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Small, Good Things: Salad Days (Are Here Again)

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney June 10, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Chasing the perfect gyin thohk

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Cook On: Please Pass the Pork Butt

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner June 6, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Living high off the hog for summer grilling

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Cook On: Custom-made Caramel

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner May 31, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Kristin Nelson pursues dunkable perfection

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Small, Good Things: The Artist’s Way

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney May 27, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

“The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure no slight pleasure.”

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Small, Good Things: Another Green World

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney May 10, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Asparagus risotto fits the bill for a lingering cool evening

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Cook On: Tortillas on the Griddle

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner May 5, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Grill some fresh masa to celebrate Cinco de Maya

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Small, Good Things: Food for Thought

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 26, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Shopping, cooking and eating for the long term

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Cook On: Tool Stash

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner April 24, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Stocking the right utensils helps hands in the kitchen

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Small, Good Things: Home Ecosophy

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 14, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

What we eat has an impact and meaning

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Cook On: Wild About Maple

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner April 8, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

One season of tapping at home may help to realize its worth

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Small, Good Things: Getting Jiggly

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney April 1, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A very simple but infinitely flexible recipe

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Cook On: Humbled and Crumbled

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner March 25, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A dish made with eggplant and crumbled bread

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Small, Good Things: Organizing Principles

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 19, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

If we are going to eat meat, we must do it mindfully

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Cook On: Icing on the Crab Cake

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner March 11, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

SpongeBob SquarePants got our kids hooked

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Small, Good Things: Decisively Vague

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney March 4, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Are you a fennel lover or a fennel hater?

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Cook On: Egg Drop Soother

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner February 25, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A dish that nurtures the appetite and spirit

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Small, Good Things: Chocolate and Flowers

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney February 14, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

“All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.”

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Cook On: Pride and Paella

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner February 11, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Saffron lifts the humble creation to an elegant wonder

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Small, Good Things: Defense Mechanism

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney February 4, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

An obsession with milk and meat and comfort food

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Cook On: Savoring Gifts

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner January 27, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

Food gifts can spark inspiration

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Small, Good Things: Preserving My Sanity

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney January 21, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

An idea perhaps more loco than locavore

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Cook On: Dough-licious

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner January 12, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

1 part chaos, 2 parts calm

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Small, Good Things: Gone to the Dogs

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney January 4, 2015September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A New Year’s treat for the canine boulevardier

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Cook On: Turnover the New Year

Avatar photo by Mary Ann Ebner December 30, 2014September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

1 part chaos, 2 parts calm

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Small, Good Things: The Lady’s Choice

Avatar photo by Joe Dizney December 25, 2014September 29, 2019 Why you can trust The Current

A holiday rumination on oysters and artichokes

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