Recipe

Slow-Cooked Chickpeas and Kale

December 13, 2011
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With all the cookies and sweets coming out of my kitchen this month, it’s a wonder that Dan and I haven’t gone into diabetic shock.  So my new goal for the month is to come up with some light, healthy and protein-packed meals to balance it all out.  Eggs scrambled with diced tomatoes and Swiss [...]

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Eggnog Sugar Cookies

December 7, 2011
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Eggnog Sugar Cookies Makes about 3 dozen cookies Prep Time: 50 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup eggnog 3 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 tsp salt Beat the butter with the sugar until smooth and creamy. … Cut out all the additional cookies you can, then do what my grandpa always did: piece together the scraps into random shapes and place them on the cookie sheets.

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Soba Noodle Soup

December 7, 2011
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I fell in love with soba noodles this summer. I went blueberry picking one Saturday morning, and less than thirty minutes in, my skirt was sticking to my legs and I had already drunk the water I had brought to the fields with me. I contemplated lunch as I picked. Sandwiches were out, as we [...]

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Irish Cream Oat Cookies

December 6, 2011
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Some observations on this Tuesday morning: 1. Sara Bareilles and Ben Folds make for the best duet ever, as evidenced by their performance of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” on The Sing Off last night. 2. I really hope NBC brings The Sing Off back for a fourth season next year. 3. My Christmas cookie platters [...]

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Gingerbread Pancakes

December 5, 2011
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I have no idea why I even had a bottle of molasses in the pantry in the first place. I cannot stand the smell of molasses. Absolutely cannot stand it. I know it has a bunch of minerals that aren’t in other sweeteners and can add a robust and deep flavor to baked goods, but [...]

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