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New Year’s Beans and Greens

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Adapted from vegweb.com INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/4 medium-size onion, diced 2 large cloves garlic, minced 1 cup cooked black-eyed peas* 1 bunch collard greens, chopped 2 teaspoons liquid smoke 1 teaspoon hot sauce *Do Ahead—Soak and cook the beans: Black-eyed peas are actually beans, not peas. Measure the amount of dried beans you’d [...]

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Sweet and Sour Squash

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Adapted from Food Network Magazine (Nov. 2009) INGREDIENTS 1 medium carnival, acorn, or butternut squash 2 tablespoons maple syrup 3 tablespoons water 3 tablespoons lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon coarsely ground salt 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper 2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces PREPARATION Preheat oven to 350°F. Slice the squash [...]

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Split-Pea Dal

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Adapted from the Shoshoni Cookbook INGREDIENTS 1 cup dried green split peas 5 cups water 1 tablespoon sesame or canola oil 1 tablespoon mustard seeds 1 clove garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1/2 teaspoon turmeric or saffron 1 tomato, finely chopped 1 teaspoon salt PREPARATION Rinse [...]

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Chocolate Avocado Pie

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Adapted from Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone INGREDIENTS For the crust: 1/2 cup almonds, pecans, or walnuts 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour or white pastry flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons brown sugar 5 tablespoons cold butter, cut into small pieces 1/2 teaspoon almond extract mixed with 2 tablespoons water For the filling: 2 ripe avocados or [...]

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Roasted Vegetables with Balsamic Vinaigrette and Thyme

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Adapted from Bon Appétit INGREDIENTS 3 to 4 regular-size beets, trimmed and scrubbed 2 large to 6 small potatoes, scrubbed and cut into 3/4-inch pieces 1 jumbo sweet onion peeled, quartered, and sliced 6 cloves of garlic, peeled and cut in half 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dried 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive [...]

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Sautéed Cabbage and Beets with Miso-Ginger-Sesame Vinaigrette

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Recipe by Bridget Miegs INGREDIENTS Gingered Cabbage and Grated Beets 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon peeled and finely grated fresh ginger 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 red savoy cabbage, very thinly sliced crosswise 1/2 cup peeled and grated beets (about 2 medium-size beets) Vinaigrette 2 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar 3 [...]

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FruitGuy Noir: Blood Orange

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It was New Year’s and that always confused me. Why was New Year’s plural? “It’s possessive,” my grammar intern said. I had applied for an intern who could solve crime and I got one who knew how to handle a semicolon—this wasn’t my lucky semester. “Possessive?” I said. “Possessive of what? Or is that whom?” [...]

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The Humble Humbug Root

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By Heidi Lewis Ebenezer Scrooge: What is your business here? Spirit of Christmas Past: Your welfare. Ebenezer: My welfare? Spirit of Christmas Past: Your reclamation, then. Take heed, rise, and walk with me. Amongst the assemblage of fine winter fare in TakeHome boxes this week are turnips. The very name “turnip” recalls the Victorian era, [...]

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Holiday Carrot Salad with Orange Ginger Vinaigrette

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Courtesy of Delilah’s Farm Report INGREDIENTS 2 cups coarsely grated carrot 1/2 finely chopped celery 1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallion 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries PREPARATION Mix together carrot, celery, and scallion with pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries. Toss with enough vinaigrette to coat. Orange Ginger Vinaigrette Whisk together: 1/4 cup fresh orange [...]

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Tatsoi Radish Salad with Orange Ginger Vinaigrette

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Courtesy of Delilah’s Farm Report INGREDIENTS 2 cups tatsoi, washed well and roughly chopped 1/2 cup thinly sliced radish 1 tablespoon thinly sliced scallion 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries PREPARATION Mix together tatsoi, radish, and scallion with pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries. Toss with enough vinaigrette to coat. Orange Ginger Vinaigrette Whisk together: [...]

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