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Dinner Tonight: Braised Coconut Spinach with Chickpeas and Lemon

I made this the day it was posted on the Kitchn but with lacinato kale, and sadly ended up tossing it. I added the coconut milk, walked away to deal with kids for what I thought would take 30 seconds, and totally forgot about it. I normally keep everything on hand for this, but that was my last can of coconut milk. Reading this makes me even more sad I haven't attempted it again.

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Vegan: 2 Ways To Eat Kale, Chickpeas, and Sumac-Marinated Onions

I can only eat Tuscan kale like this. The regular curly kind reminds me too much of frisee, even after marinating, and my mouth freaks out and I can't eat anymore and then I'm hungry and sad. Which is a shame, because kale normally makes me so happy.

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I absolutely remember Hidden Treasures. I didn't even know that I did until you brought it up.

I get really confused when these cereals of yore are brought up. My mom was definitely a no-junk sort of mother, yet I distinctly remember these sugar-bomb cereals as part of my morning rituals. Must've been Dad's influence.

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Dinner Tonight: Braised Coconut Spinach with Chickpeas and Lemon

I made this the day it was posted on the Kitchn but with lacinato kale, and sadly ended up tossing it. I added the coconut milk, walked away to deal with kids for what I thought would take 30 seconds, and totally forgot about it. I normally keep everything on hand for this, but that was my last can of coconut milk. Reading this makes me even more sad I haven't attempted it again.

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Vegan: 2 Ways To Eat Kale, Chickpeas, and Sumac-Marinated Onions

I can only eat Tuscan kale like this. The regular curly kind reminds me too much of frisee, even after marinating, and my mouth freaks out and I can't eat anymore and then I'm hungry and sad. Which is a shame, because kale normally makes me so happy.

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Cereal Eats: Kellogg's Krave Comes to the U.S.

I absolutely remember Hidden Treasures. I didn't even know that I did until you brought it up.

I get really confused when these cereals of yore are brought up. My mom was definitely a no-junk sort of mother, yet I distinctly remember these sugar-bomb cereals as part of my morning rituals. Must've been Dad's influence.

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