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Winter

Slow Cooker Pork and Black Bean Chili

When Laura and I were at FASHION Magazine for all those years we lived in a strange fold in time. You always had to be thinking months ahead – because

By Meal Type

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

I’ve been reading a lot of pieces lately in the blogosphere about the complicated feelings some Moms have for their nannies. Whether they’re admitting to jealousy (great piece on Babble)

Dairy

Kale Pesto Pizza

Scarlett and I have a regular pizza picnic night whenever my husband goes out of town. We throw a blanket down on the floor in the family room, put on

Dinner

Vegetable Pot Pies

Do you have food crushes? Food day dreams? I mean, maybe working on a web site dedicated to food makes me more prone to them but I don’t think that’s

By Season

Mini Quiches

Okay, I’ve got more lunch ideas coming your way soon but I wanted to share this with you again. These mini quiches are by far Esme’s favourite lunch item and

Soups

Sweet Potato and Yellow Split Pea Soup

After I get over the initial shock that summer is over, I settle into my fall attitude. I actually become pretty pleased that I don’t feel the pressure to get outside. Once it

Dinner

Black Bean Burgers

Veg­e­tar­ian cook­ing can get a bad rap. For those who aren’t reg­u­larly prepar­ing meals with­out meat I think the 1970s, macrame plant holder beside the Moose­wood cook­book halo still lingers. In real­ity,

Fall

Curried Pumpkin Soup

We must like pumpkin around here…  Although it was obviously neither right nor true, Ben and I let Esme convince us that she needed to bring in a carved Jack-0-latern

Dinner

Roasted Cauliflower Salad

For some reason I have more distinct memories of Thanksgiving dinners than I do of any other holiday. Hilarious, huge meals prepared with our American friends Paul and Kira (who

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Sweet Potato French Fries

Here’s another one for the “How have we never done X before?” file. X being sweet potato fries this time around. Sweet potato fries? Shouldn’t that have been like the