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Green Beans with Pesto Vinaigrette

August 23, 2011

The humble green bean doesn’t get enough love, I’ve decided. We’re all so focused on bursting tomatoes and perfect peaches, sweet sweet corn and favas that take five times as long to peel as to eat (and are still totally worth it) and we totally ignore green beans. Unlike peaches, they don’t get super juicy. [...]

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Zucchini and Snap Peas with Sesame Oil

June 29, 2011

In some sense, it’s hard to come up with anything insightful to say about a dish containing four ingredients, one of which is salt and the other three of which are in this post’s title. On the other hand, one taste had me going on and on about how simple, how delicious, it all was. [...]

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In the Small Kitchen: Noodles with Peanut Sauce

May 31, 2011

When a package arrived at my office earlier this week, I could hardly wait to tear it open. Inside was this gem: Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine, the lovely ladies behind Big Girls, Small Kitchen, recently came out with a cookbook, and people? It is beautiful. The book charts Phoebe and Cara’s first year of [...]

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Bulgur with Asparagus and Preserved Lemon Dressing

May 12, 2011

This is the latest my Weekday Lunch series, where I share recipes suited to home or office. [Sheepishly:] Remember me? Sorry it’s been so long since I’ve posted something fresh. I’ve been too busy at work to cook, and unless y’all wanted to read about the take-out pad thai I ate for dinner all of [...]

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Simplest Asparagus with Fresh Peas

May 4, 2011

From the archives, just in time for my favorite vegetable to hit the market. Enjoy! The markets are back open, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and I can almost forgive the swarms of tourists and the row of port-o-potties that totally block the view along the tidal basin, because spring has sprung! Thrills. [...]

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Sweet and Sour Pearl Onions

November 24, 2010

The last in a series of posts on great side dishes for Tday. Happy Holidays to everyone! Here’s one last easy side dish to top off your Thanksgiving feast. Not limited to Tday, these onions are great year round; I serve them alongside oxtail or shortribs, and they make a great complement to savory chicken [...]

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Mushroom Conserva

November 18, 2010

This is part of a series on great side dishes for Thanksgiving and year-round. The first of the series can be found here. To my mind, there are two foods whose flavor profiles are so diverse, they can taste like just about anything. One is cheese, which can taste sweet or salty, buttery or nutty [...]

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Green Beans with Horseradish-Mustard Vinaigrette

November 17, 2010

This is the first of a series of posts about great sides for Thanksgiving and year-round — stay tuned for more as we approach the big day! For my money, this is the quintessential side. Flavor-wise, it’s totally in keeping with Thanksgiving tastes. The horseradish helps cut all that sweet, fatty Tday food, and the [...]