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Cold-brewed iced coffee: a summer pleasure

Coffee is one of my favorite simple pleasures. As if I needed a reason to drink it, it also gives […]

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Easy, colorful, and full of nutrients: chilled creamy beets soup

Pungent beets are on my short list of foods that take effort for me to eat. I’m aware of the […]

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Showcase cherries in a rustic French dessert

Lately, beautiful bags of plump red cherries have been catching my eye in the produce aisle, giving me the idea […]

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A classic born in Iowa: loose meat sandwich

Recently I became interested in loose meat sandwich recipes when looking for a variation on sloppy joes that didn’t use […]

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Eat your heart out, Ben and Jerry’s! Homemade ‘Chunky Monkey’ ice cream

For years I said no to ice cream because it’s so calorie-dense and so easy to overdo, but lately I […]

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My experience with celiac disease in the house

My husband has celiac disease. What that means in short is that he can’t digest and is actually harmed by […]

Mom’s sloppy joes – simply the best

With Mother’s Day just behind us, chances are, like me, you’ve been thinking about all the things your mom did […]

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Enjoy diet change with a delicious carrot-ginger smoothie

When I got out my summer clothes recently and they had gotten too snug, at first I was alarmed, and […]

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How to separate egg yolk and whites – step by step

Sometimes in conversations about food, people will tell me they don’t cook. When I hear that, my first thoughts are, […]

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Why liquefy good food? And a green smoothie recipe

Until I decided to get serious about weight loss recently, I considered smoothies a waste of good food that would […]

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My top tools that make food prep fun

Just because I love good food doesn’t mean I always enjoy working in the kitchen. If I could I’d just […]

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Fruit salad dressing—sweet and memory-rich

This recipe is one that I first made in my teens. A neighborhood friend told me her mom had a […]

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