Finding the perfect ragu recipe is a journey. While the two main ingredients are tomatoes and ground meat, the background flavors and texture provided by the other ingredients are what truly make the sauce. Unlike other Italian sauces, a ragu...
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[Photographs: Tressa Eaton] Last month I got slammed with a bizarre mid-summer 103°F fever. The sky-high fever, chills, and achy body knocked me out completely. Being home alone and sicker than I've been in a long time made me...
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As I mentioned last Wednesday, I'm between apartments at the moment and am basically subsisting on Asian condiments and bags of frozen vegetables. This recipe, adapted from Epicurious, fits exactly into that framework. The sauce is made from standard...
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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 from nep on Flickr As part of our occasional series on mayonnaise-free summer salads,...
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When I was a girl, I had three little girlfriends: Kristen, Sarah, and Alexandra. Alexandra's mother was called Medusa--at least figuratively. Every time I stood quaking before her towering frame in her frigid marble kitchen, I turned to stone....
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While I was in Italy, seasonal eating took on a whole new meaning. When something was in season you ate it, not once or twice but every day until it was gone. There were weeks of fresh favas and seemingly...
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The following recipe is from the May 13 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! Dating back to 15th-century Italy, bruschetta started out as nothing more than grilled bread rubbed with...
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Salmon and cream is a winning combination, which is why it's such a classic to serve the fish with creamy sauces. Recipes calling for salmon with pasta are also quite common if you look around—the fish has an assertive...
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The following recipe is from the March 25 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! I remember the first time I ate really fresh peas. They were straight from the one...
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Each week Kristen Swensson of Cheap, Healthy, Good swings by these parts to share healthy and delicious recipes with us. Today, a variation on potatoes and peas. As I delve deeper into nutritious, frugal cooking, I’m looking a lot more...
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