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Recipe: Quick Beets with Chile and Lemon

Although we have turned our attention towards more quintessentially summer flavors, we still have beets galore at the farmers' market and are always pleased to discover new ways to eat them. Here's a ...

Quebecois Feves au Lard, or Maple Baked Beans
Guest Post from Diana of The Economical Epicurean

It’s no surprise that baked beans are a new favorite subject among food bloggers: they are incredibly cheap, laughably low-maintenance, and perfect for a summer barbecue or camping trip. I always ma...

Weeknight Meal Recipe: Black Rice with Edamame
Guest Post from Kelly of eat make read

There’s a restaurant near my husband's office called Rice that makes—you guessed it—really good rice. There’s one thing that I always get and it comes with this amazing black rice with...

Recipe Inspiration: Pearl (Israeli) Couscous Salads

We've been semi-obsessed with pearl couscous; it's so attractive in early summer. It feels lighter than pasta, yet more substantial than traditional couscous, and it's the perfect base for one-dish me...

What to Put on a Fresh Vegetable Sandwich

Our love for this sandwich started in high school, when we'd frequently eat a foot-long veggie from Subway after soccer practice several days a week. When we moved to New York, we discovered a version...

How To Make Vegan Corn Tamales
Guest Post from Two Blue Lemons

I was poking around the book store on Sunday morning (went straight to the cookbook section, of course) and stumbled upon a new vegan cookbook: The Accidental Vegan. It was this tamale recipe that sol...

Recipe: One More Stuffed Artichoke

We know, we know. There has been a lot of stuffed artichoke talk around here lately. We reminded you of these that we made last year. Then there was this comparison of a recipe from The New York Times...

Quick Recipe: Watercress and Cabbage Stir-Fry

Here's an ultra-quick dinner vegetable that you can literally throw together and cook in under ten minutes. It takes two late-winter, early spring vegetables: peppery watercress, and cool and crunchy ...

Recipe Review: Mary Sue and Susan's Asparagus Salad

We are great fans of Los Angeles chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, whose dishes are never fussy but always fresh and inspired. So when we received their April newsletter with a recipe for Bab...

Recipe: Snap Peas with Meyer Lemon and Mint

Snap peas and mint from the farmers' market, a Meyer lemon from a friend's yard, and a couple of basic pantry ingredients – quick to prepare and speaking wholly of spring. I hesitate to call thi...

D.I.Y. Recipe: Vegetarian Furikake Rice Seasoning

Furikake is a Japanese condiment typically sprinkled over or mixed into rice. There are dozens of varieties on the market – most contain seaweed, sesame seeds, sugar, and salt. Other ingredients...

Recipe: Very Simple Dal Palak

We like to think of this as our Stone Soup recipe. With a few basic ingredients and handful of lentils, we can make enough to feed and satisfy an entire crowd. While we can't claim that this is the mo...

What's the Difference Between Soy, Rice and Almond Milk?

Shopping for non-dairy milk has become increasingly confusing, with new flavors and variations added all the time. The three main players remain the same – soy, rice and almond – but what's the di...

Recipe: Mexican Sprout Slaw

Spring's official start last Friday inspired me to make my first true spring salad. Saturday morning I skipped off to the farmers' market at Union Square hoping to find more than bruised apples and pr...

Recipe: Quick Celery Root Salad with Capers and Lemon

You know we love winter salads; we talk about them all the time. Here's one final salad to usher winter out — a tangy, crispy, lemony shredded slaw with the delicate flavor of spring celery. Exc...

Recipe: Tofu Steak with Miso and Ginger

"Tofu steak" is one of those Japanese restaurant menu items I'm overly familiar with. As a vegetarian, the sizzling skillet of tofu is often one of the few dishes I can order (as long as it isn't topp...

Recipe: Crunchy Peanut Slaw

A crunchy cabbage slaw is one of my favorite salads throughout the winter and early spring, and a restaurant here in town makes what is perhaps my favorite slaw: a deceptively simple mix of cabbage, p...

Recipe: Vegetarian Guinness Stew

This is a last-minute St. Patrick's Day recipe, but luckily it's a fairly quick one. File this one under Un-Meat – all the rich, hearty goodness of Guinness stew without the beef. ...

Kale Chips: How To Eat a Bunch of Kale in One Sitting
From ChowMama

Maxwell was lucky to be part of a kale chip making project a few nights ago — very un-meat, eh? — when he was visiting an apartment being photographed for his upcoming book. He came home...

30-Minute Meal Hack: Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger, Soba, and Fried Pork Crumbles

We don't cook straight from scratch every night. In fact, there are many good products from the grocery store that can serve as the base for an easy, quick, and healthful meal. Take the soups at Trade...

Recipe: Hijiki with Carrots

Hijiki seaweed and carrots are classic combination in Japanese cooking. This marriage of earth and sea is salty, sweet, pleasantly crunchy, and highly nutritious. Here's our version of this side dish,...

Recipe: Fresh Fennel and Lemon Slaw

I don't stop eating salad just because it's winter. In fact, I look forward to winter salads. No wilting, delicate lettuces here; no tender baby vegetables to be coddled with understated vinaigrettes....

Roundup: Vegan and Vegetarian Soup Recipes

Soups are great for vegetarians. They're flexible (leave out the bacon, try vegetable stock instead of chicken), and they're nourishing and filling too. When we're on a soup kick we find ourselves eat...

Recipe: Creamy Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Cumin

I was so inspired by all the responses to our very first Cupboard Challenge. A dip had never crossed my mind, nor a casserole. It's amazing what you can do with four ingredients! In the end, I had a...

Recipe: Ortine's Mediterranean Platter

We are really excited about this recipe from Sarah Peck, the head chef at charming Brooklyn eatery Ortine. We just did a kitchen tour of Ortine, and Sarah gave us this recipe to share with you. The th...

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