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Three Sisters Stew
According to Native American folklore, "the three sisters" were corn, squash, and beans, which have been planted together in North...


Shrimp Curry
When my father returned home from Hawaii where he was stationed for 3 years during WWII, he brought with him a recipe for shrimp curry . ...


Spicy Taco Soup
Spicy Instant Pot Taco Soup from 101 Cookbooks’ Heidi Swanson According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the forecast in Kansas for the next two months reads like this: “Rain, then sun. More rain, more sun, then snow showers, then sun.” In other words, it’s obviously not grilling weather quite yet, so I’m sticking with soup, and one of my favorites is taco soup. This recipe comes from Heidi Swanson, proprietor of a very popular vegetarian website, 101 Cookbooks. I haven’t used


Orzo Minestrone (Summerstrone)
The end of summer is approaching. When I take the poodles outside in the early morning I feel a cool autumn breeze instead of the...


Tomato Green Bean Salad
This salad is the Recipe of the Day in the NYT Food section. I made it when it was first published in early summer and was happy to see...


15-Minute Chicken Shawarma Bowls
As its name suggests, this is not your average American winner-winner chicken dinner, but fear not. It's from a trustworthy cooking...


Air-Fryer (or Oven-roasted) Chicken Tenders
I've tried several recipes for healthy-ish chicken fingers, trying to avoid ones cooked in lots of fat. Most recipes are roasted in a hot...


Instant Pot Summer Soup
This soup knocked my socks off. OK, technically that's not true. It's summer and I'm not wearing socks. But I digress. When I saw this...


BBQ Drumsticks
One mistake many cooks make when grilling chicken is to douse it with BBQ sauce when it first hits the grill. The sauce burns to a crisp...


Roasted Tomatoes with White Beans and Basil (and More!)
We think of tomatoes as a vegetable but botanically they're actually a fruit because they grow from the flower of a plant and contain...


Lentil Salad
I know that lentils aren't everyone's favorite legume. But let's face facts : despite their less-than-appealing appearance, they're an...


Santa Fe Turkey Stuffed Peppers
If you grew up in the 1950's-'60's, chances are your mom cooked from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. And chances are equally good...
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