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Grumpy Pasta OR Pasta with Stuff from the Fridge that Would Otherwise Go Bad

Last minute dinner saves the produce and my spirits. Continue reading

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Vegetarian Noodle Soup with Asian Flavors

Even though I have great admiration for traditional miso soup, I don’t make it at home. The soup that I make has miso paste in it, but is a whole meal with noodles and various vegetables, and is much more … Continue reading

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Brigadeiros: Brazilian Candy-Making for Klutzes

I am immensely grateful that in one of his cleaning frenzies, my dad rescued a forgotten artifact from my childhood: a recipe book my mom had begun to create with me when I was in elementary school. We apparently only … Continue reading

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Watched Pot

It’s not true that a watched pot never boils. What happens is it hovers on the edge of almost-boiling for so long that after a long stretch contemplating the quiet liquid and floating vegetables you sigh and turn away and … Continue reading

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How to Cook Like Rachel

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Step 1: Inspiration. You are restacking rice noodles, dried mushrooms, and rice crackers, trying to find room in your kitchen cabinet for soba noodles you just bought at the Asian market. Sorting through all the strata, eventually you get all … Continue reading

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