My, how things change: I used to think sun dried tomatoes were among the world's grossest foods, and today I'm writing you with a recipe for sun dried
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Old School Goulash
If I called my mom and asked her to name her top five quick dinners for the decade or so when she was chasing after three little girls not yet of
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Fig and Fennel Caponata
In the week since I photographed this caponata for the blog, photo shoot regret has been creeping in (worse than usual). I don't really like to talk
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Vegetable Tamale Pie for Two
Happy Valentine's Day! Like most commercialized holidays, I don't get too invested in Valentine's, but I do view it as a fun chance to celebrate
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Italian Overnight Breakfast Bake
'Tis the season for overnight breakfast bakes! Like this one, which we might as well just go ahead and call what it is: bread lasagna.
For a while
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Healthy Mushroom Enchiladas
Enchiladas are one of the least photogenic foods I've encountered. Without fail, my spatula is too narrow to transfer them in one piece to the plate,
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Gluten Free Eggplant Parm Bake
Can you name the states in the tri-state area? Until about a year after I moved to Connecticut, I still ignored maps and couldn't tell you that Jersey
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Quick Chunky Tomato Sauce
If you've been following NCK since the beginning, you know I like to do things the hard way. For instance, last summer I spent almost four hours
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Avocado Feta Salsa
Here I go blurring the lines of food definitions again. Is salsa with cheese and avocado really salsa, especially when all I want to do deep down is
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Antipasto Orzo Salad with Garlic Chickpeas
To be totally honest, I'm not sure I can give you an accurate definition of antipasto. I don't have the slightest trace of Italian in my blood, which
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Creamy Fresh Tomato Dressing (No Egg/Dairy)
My least favorite grocery store is about six blocks from my condo. In moments of forgotten ingredients or an excuse for a productive errand, I can
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Greek Tomato and Cauliflower Bake (Gratin)
This one gets filed under the "things that sound pretty weird but are actually delectable" category. In case you don't think cauliflower, tomatoes,
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