[Photograph: Blake Royer] Last week, someone sent me a shiitake mushroom farm, which recently started spouting out of all sides in my living room. It's disconcerting and kind of awesome. I was getting ready to prepare a meal when...
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Note: Michael Natkin of the vegetarian blog Herbivoracious drops by every Wednesday to share a delicious recipe and expand our vegetarian repertoire. [Photograph: Michael Natkin] With all of the concerns about food safety, most people (Alton Brown included) don't actually...
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Editor's note: On Mondays, Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Take it away, Kristen! [Photograph: Kristen Swensson] I used to consider risotto too rich, expensive, and upscale for...
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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. Pork, mushrooms and broth simmer together to make...
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[Photograph: Blake Royer] A friend of mine recently gave me a bag of homegrown fingerling potatoes from her father's garden in Iowa, where he grows vegetables for his restaurant and always donates extras to his children. With more than...
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[Photograph: Tam Ngo] Speak to chef Tadashi Ono about this hot pot and he at once turns dreamy-eyed—its milky broth reminds him of lakes frozen over. Black cod, also known as sablefish, thrive in the frigid seas off Alaska...
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The following recipe is from the September 30 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! Kabocha is an all-around great squash. It's great looking, with its knobby forest green exterior and...
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[Photograph: Nick Kindelsperger] If you've ever wondered how to make vegetables taste as good as they possibly can, please pick up Barbara Kafka's Vegetable Love. It's a massive book, and luckily has nothing to with healthy living. It's basically...
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[Photograph: Robin Bellinger] Shopping List 2 portobello mushrooms: $3.74 2 English muffins (pro-rated): $1.40 Parsley (pro-rated): $0.75 1 pound sweet potatoes: $1.69 Pantry items: Garlic, butter, mustard, olive oil, salt Total cost (for 2 portions): $7.58 As a child...
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[Flickr: kthread] I've only foraged for wild mushrooms once in my life and let me tell you, it was not a great success. Walking around in the woods for hours was nice and the mission to find mushrooms made...
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