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Vegetarian greek avocado sandwich

Simple Greek Avocado Sandwich

I am not much of a sandwich eater, are you? Sandwiches have a lot going for them in terms of easy preparation and portability, but I don’t generally get excited about them. I’d rather have a giant salad or open-faced toast. This sandwich, however, is something else. It’s all of my favorite things sandwiched between [...]

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Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

I experienced my first fresh spring roll at a Thai restaurant last summer. I was on a date of sorts, or as much of a date as dates go these days. He had a habit of ordering appetizers or desserts without consulting me first—a habit I might find infuriating in someone else. He stuck with [...]

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African black-eyed pea salad

African Black-Eyed Pea Salad

This recipe caught my eye as I was poring over the May issue of Saveur Magazine on the flight home. It’s from a feature on Senegal, which is a country that has recently been brought to my awareness by my new friend Bill. Bill has told me stories about his time in Senegal a couple [...]

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watermelon cucumber cooler and cucumber caipiranha

Cucumber Cocktails

I fear I’ll run out of summer Fridays before I run out of refreshing summer cocktail ideas, so I’m posting two today. So many cocktails to try, so little down time. Hiccup. Today’s drinks are for my friend Jes, who has a surplus of cucumbers. She’ll need one (or both) of these after a long [...]

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cucumber dill salad

Cucumber Dill Salad

Today’s post is for my friend Jes, a girl with a big laugh and a good heart. We became fast friends our freshman year of college. Several road trips and lots of late-night shenanigans later, I consider her a close friend. Suddenly Jes is all grown up; she graduated from her master’s program in May, [...]

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