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Raw kale and brussels sprouts salad with tahini-maple dressing

Raw Kale and Brussels Sprouts Salad with Tahini-Maple Dressing

We drove east on Monday with a little black snow cloud in tow. It snowed all the way from Kansas City through St. Louis, Louisville, Lexington and Asheville. We finally found sunshine in South Carolina, where I admired the setting sun’s golden cast across the curves of the Appalachian mountains. We arrived in Nashville under [...]

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Roasted Broccoli, Arugula and Lentil Salad

Roasted Broccoli, Arugula and Lentil Salad

Now that spring is just around the corner, I’m experiencing an insatiable craving for all things green. I want fresh, green salads and light meals, and I can’t wait for sunny walks with Cookie under big, leafy trees. Just this morning I squinted at the field across the street, which had been covered under a [...]

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Baked Chiocciole with Brussels Sprouts, Apples and Blue Cheese

Baked Chiocciole with Brussels Sprouts, Apples and Blue Cheese

Confession: I almost didn’t make this week’s chosen recipe for The Food Matters Project. The recipe, Baked Rigatoni with Brussels Sprouts, Figs, and Bleu Cheese (page 221) is actually the recipe that inspired one of my favorite dishes, my roasted brussels sprouts and cranberries with barley. This recipe also reminds me of my orecchiette with [...]

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roasted brussels sprouts with cranberries and barley

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cranberries with Barley

My favorite term of endearment in French has always been mon petit chou chou, which literally translated means “my little cabbage cabbage”. The French use it to mean something like “my sweetheart,” and it may or may not actually refer to a pastry instead of cabbage. Regardless, the literal translation made me giggle when I [...]

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