The number of salad recipes on NCK is growing with alarming speed, considering that I describe myself as the opposite of a salad lover. A salad hater?
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Savory Sweet Potato Casserole with Chile
After my first bite of this so-called "over-the-top" savory sweet potato gratin, I sprung from the couch, searched for my phone, and made sure my
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Artichoke Quinoa Stuffed Acorn Squash
Just when I'm struggling for what to write about, it occurred to me: we moved! Natural Comfort Kitchen has a brand new (to me) kitchen, it's a dream
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How to Plan and Cook a Meatless Thanksgiving Menu
In 2015, I made the jump from alternative Thanksgiving meat to (nearly) meatless Thanksgiving menu. My one concession was the crab cakes, but braised
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Green Bean Casserole Stuffed Mushrooms
Despite a liberal catering order, the stuffed mushrooms, butternut squash soup shooters, crab cakes, and caramelized apple and blue cheese phyllo cups
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What We Ate in Austin
I got so excited about explaining every little detail of bourbon butterscotch mini apple pies that I completely forgot about the second half of our
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Bourbon Butterscotch Mini Apple Pies
After he gave me an extreme frumpy face for spending Sunday testing a dessert recipe that involves neither chocolate nor peanut butter, either Steve
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Meatless Mulligatawny Soup
Austin: Part 1
Without even trying, my brand spankin' new husband just summarized my whole approach to travel: "Time to head home--your favorite part
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Cheesy Rosemary Roadside Potatoes
How’s daylight savings time treating everyone? I love the earlier morning light. It’s so natural to wake up with the sun, and I’m savoring it before
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My Favorite Butternut Squash Soup
The best things in life are...
oh so simple.
It's true, I love an afternoon in the kitchen, spending hours chopping veggies for a big pot of chili
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Lentils and Cheese in Spaghetti Squash
Before my body shows a single sign of illness, it predicts the future by craving tea. Maybe that sounds unassuming, but I will always ALWAYS choose
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How to Make Enchilada Pie
Enchiladas can be pretty easy to make, with an exponentially greater payoff than the work put into them. Take my creamy enchiladas recipe, for
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