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Homemade Bagels
Whole-grain bagels, the Peter Reinhart way
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The Joys of Heirloom Tomatoes
The joys of discovering heirloom tomatoes
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Sliced Potatoes for Potato Pizza
Found: The perfect, inexpensive mandoline
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Whole Wheat Scones
Get sconed!
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Arugula
Bored with bacon bits? Try some new ideas for topping salads this summer.
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Penne Pasta
Cook pasta the energy-saving way
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Whole Wheat Brioche
Just joined BYOB -- Bake Your Own Bread!
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Kindergarten Tomatoes
Tomatoes from the kindergarten garden (meanwhile, my basil withers)
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Homemade Tortilla Chips
Get the scoop: Homemade tortilla chips
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Burnt Caramel Gelato
What to do with cream left over from making gelato? Make more gelato, of course!
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Heirloom Beans
Magic beans: Christmas Limas from Rancho Gordo
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Baked Eggs
Baked (also known as shirred) eggs
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Glittering Cookie Dough
This year I resolve to eat more glittering sugar-coated balls of cookie dough.
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Oysters
Food favorites from 2008. What are yours?
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Peppermint Chips
Peppermint chips for Chocolate Chip Peppermint Bark Cookies
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Aprons from Beansoup
Check out these aprons from Beansoup! Great gift idea for the little cooks in your life.
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Chocolate Cake & Poached Mandarins
Dark chocolate cake with poached mandarins
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Power Pancakes
Power pancakes for an Energy Food Challenge: whole grains, peanut butter and bananas
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Cheddar Crisps
Bonus points! Top your fall salads with these cheddar crisps instead of the usual croutons or shaved cheese.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
It's November! Time for a little pumpkin with our chocolate.
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Winter Squash
We've just come into a bounty of winter squash. Drop by and tell me what to make with it all.
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Heirloom Beans
Heirloom beans
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Lemons
Happy: The scent of minced garlic and lemon zest hitting a hot pan at the same moment
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Buttermilk Syrup
Buttermilk Syrup: sweet on pancakes, and the leftovers are just waiting for cake.
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Chevre
Fresh chevre makes a good spread for flatbread when combined with lemon and chopped herbs.
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Homemade Granola Bars
Homemade granola bars for wee lunches
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Lime Zest
Alice Medrich's Very Tangy Lime Bars: A perfect execution of taking lime in the direction of dessert
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Fennel Pollen
Secret ingredient: fennel pollen, a.k.a. fairy dust
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Cardamom Pods
Cardamom pods for an Indian food initiation
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Popsicle
I don't care what the Corn Refiners Association says; I'm sticking to sugar.
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Bowl Bread
Homemade bread for the yeast-challenged
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Caramel Bar
How does something like this caramel bar happen?
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Egg Cupcakes
Egg cupcakes
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Kids Cook
Is cooking cool enough for kids?
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Heirloom Tomatoes
Utterly splurge-worthy
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Tapenade
Olive tapenade
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Going for Dough
It's edible, alright, but the fun isn't in the eating.
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Darkest Chocolate Sorbet
Darkest chocolate sorbet
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Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato
Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato with Orange
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Soft-Boiled Egg Salad
Soft-boiled egg salad with homemade croutons
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Key Limes
Key lime juice can be used in lieu of Tahitian or Persian lime juice.
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Kumquats
On the way to marmalade
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Cool Blueberry Soup
Sometimes soup is what happens when the blueberry craving hits.
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