recipes
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Chow-to: Tomato escarole soup with saffron [RECIPE]
A great way to use up the last of your garden tomatoes.
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Chow-to: Corn, green bean, pepper salad with harissa [RECIPE]
This easy salad recipe combines a range of veggies with the zing of harissa for an early fall treat.
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Tom’s Kitchen: A recipe for simple, incendiary, and addictive ‘salsa macha’
Many people claim they don’t have time to cook fresh meals “from scratch.” In Tom’s Kitchen, Grist’s food editor discusses some of the quick and easy things he gets up to in … well, his kitchen. Salsa macha: my new obsession.Photo: Tom PhilpottCertain taquerias and street-food establishments in Mexico feature a fiery-hot, delicious condiment of […]
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Forget the compost bucket — toss those carrot tops into the blender for pesto! [VIDEO]
In spring and summertime, we see local vegetables everywhere: at the grocery store, in the back garden, farmers market, or in a community-supported agriculture share. Sometimes there are so many vegetables, we just don’t know what to do with them. I have the issue of having no air-conditioning and thus cooking can be a very […]
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Short-rib tacos for the occasional meat eater
I'm just back from Mexico -- and here is my tribute to the cooking of that country's great food markets.
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Sustainably farmed trout make a tasty, savory chowder [VIDEO]
A visit to Star Prairie, a small trout farm situated on the Apple River in Wisconsin, yields fish for a cold-killing chowder.
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Sweet bites for the holidays [RECIPES]
As Christmas approaches, some like to shop and some decorate. Me, I crank up the cookie factory. Here are some of my personal favorites.
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Snowbound city chickens lay eggs for a decadent quiche [VIDEO]
Though the Minneapolis Metrodome collapsed, my chicken coop stood strong. And despite the cold, our hens are outside laying eggs that I used to make this decadent, Thomas Keller-inspired quiche.
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Salad in snowy winter [VIDEO]
I visit Dragsmith Farms, which grows organic vegetables and micro-greens all year round. Although heated greenhouses are a sustainable no-no, a salad in December is a treat.