Millet-vegetable fritters.

Wait, now … I know what you’re thinking: Millet? Isn’t that bird food? And, No way can I convince my family to eat something weird like this. But stay with me here. These little fritters [we could …

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Pasta alla boscaiola.

This easy pasta is authentically Italian and super flavorful; with dried Porcini mushrooms, tomatoes and a touch of cream, it’s a house favorite of ours.

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Roasted red-pepper sauce (romesco).

A glut of red bell peppers in my garden—they ripened all at once—sent me scrambling for a way to use several of them quickly. A Romesco sauce immediately came to mind. Romesco originates in Catalonia, Spain, …

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Easy chickpea, tomato and spinach stir-fry.

I recently finished up a writing assignment for SparkPeople.com about the stir-fry cooking technique. In a nutshell: stir-frying is similar to sautéeing, but it typically involves higher heat and less oil. Heat a round-bottomed wok or …

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