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How it all fits together.
These are small galettes with an oatmeal – peppercorn crust, and filled with french lentils, mushrooms, sauteed greens, and sharp cheddar cheese. A nice autumn dinner – a little earthy/smokey – warm...
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Chard, pistachio & golden raisin tart
When I was in Spain quite a few years ago, I stopped at a place with only one vegetarian thing on the menu – spinach, raisins, and pine nuts. It was such a simple dish, and I had such a heaping mound...
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Spice mix!
I love the idea of spice mixes. Berbere, zatar, Ras el hanout, garam masala, jerk seasoning. Even the names are wonderful! In the past I’ve tried to recreate some of these using the spices most...
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Pear, spinach, rosemary, bleu cheese galettes
Bleu cheese, rosemary, pear and spinach galettesMaybe spring is to blame, but I feel as though I’m bursting with recipes I want to share, and recipes I want to make. I have about five things I’ve...
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Moroccan pastilla – vegetarian style
Moroccan pastilla“I made warka!” I cried, as I skipped around town. “Hello, man putting air into your tires! I made warka! Hello, woman trying to parallel park her enormous SUV on the wrong side of the...
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Eggplant pie with greens, quince, and hazelnut
Eggplant pie with greens, quince & hazelnutsWe started bird watching back in our courting days. We’d wake up as close to dawn as we could muster, we’d stop at Dunkin Donuts for some sweet coffee,...
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Turnip & leek pie
Turnip & greens pie I like to try to eat local, seasonal vegetables, but I know in the winter it’s just not possible. Oh, sure, I buy winter squash and kale and other cold season veg, but I’m...
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Zucchini, pumpkinseed & red bean galette
Zucchini & red bean galetteI was going on and on (and on) the other day about Konstantin Levin from Anna Karenina, and it reminded me of an unanswered question floating about in my head for a few...
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Collards, roasted mushroom and pecan pie with a spicy smoky crust
Collard pecan pieMalcolm came home from school yesterday and lay on the couch and wept. I asked him if something upsetting had happened, and he said, no, he was just tired, and he really wanted some...
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Roasted butternut, pecan, & mushroom pies
Roasted butternut French lentil piesThis weekend marks not only the second anniversary of The Ordinary, but the first anniversary of Clio’s stay in our house, as well. She’s lived with us a whole year!...
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Roasted turnip, spinach and walnut pie
Turnip, spinach and walnut pieWell, time is folding in on itself again. The boys had two days off school, and we went for a long walk to my favorite field, and I realized that this was the same weekend...
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