Potato salad is a picnic staple, but for people who don't like mayonnaise (like me), it's not super appealing. This mustard vinaigrette-based warm...
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When it's hot out, cooking is just about the last thing I feel like doing. If it wasn't for simple, light dinners like this lemony shrimp pasta, it...
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Overheard at the Farmer's Market:What are garlic scapes? They look cool, but what do I do with them?-- Another One Straw Farm CSA-erDear OSFCSA-er,I'm...
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There's nothing quite like peak season produce. Whatever the fruit or vegetable, when it's in season, it's cheaper, better looking and, most...
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A few weeks after moving into our house in August of 2005, we discovered a cache of mint growing behind our garage. "How lucky," we thought....
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Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, the day Mexicans in Puebla celebrate their 1862 defeat of the French at the Battle of Puebla and the day Americans use as...
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As a voracious reader and eater, I especially enjoy regular (i.e. non-food-related) books that make food an important part of the story. It's even...
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We're all tightening our belts these days, but that doesn't mean we don't still have special occasions to celebrate. So how to properly acknowledge...
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It's summer! And you know what that means: on back decks and roofdecks and piers all over Maryland, people are breaking out of their basements and...
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As I've mentioned before, I have an affinity for all things tiny. So does my friend Mandy, so it was only natural that when it came time to plan her...
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