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Thai salad with tofu, boiled egg, peanut dressing

Take-out Inspiration: Thai Salad with Spicy Peanut Dressing

07/20/2012
The perfect accompaniment to Pad Thai? A colorful Thai salad with spicy peanut dressing, of...
Diet / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Salad / Science
A bowl of creamy pumpkin soup with garlic and pumpkins in the background.

Another Reason to Love Leftovers: Succulent Butternut Squash and Crab Bisque

07/15/2012
A few months back I began a three part series on squash soup, the goal...
Calories / Diet / Dietary Guidelines / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Science / Soup / Weight
Mixed berry and walnut salad with greens

Perfect Summer Salad: Berries, Blue Cheese, and Toasted Walnuts

07/01/2012
Combine your favorite greens and berries like strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries with toasted walnuts...
Diet / Dietary Guidelines / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Salad / Science / Summer
Spinach salad with strawberries, cucumber, and feta

Summer Salad: Spinach, Strawberries, and Sunflower Seeds

06/24/2012
It's Finally Strawberry Season, and It Doesn't Last Long Given that, I hope you can...
Diet / Food / Fruit / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Salad / Summer / Vegetables
Saskatoon boxes beneath handwritten $4 sign

Saskatoon Sightings in Chicago

06/11/2012
More farmers' markets photos from Chicago to come soon, but in the meantime here's just...
Farmers' markets / Food / Fruit / Health / Nutrition
Dusk-lit Colosseum framed by umbrella pines

Pine Nuts in a Grand Setting

05/17/2012
Looking for a pesto recipe? Try classic Genovese with basil and pine nuts or parsley-pistachio....
Diet / Food / Health / Nuts
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!

05/05/2012
Since posting this a few years ago, I have even more Mexican recipes here on...
Cocktails / Drinks / Food / Health / Holidays / International cuisine / Nutrition / Recipe
Logo for Food Revolution Day with a fist holding a fork.

Do You Hear the People Eat?

04/26/2012
(sung to the tune of "Do You Hear the People Sing?" in Les Misérables) It's been...
Food / Health / Media / Nutrition / Theatre
Creamy Vietnamese noodle soup with cilantro

Leftover Wonderment: Vietnamese Noodle Soup with Squash, Coconut, and Curry (Video)

04/24/2012
I will never cease to be amazed by people who hate leftovers. No offense to...
Autumn / Food / Health / Nutrition / Recipe / Soup / Vegetables / Video / Winter
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Healthy Food Porn is Here!

04/20/2012
Food porn five! Where else but my blog do the words...
Diet / Food / Health / Nutrition / Science