Note: Michael Natkin of the vegetarian blog Herbivoracious drops by every Wednesday to share a delicious recipe to expand our vegetarian repertoire. [Photograph: Michael Natkin] If you just looked at the picture and didn't read the title, you probably just...
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[Photograph: Joshua Bousel] There's nothing I miss more from my time in Israel than shawarma. I'm not exaggerating—I had shawarma in a pita or laffa almost everyday during my six months there. Like my previous experience making tacos al...
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Note: Jessie Oleson (aka Cakespy) drops by every Monday to share a delicious dessert recipe. [Photographs and art: Jessie Oleson] When I was in college, I waited tables at a Middle Eastern restaurant on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. While the...
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Each week Joshua Bousel of The Meatwave drops by with a recipe for you to grill over the weekend. Fire it up, Joshua! My enthusiasm for lamb is not mutual in my relationship, so it's always a treat when I...
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I don't cook enough meatballs. Sure, about once a year I'm struck with a nostalgic craving for the spaghetti and tomato sauce kind (one of the first proper things I learned to cook, which impressed my now-fiance to stick...
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Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by their book, Almost Meatless. This weekend, right in the middle of sipping...
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Editor's note: Philadelphia food writers Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond drop by each week with Meat Lite, which celebrates meat in moderation. Meat Lite was inspired by the book coauthored by the two, Almost Meatless, due out in spring....
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Since my friend came back from a trip to Turkey 3 years ago, every time we eat any kind of kebab together, he reminds me of how amazing the lamb kofta was—once he had his first bite of the spiced...
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Because I spend most of day on the road, I listen to a lot of podcasts. Once I’ve exhausted more NPR than anyone should stomach in one day, I move on to different stations and topics, and obviously on...
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