Asian Lettuce Wraps with Garlic Scapes
In a rush, a dire rush, I didn’t have the chance to take multiple recipe-in-progress photos. But I did manage to capture this one image. It was a delicious meal, low in carbohydrates and rich in...
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Recipe: Miso-glazed Bok Choy
A good bok choy recipe can be difficult to find. Too often bok choy recipes disguise the leafy green vegetable in heavy sauces or combine it with other, more strongly flavored vegetables so that bok...
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a recipe: bbq sauce that’s hot, sweet and black as sin
Homemade barbecue sauce, sweet, hot and full of rich flavor, is one of our favorite indulgences. One of the last opportunities for summer barbecues lurks just around the corner, and we’re preparing...
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Curried Lentil Soup with Coconut Milk
Curried lentil soup, rich with the heady scent of toasted cardamom, coriander and fenugreek, moves from the humble to the extraordinary. I don’t often cook curries, not that I dislike them: far from...
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Hot, Salty & Sour: My Kimchi Recipe
I love kimchi, and I make kimchi at home a few times a year, usually in the autumn when Napa cabbage, hefty daikon radishes, carrots, garlic and chili peppers can all be found at the market in...
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Spicy Korean Seafood and Vegetable Stew
I’m on vacation this week (you can follow our travels in pictures on instagram), and I’ve asked a number of up-and-coming natural foods bloggers to take my place and keep you completely sated with all...
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How to Make Worcestershire Sauce
As a die-hard DIYer, my pantry is filled with little things I make myself: ketchup, mayonnaise, barbecue sauce, flour mixes. And my freezer is always home to a few homemade items that are easy to...
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Vietnamese-Style Beef Stew (Bo Kho)
It’s stewing season. And while I love a good, simple, Julia-Child-style stew, I also like to get a bit complex. A bit spicy and fragrant. Bo kho hits all of those and then some. While it’s said to...
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Shellfish Cioppino
You want a bowl of this spicy, tomato-rich Shellfish Cioppino, seriously. Having moved to the West Coast recently, I have become painfully aware that not only is fresh seafood readily available, but...
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Thai-Style Chicken Soup with Lemongrass and Coconut Milk [Tom Kha Gai]
Tom Kah Gai is a traditional Thai soup. Chopped chicken thighs and shiitake mushrooms swim in a flavorful broth perfumed by ginger, shallots, lime, lemongrass and chile peppers. Deeply aromatic, its...
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