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A plate of stir-fried vegetables with cashews and rice.

Summer Vegetable Stir Fry with Szechuan Sauce and Cashews

02/19/2013
While the key to a fabulous Chinese stir fry is definitely the flavorful Szechuan sauce, the...
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A bowl of spicy noodle soup with herbs and chopsticks.

Asian Noodles with Vegetables, Tofu, and Peanuts

02/19/2013
What's with the generic term "Asian," you ask, rightfully? Well, today's dish is what happened in...
Food / Health / Nutrition / Nuts / Recipe / Vegetables
Lo mein with broccoli, carrots and chopsticks

A Healthier Vegetable Lo Mein

02/19/2013
For some reason, I had been having an intense craving for lo mein, that delicious...
Dietary Guidelines / Food / Health / Mushrooms / Nutrition / Recipe / Vegetables / Whole grains
Heart chocolate cake topped with white chocolate stripes

Celebrating Love: On Chocolate, Running, and Life

02/15/2013
On yesterday's Valentine's Day, I kept wondering to myself: should I write about chocolate or...
Chocolate / Food / Health / Holidays / Nutrition / Running
Wooden grid of whole spices and ground powders

Cooking 101: A Well-Stocked Spice Rack

02/11/2013
spice: a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. (source: Wikipedia) The subject of seasonings recently came up...
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Black coffee in china cup with two muffins

Blueberry Corn Muffins (Size Matters)

02/10/2013
A Manhattan Muffin Comes to Boston A special breakfast treat, and...
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Two slices of savory cornbread on blue plate

Savory Cornbread, the P.K. Way

02/09/2013
Adding diced vegetables makes a tastier, healthier, and prettier cornbread. I...
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A bowl of chili topped with cheese, served with cornbread.

Chili: Three Tips for the Meal That Keeps on Giving

02/08/2013
Though I hadn't been planning on it, all of the food media and then my...
Beans / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Science / Vegetables / Winter
Roasted tomato salsa with spoon and guacamole

Super Bowl Favorites, the P.K. Way: Chili, Nachos, Guacamole, and Pizza

02/02/2013
I'm sure I'm not the only one scratching their heads, saying "Where did January go?...
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Mixed greens with avocado and yellow tomatoes

Post-Holidays+Mid-January=A Return to Salad (Et Al)

01/21/2013
One big winter dinner salad: mesclun, arugula, and spinach adorned with...
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