Here's another one of those spices that makes you wonder how people got the idea to eat it. Mahlab is a powder made from the seeds of the St. Lucy's cherry, found in different parts of the Mediterranean, that requires drying and cracking open rock-hard cherry pits. But if you've ever had a dessert made with whole roasted cherries, where the pit imparts an inimitable depth of flavor, it's easy to see why people go through the trouble.
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Many Americans will take to the nation's highways this weekend, whether to travel to a Labor Day cookout, for a last family camping trip of the summer, or perhaps to deposit recent high school grads at their new colleges. No doubt many of these weekend road warriors will get hungry, and stop at a rest area or comfort station where they might do some vending machine snacking. Have you ever noticed just how many peanutty snacks are in those vending machines?
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Though not as well celebrated as the beginning of asparagus or tomato season, there's some real pleasure in spotting the first swiss chard at the market. Vibrantly colored, they pop out and just beg to be bought—I really can't resist them. Usually I enjoy swiss chard a side dish to some random meal, so it's nice to find this recipe from the blog Abby & Sam, which fully integrates them into a dish.
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