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I am rejoicing in the magic of leeks. Often throughout my culinary history, I’ve wondered why the distinction between leeks and onions? I mean really, they are just onions, right?…

Adapted from Nom Eat Nom My daughter had a friend stay with us last weekend. She was here all weekend, so the two of them stayed up late Friday night…

I decided I needed to do another version of pumpkin bread, because I had a partially-used can of pumpkin in my fridge. And also because I also had some Orange…

with Creamy Avocado Artichoke Dipping Sauce. Latkes adapted from epicurious and smitten kitchen. Latkes are not something I normally undertake. If you’re not familiar with latkes, they are a savory pan-fried potato…

The taste of a tomatillo is tart and lemony, but also a little sweet, especially when you roast them like I did for this soup. Tomatillos don’t turn all creamy…

(no espresso maker required) This morning I went to yoga on an empty stomach. Very bad idea. Normally if I do this, I can’t even make it through yoga class,…

Laced with chai, cinnamon, vanilla and chunks of sweet, juicy pear with the crunch of candied walnuts, these whole wheat muffins are a great way to start your day. Especially…

My sister loves tomato basil soup. My sister also has four small children and has no time to turn around, let alone make lovely things like tomato basil soup. She…

Adapted just slightly from my dear friend Ann at The Fountain Avenue Kitchen Did I tell you about my friend’s pear tree? While we were at the lake last weekend, the…

with a Maple Cream Cheese Drizzle This is one of the things I had in mind when I made my Maple Amaretto Pumpkin Butter. I thought that using pumpkin butter…