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It has occurred to me that I tend to make many “one-pan” recipes lately, and honestly, I don’t know how that happened.  I used to adore spending hours in the kitchen even if only on the weekend, chopping, slicing, measuring, and slowly cooking for an afternoon, to come out with a beautiful and flavorful meal [...]

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I’m not Italian, though I consider myself some sort of Euro-mutt and perhaps a long distant relation had some sort of tendril of Italy in their blood.  But they aren’t the only ones who can love and make fragrant and delicious pasta dishes, right?  There’s something therapeutic \in cooking\ about making pasta for me.  The [...]

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As vegetarians, we’re always trying to be intentional about protein in our daily menu.  One of the simplest and most healthy ways to get a complete protein is to eat beans with rice.  And one of our family’s favorite beans and rice dishes is the smoky black beans I’m about to tell you how to [...]

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I recently was given pause when someone I know well asked me to post a recipe for hummus. Really, it’s one of those things I have made so often over the years, that I forgot that I, too, once had to learn how to make hummus.  There’s any variety of pleasant ways to consume hummus, [...]

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