A rich, homestyle creation that will have you coming back again and again.
Think comfort food—Italian style.
Creamy bèchamel, a hint of toasted nutmeg, nutty Parmigiano Reggiano, and a salty-acidic bite of caper.
Buon Appetito!
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Category: Recipes
Dates Decked Out with Blue Cheese, Pomegranate, Walnut & Mint
Looking for an easy, appetizer that says, gourmet?
Try this date dish out on your guests this Christmas.
Elegant, bite sized, and delicious they are sure to send guest rockin’ around the Christmas tree!
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Stuffed Collard Greens with Quinoa and Legumes
Roll into the New Year with a healthy twist on the traditional cabbage roll!
Let the economical collard green shine in the limelight as it’s typically downplayed by its similar leaf, kale. Although kale bodes more popular, collards are nutritionally up to par. Both greens are exceptionally rich in vitamins A, C, and K, along with beta-carotene, iron, calcium, and potassium. Collards are infamous in the Southern United States and are typically served with a salted or preserved meat.
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Black Beans with Sweet Potatoes
Warm up a fall night with Black Beans and Sweet Potatoes!
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Gomen and Lentils
The familiar collard green stars in the Ethiopian dish, Gomen:
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Fried Eggs in a Spicy Tomato and Harissa Sauce with Crusty Bread
A quintessential meal to satisfy the appetite for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
Healthy, quick and the perfect blend of spice to warm the chilly onset of Fall and Winter.
Fried Eggs with Spicy Tomato Harissa Sauce may become your new go-to comfort food!
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“Dog Days of Summer”
How do you like your dog?
Boiled, grilled, pan fried….frozen like a popsicle!
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Bring Back the Butcher
Featured in Flavor616, June 2013
The white-apron clad experts behind the meat counter, amid sausage casings and bone dusters, are a dying breed.
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Bottoms Up
by MICHELLE SWIFT
featured in ROADBELLY
Transitioning from corporate suit and tie to a brick-and-mortar community builder, Matt Michiels, a self-declared extreme hobby guy, brings Gravel Bottom Craft Brewery & Supply—a place for beer lovers and brewers—to the Ada neighborhood. Matt greets me at the front door with a warm hello and a hug. Not a handshake. He’s not that kind of guy, and that’s fine by me. Hugs are more welcoming.
Take-out Night!
A rice dish filled with funk, spice and leafy greens—what more could one want!
Fried rice, akin to comfort food, is a dish that tastes even better when prepared with leftovers. Simplicity in preparation, Kimchi Fried Rice is a one pot meal that won’t disappoint.
Booze Cruise: Progressive Style
It’s that time of year, the hustle and bustle of holidays has fizzled away and winter has rooted itself, initiating a craving for warmth and revelry. This year, instead of moping around the house in your Snuggie awaiting spring, pass the time with food, friends, and booze.
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Offal
When was the last time you feasted on ‘mystery’ meat? No, not that frozen, reheated chicken patty slapped on your lunch tray at the ‘ol high school cafeteria. We’re talking straight up variety meat, offal.
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Parmesan and Kale Dusted Popcorn
Last week I went on a kale chip baking frenzy and this week found myself with some leftover kale chips. I decided to re-purpose my kale into fairy dust for popcorn—yes, it’s magical in your mouth!!!
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Nature Box
I’ve just received my very first mail-order food product—a box of snacks! I stumbled upon Nature Box via the interwebs a bit ago and decided to give it a whirl. Once a month Nature Box will send you a box of minimally processed and nutritionist approved snacks—no high fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils, trans fats, artificial sweeteners, colors or flavors.
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Kale Chips
Who can resist salty, crunchtastical snacks?!
Kale has been in the limelight as a healthy and versatile superfood and it’s staked a prominent presence in the chip world—kale chips are popping up in restaurants and hitting grocery store shelves. But you don’t have to go out or splurge on a fancy bag of prepackaged kale, satisfy your salt fix with a little DIY up in your kitchen!
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Smashed Avocado and Chickpea Salad
If you are akin to me then lunch is something to look forward to, a mid-day stretch for the mind and energizing the belly. I’m not one who can handle the doldrums of eating the same peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch everyday and feel that a packed lunch should be something to look forward to, it should inspire and satisfy. Get creative, re-purpose leftovers and pack a lunch that excites you!
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Table Without Borders 
