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The Treasures of Portuguese Cuisine
You’d think that a cuisine that was influenced by the Roman Empire for seven centuries, was enriched by invading Arabs, had a continuing role in the spice trade, and drew influence from South America would be better known among North…
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Easy Dinners for Burnt-Out Cooks
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. On the Website, you can read past blogs, search for recipes, and browse. This is the time of year when many cooks are feeling…
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Spring Soups from the Garden
My friend Greg, who has been gardening for more than 30 years, knows his vegetables, and he loves spring soups. His huge garden here in northeast Massachusetts has already offered up soup ingredients – kale and asparagus, and greens for…
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Lazy Cooking
I suspect I’m like most family cooks; there are times when I’m just not up for preparing dinner. I don’t want restaurant takeout or a premade meal from the grocery store – but something homemade and really easy. Sound familiar?…
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Cool It This Summer
The heat of summer is upon us. Growing up on the farm in Illinois, for me, July and August were centered around baling hay, harvesting oats, and then baling the oat straw. That meant spending those 90-degree-plus, extremely humid days…
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Soup’s On!
Soup season is one of those times when food truly warms the body – and the soul. That big pot of meat and vegetables bubbling away on the stove not only warms the room, but fills the air with a…
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Grilling and Entertaining – A Labor Day of Love
I bet you’re looking forward to Labor Day Weekend – the summer’s bookend, a time to enjoy the harvest, get together with friends and family, and bid goodbye to these languid months. As for me, we’ll be entertaining my sister-in-law…
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Modernizing Classic 1950s Farm Recipes
On a rainy spring day, I’m musing about some of the recipes that I miss from my wastrel youth, and I’m thinking that some of those out-of-favor dishes deserve a second, modern look. I’m not talking about tuna noodle casserole,…
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Simple and Quick Go-To Recipes
I’m guessing that many of us are feeling a little burned out on cooking, and there are evenings when we just want an easy menu that will satisfy the family. I’ve felt that way more than once over the past…
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Wait, Don’t Toss that Pickle Juice!
It’s a new year, and a perfect time to up our game in creating tasty dishes for the dinner table. Let’s take another step in thinking about how to add or enhance the flavors of what we are creating on…
