It's time that I stop parading around like some kind of salad hater. Every salad recipe I post comes with the disclaimer, "I usually am not a salad
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Brie and Mushroom Polenta
Special occasions call for special meals. I'm not sure it works the same with a bag of chips or a delivery pizza (okay, maybe if it's Papa John's),
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Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie with Red Wine Lentils
It's goal check in time. How are your new year's resolutions going? We're two months in, which has given us all plenty of time to make it or break it.
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Balsamic and Brussels Rice Bake
It used to be, the cook in the house planned meals based on church cookbooks and family recipes. At least it was when and where I grew up (as if I'm
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Pomegranate Polenta Breakfast Bowl (Make Ahead)
It used to take me 20 minutes to get ready to go to Starbucks to work. Pack computer, go to the bathroom, put on real clothes, pack snack, pack water,
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‘Twas the Week Before Christmas
And all through the house, three kinds of cookies Tessa was stirring, while Steve slept on the couch.
Like my rhymes? I thought it was cute, while
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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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Winter Kale Salad with Brown Butter Vinaigrette
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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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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