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The food of love

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Small, Good Things: The French Inflection

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Time to get cheesy

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Layers upon layers

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A dessert with deep roots

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In a funk? There’s pancakes for that

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An unreliable memory leads to a reliable dip.

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The wild flavors of bison chili

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Doing things instead of getting things

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A carotene crowd pleaser

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A bracing salad to go with those leftovers

Bay-Juniper Crème Brûlée
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It’s time to indulge

Roast Japanese Sweet Potatoes with Spiced Yogurt Dipping Sauce
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Mouths to Feed: Top Tuber

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Spicing up fall with Japanese sweet potatoes

Black Hummus
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Small, Good Things: Dark Matter

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Switch your hummus to dark mode

beets
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Mouths to Feed: Some of the People All of the Time

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A brain flash leads to a fairly amazing dish

Mahammar (Sumac) Chicken
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Small, Good Things: Such Sweet Sour

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Sumac takes a starring role

Korean-flavored Pork Bowl with Kale and Carrots
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Mouths to Feed: Constant Cravings

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A dinner that’s in heavy rotation

Eggplant Salad, Beet and Goat Cheese Sandwich (Photo by Henry Weed)
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Mouths to Feed: One Not For the Road

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A messy sandwich is a good sandwich

Esquites, Bean & Cherry Tomato Salad
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Small, Good Things: Navigating the Maize

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An optimal dish for a suboptimal corn season

No-Cook Tomato Soup with Dilled Goat Cheese
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Mouths to Feed: A Dill Detour

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Basil’s not the only herb that goes with tomatoes

Black Bean Salad with Lime-Ginger-Coconut Dressing
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Small, Good Things: Life in the Tropics

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What to cook when it’s too hot to cook

Pink Drink
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Mouths to Feed: Drink Pink

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A smoothie for grown-ups

Blueberry Bars with Lime-Cornflour Shortbread Crust
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Mouths To Feed: Hum a Few Bars

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On baking, love, and freshly picked blueberries

Chia Seed Pudding
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Small, Good Things: Summer Comfort

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The small but mighty chia seed

Summer Un-rolls
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Mouths to Feed: Summer, Unrolling

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Summer Rolls without the hassle

Ferocious Peach Salad
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Mouths to Feed: Daring Peaches

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There are worse things than waiting for a bowl of peaches to ripen

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