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Savory Pumpkin Bread pudding in a casserole dish

Come Together Over Savory Pumpkin Bread Pudding

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Pumpkin can’t seem to get away from the use of sugar and cinnamon-y pumpkin pie spices that relegate it to the sweets table. This Savory Pumpkin Bread Pudding– with things like onions and herbs– opens a whole new world of pumpkin possibilities. Here, the dusky earthiness of pumpkin is the perfect match to lots of herbs, mushrooms, and two cheeses in the recipe. Think of it like a cheesy stuffing baked outside the bird, or like a strata. Savory Pumpkin Bread Pudding Brings People Together The people who gather at my table represent a wide range of dietary needs and preferences and, if you live in America in 2021, this is likely the case for you, too. This bread pudding is easily modified to meet the challenges of nourishing a dietarily diverse crowd. And the challenges of the cook organizing meals for them! Having dishes on the table that respect everyone’s needs can be a challenge that you likely know all too well. Above all, it is important to me that there be food that …

The Power of Threes: Beluga Lentil, Grilled Nectarine + Burrata Salad

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I’ve been experimenting with the design Rule of Threes in my cooking. In this dish the triad of warm earthy lentils, smoky-sweet nectarines, and cool creamy burrata is more than the sum of its parts. Each of the parts requires very little or no preparation. The vinaigrette acts like the jewelry that ties the whole ensemble together. Quick to pull off but ever so delicious, beautiful, and versatile, make this soon for a fancy-easy brunch, lunch, or dinner.

Anti-PB + J: Crunchy Cold Buckwheat Noodle Salad

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As a kid I hated peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. The basic components were good, I thought. But jelly seeping through the bread, the gluey palate-sticking nature of the thing, and the whole sandwich mangled by a thermos smacking it inside the lunchbox of a girl with a purposeful stride? Thank you, but no. If Crunchy Cold Buckwheat Noodles in Peanut Sauce had been popular among suburban moms so long ago, it would have been my absolute lunchbox preference. The chewy buckwheat noodles draped in a velvet cloak of spicy, gingery

Celery Amandine on a platter

Vintage Celery Amandine for the Home Run

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Vintage Celery Amandine is proof that celery is more than a minor-league bench player at your table. There is a reason why celery is last to be chosen for Team Exciting Foods. Grocery store celery is pale, stringy, flavorless, and waterlogged in comparison to locally-grown, bright green, crisp version that hasn’t been trucked half-way around the world. Garden-grown or farm-fresh celery is a different thing altogether.

wine-roasted artichokes on baking dish

Blissful Wine-Roasted Artichokes

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Artichokes are another of the short-season wonders, and we try to eat as many as we can while they are available. This terrific recipe is super easy, and makes the most succulent, juicy, and rich-tasting artichokes ever. It’s nice to have a new addition to the ‘choke repertoire. 

Have you noticed what happens when a crowd of people eat with their fingers? It’s a magical way to drop barriers and bring people together. Put a bowl on the table for guests to toss their tooth-scraped outer leaves into.

Carrot Risotto in bowl

24-Karat Feast: Carrot Risotto + Green Garlic Sauce

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Passover, Easter, Earth Day, Mother’s Day– Whether your spring celebrations are about freedom from bondage, the resurrection of a savior, or your motherly origins– Mother Earth or your earthy mom– you need a good feast. If you’re tired of the same old scalloped or kugeled potatoes, 24-Karat Carrot Risotto a luxurious and celebratory substitute worthy of becoming a tradition.