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Perfect for Picnic Season: Cold Spanish Almond Soup (aka White Gazpacho)

As we head into summer and warmer weather, I begin to think about picnics and foods that pair well with outside eating. This cold Spanish soup – gazpacho blanco – would kick any picnic up a culinary notch or two. … Continue reading

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An “Exotic,” “Massively Flavorful” Asparagus Salad w/ Ginger-Citrus Dressing

We recently asked our Facebook fans about their favorite spring vegetable. Asparagus was the hands-down winner. No surprise. I happen to love it, too! And so does our friend Viviane Baquet Farre, who developed the beautiful roasted asparagus dish featured … Continue reading

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“Green Couscous” – It’s the Green Ingredients – From Yotam Ottolenghi

I like to fish, and I love preparing sautéed fish. And it just so happens the “green couscous” below would be a good pairing for fish, according to famed London chef Yotam Ottolenghi. He calls it “green” because of the … Continue reading

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Culinary Bliss: Avocado Mash on Multigrain Toast with “Really Good” Olive Oil

One of life’s simple pleasures is spreading lusciously ripe avocado on good artisan bread, and then adding a generous drizzle of good extra virgin olive oil on top of the avocado – along with a sprinkle of flaky sea salt. … Continue reading

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Taking Spuds and Fries to a New Level: Cumin-Crusted Oven Fries

Potatoes are great. French fries are, too. This pair get even better when you elevate spuds and fries to the cumin-crusted oven fries featured here. (Click here to see the recipe.) “Bake oven fries with cumin seeds and these spuds … Continue reading

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Adding a Little Taste of the Exotic to Weekday Roasted Potatoes

Two things we love: olive oil-roasted potatoes, and Middle Eastern spices. Combine the two and you get the dish featured here: roasted potatoes amped up with za’atar, a Middle Eastern spice mix, and Aleppo pepper. (Click here to see the … Continue reading

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Yotam Ottolenghi’s Roasted Parsnips & Sweet Potatoes w/ Caper Vinaigrette

Yotam Ottolenghi is known for creating vibrant vegetarian dishes. The London chef is even credited with reinventing the salad. Ottolenghi operates four café-delis and a restaurant, and he’s written two best-selling cookbooks. He also pens a vegetarian column for Britain’s … Continue reading

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Turkish Vegetarian Comfort Food that’s Perfect for a Fall Evening

The Turkish dish featured here – turluturlu – strikes us as vegetarian comfort food that would take the edge off a chilly fall night. It’s infused with spices.  And it combines lots of veggies – winter squash, zucchini, sweet red … Continue reading

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A Bevy of Recipes that Let You Showcase Good Tomatoes

An East Coast friend raved to us over the phone this past weekend about the great case of tomatoes he’d just picked up at the farmers’ market in New York City. He’s been using them to make tomato sauce, gazpacho, … Continue reading

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Olive Oil-Fried Eggplant that was Worth Our Getting Lost in Southern Italy

Eggplant is at its seasonal peak – which rekindles good memories of a trip we took a few years back to Puglia (POOL-ya), in southern Italy.  There, fruits and veggies grow prolifically in backyard gardens.  Fresh produce is so important … Continue reading

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