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Spring Pea and Asparagus Pasta

Spring Pea and Asparagus Pasta

My search for clarity has left me empty-handed this week, which isn’t to say that I haven’t tried. There have been long walks and talks with friends, vinyasas at yoga class and lots of sleep, maybe too much. Though my preoccupied mind and tiny kitchen haven’t produced any original recipes worth sharing this week, I [...]

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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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ribboned asparagus and quinoa salad

Ribboned Asparagus and Quinoa Salad

When the temperature hit a muggy ninety on Saturday, I declared that it is officially salad season in Oklahoma. Sure, it’s still spring, but soup weather ended last month and swimsuit weather is fast approaching (eeks!). Adrienne picked a delicious-sounding asparagus and white bean soup for this week’s Food Matters Project recipe, so I took [...]

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arugula pesto lemon whole wheat pizza

Pesto Pizza with Fresh Arugula and Parmesan

This weekend was an odd one, a study in contrasts between calm and chaos. A tornado came too close for comfort on Friday. My mom called to warn me that it was nearing and my friend Matt showed up as the sirens started going off a few minutes later. I barely had enough time to [...]

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baked rice with herbs

Baked Rice with Herbs and Veggies

I stayed up too late editing these photos last night and woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Self-doubt crept in overnight; I was suffering from a bad case of “not enoughs”. I felt like I was not pretty enough, not thin enough, not productive enough. Fortunately I have gained a [...]

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