines, high school t-shirts I've been holding onto since — well — high school, pre-ad...
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Crab season in Northern California is in full swing and if you like crab, you know this time is sacred. I remember a few years ago, Matt and I dro...
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*Serves two - four 2-4 pounds of pork shoulder 2 Ancho Chiles 1 cinnamon stick 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1 yellow onion, peeled & roug...