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Monday Menus: Quick Moussaka

Quick moussaka probably sounds impossible, and in all honesty, it is.  A real moussaka is a slow-cooked, time-intensive labor of love — layers of eggplant, seasoned lamb, bechamel, and tomato baked until beautifully gooey and satisfying.  My friend Kristen has … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: May 2013, Week Three

This is a particularly delicious Lunch Logic session, if I do say so myself.  There’s some stuff for the carnivores and big appetites — taco-y stuff, tex-mex stuff, stuff that’s designed to stand up against the processed cafeteria nacho horror … Continue reading

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Lunch Logic: May 2013, Week Two

There’s a reason I’m never without a jar of marinara sauce in my refrigerator.  Really, it’s true.  Some people talk about “never-ending stock;” I continually replenish my “never-ending sauce.”  When it’s down to the dregs, I dump them into my … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: A Perfect Picnic or Potluck Dish

Every once in a while, you run across a dish that’s so easy and versatile that it seems perfect for just about every occasion.  There are lots of foods like this in the world, and I’m sure like me, you … Continue reading

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May 2013 Meal Plan: All Longing and Plodding

I’m just LONGING for summer produce.  Aren’t you? Maybe I’ve spent more time and energy this year paying attention to the seasons and making sure that we don’t eat too many way out of whack fruits and vegetables — in … Continue reading

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Family Dinner Conference Recap and Making Changes

I’m back! Most of you know (because I didn’t stop talking about it for weeks) that I was in New York City last Thursday, presenting a talk at the first-ever Family Dinner Conference.  The event was organized by the unbelievably … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Illegal Lamb

On Easter Sunday, I made a boneless leg of lamb for our family dinner.  I hadn’t planned on it; actually, I was going to do something nice with a pork loin, maybe, until two weeks prior to Easter when Whole … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Great Grilled Chicken

It actually hit 60 degrees here in Rhode Island recently – today, in fact, and yesterday, and another day before that.  It won’t stay that way, because the Atlantic Ocean makes our weather entertainingly unstable (that’s my positive-spin outlook on … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Magic Meatballs

Of course they’re not really magic.  Don’t be silly.  How could a meatball be magic? Unless you mean “magic” in the sense that every time they show up on the dinner table, or in a lunchbox, or wherever, there is … Continue reading

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Monday Menus: Slapdash Shepherd’s Pie

A few people have asked, relatively recently, whether or not I ever make Shepherd’s Pie.  The answer is, yes, I do sometimes make it; but it’s not often, and I have almost never made a “proper” shepherd’s pie.  That is … Continue reading

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