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Chicken Noodle Soup
I never watched how my mom made chicken soup but know she used to puree the celery and pour it back in to the soup because she said we didn’t like it. She’d also mash the carrots and serve it with a...
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Pizza Fridays
One of the things I love about my Brooklyn neighborhood is the sense of community. You'd think living one apartment on top of another in a big city would drown out a sense of camaraderie and love thy...
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Mediterranean Mackerel Salad
My husband is the tuna king in our family. The man can't step into a diner without ordering a tuna melt on rye with Swiss cheese. It's pretty rare I even get a craving for the stuff, but when such an...
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Mango Hummus + Island Time
Is it really Friday? I'm so thankful to have a busy work schedule given the economy and job market but I'm always torn between the sunny outdoors and air-conditioned confines of the home office. I've...
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Polenta Pizza
The Mr. teases me incessantly about my Twitter addiction. It's on my laptop, on my Blackberry and when they come out with TweetBrain, I'll likely have that chip installed, but only if it has a five...
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Cooking on Instinct: farfalle with lemon, walnuts and parmesan
Well, it's been a while. Thanks to all the amazing bloggers who guest posted and shared their wonderful recipes. I was getting near the end of my rope, so to speak, and that end of summer vacation was...
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slow roasted tomato soup
TGIF. The end of the work week. Well, a mother’s work is never really done. That’s something we all know from either experience, or watching our own. I’ll be busy baking cakes for the Mr.’s big...
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kale, white bean & ravioli soup
I’m a perfectionist, and while I know there’s really no such thing as perfect, it’s the drive that propels me forward each day. The problem is, I often feel like life is moving in slow motion, all the...
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sauteed kale & white beans {how to prepare winter greens)
This article irked me recently. Perhaps it was my defense system kicking in. After all, my livelihood is creating recipes. It is also a source of immense pleasure. I go to sleep dreaming about...
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about a boy {day 268}
Yes, I’m counting the days again. Panic set in last week, and I’m back to playing that number game. Soon it will be nine months. I know—it made me gasp for breathe too. It seems inconceivable. I find...
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Pizzette, little bite-sized pizzas
I know, it’s been a deluge of Thanksgiving recipes here, but there’s so much more happening in my kitchen these days. Pizza isn’t a new thing around here, but this approach, making uber mini pizzas is...
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Homemade Bagels, revisted
There’s a million things I miss about living in New York City. It’s probably easier to count the parts I don’t miss about city living, like parking, exorbitant rents, and commuting in rainy weather....
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Thai Red Lentil Soup
I know, it’s springtime, and many of you might be done with soup. It’s been the longest winter here, though, and we woke up to snow, again. On April 19th. The temperatures creeped up enough to mostly...
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Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Now is the time to admit I’m human, and while I make 90% of everything we eat from scratch, there are conveniences I give in to from time to time. Boxed chicken tenders or nuggets are one of those...
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An Easy Sandwich Bread
Working with sourdough conjurs feelings of “too difficult” or “fussy”. I say this because before I began working with sourdough starter six months ago these were my exact feelings about it. Some days...
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Mozzarella in Carozza
Yesterday was a roll with the punches kind of day. Everything seemed to be going smoothly, and then it wasn’t. Trivial delays set my afternoon off course, and then a power outage threatened to totally...
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Zucchini Quinoa Patties
It happens every year. The first sight of zucchini sends me into overdrive, and next thing you know, squash is spilling out of every corner of the fridge. I’m not sure where this zucchini insecurity...
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Panelle {Savory Sicilian Chickpea Fritters}
I found myself across from Ferdinando’s Focacceria a few nights ago, also known as The Panelle Place for those who grew up in Carroll Gardens. I don’t know why I felt the pull to be back in my old...
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22 Favorite Fall & Back To School Recipes
So many feelings and thoughts swirling in my mind right now. Is it odd to say this feels like the vacation that’s never ending? I’ve written and deleted more paragraphs than you can imagine, but still...
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Ridiculously Easy Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins {a small batch recipe}
When I say these are ridiculously easy homemade chocolate chip muffins, I’m not joking. They can be whipped up late at night, just after the dinner dishes are done, before tucking into bed. That’s how...
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