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Rye Berries for Breakfast

I’m a huge breakfast guy. I’m one of those people that has to have breakfast within an hour of waking up, every single day. On the rare occasion we go out for brunch, I go for traditional breakfast faves like eggs, French toast, pancakes, oatmeal, bagels with lox, I love all that. Alexa on the [...]
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Moroccan Carrot Cumin Salad

This is a synergistic salad, meaning the resulting dish is much greater than the sum of its parts. Not that the ingredients on their own aren’t fabulous – I love them all. But together, they meld into a salad that is just out of this world.  The first time I had this dish I fell [...]
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Mushroom and Polenta Squares

I love polenta.   It is one of the quicker cooking whole grains (done in under 20 minutes), and it is extremely versatile.  It can be cooked into a layered casserole, made smooth and creamy, or it can be baked and cut into squares, which is what I did tonight. I made this dish with [...]
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Invest a little time, make a lot of dough

Making bread and pizza at home is all about planning. Once you’ve got the timing right, it requires very little active work.  I hadn’t made bread at home in over a month since we had been out of town, and well ya know,  summer… but when I saw artisanal multigrain loaves in the store selling [...]
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Mushroom Barley Soup

In the deep cold of winter, there is nothing quite like a warming bowl of soup.   This recent NY cold spell inspired me to make a wonderful earthy soup featuring pantry staples barley and dried shitake mushrooms. Together with fresh mushrooms and vegetables, this is a hearty and nutritious soup and is not difficult [...]
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