Category: Snack
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English Pea and Parsley Dip
I still remember the first time I ate fresh peas, right from the garden. I can’t tell you how old I was but I can tell you that I was young enough to run barefoot through the grass, climb trees, and play make believe; young enough that I had never stopped to consider where food…
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How To Make Crispy Za’atar Kale Chips
We’ve created a new way to measure deliciousness in my house — I like to call it the ‘taste-test-then-face-test’ method (say that ten times fast)— and it works like this: I make something healthy to eat. I recruit an unsuspecting friend or family member. The unsuspecting friend or family member eats the healthy food. I observe…
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A Tasty Reason to Eat with the Seasons: Pumpkin Pie Granola
Ok, I’ll admit it — I’m one of those people. You know, the people that go completely pumpkin-crazy from the beginning of fall until the first sign of gingerbread? I put pumpkin into everything from brioche dough to pasta sauce, reveling meal after meal in its’ sweet and savory goodness. I can’t help but wonder…
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Game Day Grub: Simple Sriracha Deviled Eggs
Ah, football season — that magical time of year when we gather on Sunday afternoons for soft, chewy potato rolls piled high with barbecue pulled pork; spicy, deep-fried wings slathered in Buffalo sauce; and a smorgasbord of flavorful chips and dips. Oh, don’t try to pretend that Sunday afternoons are for watching the football game…
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Sweet and Spicy Mango Salsa
Here’s your quick fix for just about any summer cooking conundrum — make salsa. This sweet-and-spicy condiment has been known to bring many bland, lifeless, and/or overcooked foods back from the dead (it’s super juicy and super flavorful!) and it has bailed many of us out of that awkward “I-forgot-that-I-promised-to-bring-something-to-your-barbecue-and-now-I’m-showing-up-empty-handed” situation (salsa is so easy…
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