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I eat 100% all-natural peanut butter every single day. I’m never without it…ever. If I don’t have it on toast for breakfast (which I more often than not do), I have a jar of it at work to eat it as a snack, with a banana, crackers or apple slices. Because I’m a vegetarian, it’s one [...]

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I’ve sung about the virtues of ginger before. I am a huge fan of it…and I mean huge. I’m convinced it’s nature’s cure for indigestion, bloating and nausea, which I’m cursed with.

So pair ginger with another favorite of mine, and I know the recipe can’t go wrong. And indeed, Dorie Greenspan’s Fresh Ginger and Chocolate [...]

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I was probably the only kid who loved tomatoes growing up. I surely got that love from my mother, who adored fresh tomatoes. She’d pluck them straight from the garden, cut them into slices, and sprinkle them with either sugar or salt, depending on her mood. I loved the juicy, sweet-tart taste, and the burst [...]

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Well, there’s no cake, and thus, no surprise. I had planned to make Dorie Greenspan’s Berry Surprise Cake on Saturday, but was called into work last minute and spent the entire day in the office trying to put out a fire. Although I lost the day I had dedicated to baking, I didn’t want to [...]

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I’m in love…with the most hideous of vegetables. Ever since my sister and I made Leek-Celery Root Stuffing for Thanksgiving—my first time eating celery root—I’ve dreamed about the different ways to use this veggie in my cooking.
Don’t be scared by external appearances…the gnarly, hairy and furrowed skin of the celery root, or celeriac, hides a smooth, [...]

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