Tag: Family Dinners
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Double Quinoa and Collard Greens Pie & Eating Alone
I spend most of time with other people. Often, these humans are small and frustrate easily and see nothing wrong with digging for worms in the yard and running in to taste a dish with their wormy fingers. I’m a fan of dirt. And worms. And people. This weekend we had staggered some visits but… Read more
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Twice-Cooked Beans with Smoky Paprika Onions & Laziness
Some recipe are borne of genius. Some, like this one, are borne of sheer laziness. What, you’ve never been enamored of Jacobs Cattle beans, their marble-like texture and splotches of brown and white, so taken with them you keep them cloistered away in a jar just to ogle them? Well, I have. And then I… Read more
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Vegetable Lo Mein with Apricot-Sesame Glaze
When my grandmother turned 95 a couple of years ago I asked her if she felt her age. She paused and said, “No, more like 93.” This winter I felt as though I had crawled into an ancient body, an old mind, and a withered spirit. I don’t mean ancient as in wise, I mean… Read more
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Real 30-Minute Meals
The Real Deal about 30-Minute Meals You can’t turn a page or flip a channel these days without being bombarded by a barrage of ever-decreasing cooking times for whole meals. Dinner in under an hour has turned to the thirty-minute meal. Soon we’ll be cooking for eight in under eight. For starters, let’s be honest.… Read more