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Homemade granola bars.
To date, I’ve posted four recipes for homemade granola made with agave, oats and other natural ingredients. Maybe I have some kind of granola fetish, I don’t know. I love it with milk for breakfast,...
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Fabulous wild rice salad with chicken.
I know: Salad for dinner. It just sounds so, I dunno, uninspiring. But I love a really hearty salad for dinner—one that’s full of flavor, texture (um, and maybe a bit of cheese) along with greens and...
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Pasta with zucchini, pine nuts and Parmesan.
Years ago (in 2004—that counts for years ago in the blogosphere), Clotilde Dusoulier posted on her Chocolate & Zucchini blog a recipe that absolutely caught my eye because of her description: On a...
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Homemade granola bars.
To date, I’ve posted four recipes for homemade granola made with agave, oats and other natural ingredients. Maybe I have some kind of granola fetish, I don’t know. I love it with milk for breakfast,...
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Lunchbox salad with chicken, carrot and fennel.
Those who know me best know that I appreciate need a good lunch. A rotten mid-day meal (which occasionally happens when I’m time-pressed and just grab whatever is convenient) can send me into a...
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Farro and summer vegetable salad.
When Rob and I traveled to Italy recently, we did our food shopping daily and prepared very simple dinners at home. I kept feeling like the trip was far too short to sample all the lovely ingredients...
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Pasta salad with summer vegetables and peppercorn dressing.
Some recipes or meals are born out of necessity: You have something on hand that you need to use up, so you get creative. That’s the genesis of this recipe for summer pasta salad with vegetables. I had...
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Beautiful French salad in a jar.
Can I just gush for a moment about How. Much. I. Love. This.? A beautiful layered salad in a jar (I used a Weck .5L Mold jar), perfect for transporting to a picnic or, less romantically, to the office....
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In praise of: the chop salad.
Recently, we had occasion to dine at Bluebeard in Indianapolis — a great farm-to-table restaurant with a terrific vibe in an up-and-coming neighborhood south of downtown. Of all the yummy things we ate...
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Moroccan-inspired roasted carrot-bell pepper soup.
Are you looking for an easy, healthful, make-ahead option that you can take to work for lunch? Soup fits the bill. A simple puree of vegetables, dressed up with a dollop of sour cream or flavored Greek...
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Barley salad with roasted fall vegetables.
I’ve been on a PB&J kick for lunch for the past 2 weeks or so. (While we were on vacation, a quick PB&J really satisfied, right before we headed to the beach or the golf course.) Don’t get me...
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Roasted red pepper and carrot soup.
This easy recipe for healthful vegetable soup was prompted by opportunity: an abundance (still!) of red bell peppers in my garden, and a bunch of freshly dug carrots I found at Findlay Market. I tossed...
View ArticleBarley pilaf with vegetables.
This hearty pilaf of barley with brightly colored vegetables makes the perfect side dish for roast chicken or grilled fish. Get the recipe! Continue reading →
View ArticleBeautiful salad with roast chicken, apple and pecans.
This beautiful salad with roast chicken, bell pepper, fennel and a spicy pecan dressing is one of our weeknight dinner staples. Get the recipe. Continue reading →
View ArticleSpring quinoa salad.
This hearty springtime salad is packed with bright veggies and protein-ful quinoa. Makes a righteous lunch! Get the recipe. Continue reading →
View ArticleBeautiful lentil salad with spiced vinaigrette.
I'm so in love with this gorgeous lentil salad recipe from The Findlay Market Cookbook (thanks, Joanne!). The spiced vinaigrette TOTALLY makes it sing. Lunch all week! Get the recipe! Continue reading →
View ArticleSummery herbed orzo salad.
Two unexpectedly easy secrets help make this orzo pasta salad with tons of summer vegetables and fresh herbs totally crave-worthy, either for lunch or dinner. Vary the mix-ins to make it your own. Get...
View ArticleWarm spiced lentil soup with squash.
If, like me, you're ready for a cleaner diet that's low on fat and calories and high on vegetables and lean protein, then you're ready for THIS gorgeous lentil soup with butternut squash and warm...
View ArticleHearty barley and vegetable salad.
I love recipes that do double-duty, like this hearty barley and vegetable salad, which makes a great side dish for roasted chicken tonight and a happy and satisfying lunchtime salad tomorrow. This...
View ArticleBeautiful roast chicken salad in a jar.
This recipe is an old favorite, clipped from a Williams-Sonoma catalog a bajillion years ago. We've made it for dinner a number of times, and then I hacked it as a salad-in-a-jar, which is perfectly...
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