One of the reasons I’ve been so scarce lately is that I’ve taken up urban gardening. It started as a way to cope with quarantine and it ended up being a new hobby/pseudoprofession after the pandemic kicked most writers out onto the street. I’ve turned our little suburban plot into a food jungle, and the
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My old recipe succumbed to the fate of the internet and is no longer accessible, so I wrote it up properly (finally). Despite having and using this recipe for years, I still haven’t taken any good photos of it, so please pardon the marginally relevant stock photo. Buffalo wing dip has been a staple of
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Honey mustard is a versatile dipping sauce. It goes great with fries, chicken, and plenty of other comfort foods. The other nice thing about it that sets it apart from other sauces is that it’s an absolute breeze to make. You throw all your ingredients in one bowl, mix them up, and you’re ready to
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If you’re a fan of toast or PB&J sandwiches and you’ve never had apple butter before, you’re missing out! It’s like super-concentrated, creamy applesauce. It’s sweet, full of spices, and perfect on toast, rolls, or vanilla ice cream. It’s been a favorite spread of mine since I was a kid, and the best way to
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I’ve really been into making hummus lately. Buying it in batches at the store, with the amount of it I can eat in a week, gets expensive quickly. Making it at home is way cheaper, even with this recipe, which is the most expensive because of the tapenade. Of the three I’ve made so far,
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As delicious as my spicy hummus is, sometimes I need to mix things up a bit. Back when I used to buy hummus, I used to love the roasted red pepper kind. I also really liked olive tapenade hummus, though it was almost impossible to find, which is why I have to figure out my own
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I love hummus. I put it on sandwiches, I eat it with crackers, and I go through tubs of it every month. Hummus is also one of those foods I’ve wanted to try making for a while but, for some reason, kept putting it off. When I went on a baking binge back at the
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Hello, dear readers! This summer, I would love to do farmer’s market features — what can you make with what you find at a farm stand. I also want to do some grilling things, if I can, but we shall see. Today, courtesy of some weird stress-induced craving, I bring you fresh, spicy, homemade guacamole!
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Today, for the first time in a long time, I have a recipe for you! It’s super easy and it’s perfect for salads or snacks. I’m talking about homemade ranch dressing — no sugar, no preservatives, and organic, if you wish. I personally love dipping celery in ranch, but store-bought dressings tend to have a
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My lovely mother bought me a food processor, allowing me to do all sorts of wonderful things, including making salsa! I got this recipe from my cousin Laura’s Pampered Chef party I went to at the beginning of summer. That’s also where I got my little manual food processor! Unintentional advertising aside, this recipe is one
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