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It's asparagus season. And I have to admit, roasted with olive oil and salt is pretty much my fall back preparation for them. When the asparagus is finally coming in…

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Jan 2017

Main Course Recipes

Chicken Tagine with Chickpeas

Cutting up a whole chicken seems like one of those kitchen artforms lost to time, literally because there's not enough of it. My mom dismantled whole birds on the regular…

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Dec 2016

Main Course Recipes

Red Lentils and Rice with Yogurt, Preserved Lemon and Pomegranate

I'm beginning to think I should call my husband the Grad School Gourmet. For a poor grad student back East, he ate pretty surprisingly well. Instead of packets of instant…

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Dec 2016

Main Course Recipes

Quinoa Black Bean Burgers

With 12 days to go until Christmas, there's no sign of the treat train letting up. It's one of the benefits to working from home, no break room donuts or…

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Dec 2016

Main Course Recipes

Spicy Dhal with Tomatoes and Swiss Chard

Man, what a grey old day we had. It's the Pacific Northwest, but man, the first one of the year, the day where it doesn't get light until after 7 a.m.…

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Oct 2016

Main Course Recipes Soups

Damn, That’s Good: The First Mess’ Lentil Soup

It's soup season. But have you already run through your tried-and-trues? Chicken noodle, beef stew, chili, vegetable, butternut squash are on repeat, right? It's time to reconsider lentil. Look, I'm…

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Sep 2016

Main Course Recipes

Hatch Chile Time: Green Chile Braised Chicken

Set it and forget it. That's the supposed magic of the slow cooker. Dump a bunch of ingredients into it and come back eight hours later to fall apart pulled…

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Aug 2016

Cooking Fruit Main Course Recipes

Red Chile Mango Pork Chops with Peach Salsa

The grill was once my husband's domain. I blame the fact that the button for the starter on our gas grill broke a couple of years ago and I really…

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Aug 2016

Cooking Main Course Recipes

GINGER MISO CHICKEN BURGERS

Summer may be winding down, but grilling season is far from over. I've been obsessed with burgers and really, anything on a bun lately. While nothing beats a classic beef…

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Aug 2016

Cooking Main Course Recipes

I Love the 80s: American Goulash

It's a little surprising that the wave of nostalgia that’s overtaking books and tv and toys in the last few years hasn’t made it’s way to food. Stranger Things and Strawberry Shortcake dolls…