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This post brought to you by our formerly far-flung, recently returned Kansas correspondent . Ingredients 1 cup farro (preferably not p...

One side effect of becoming obsessed with vegetables is that every now and then—surely no more than five times a week—I forget to consider t...

Here's a simple, richly satisfying, wintry sort of dish that's lovely on its own or as an easy pasta topping. It's mostly vegeta...

As promised , a roasted kabocha farroto from our Kansas correspondent . If you have not tried kabocha yet, get thee to a grocery store. Un...

This is an easy and delicious dinner for one, or double it for 2-3 people (keep in mind that the time it takes something to brown in a pan w...

Don't be fooled by its lentil-like appearance. This dish is like a bowl full of bacon. Only, you know, healthy. And easy. Neither of whi...

Sauteed Corn with Cilantro and Avocado Smoked Bacon and Mushroom Risotto   Black-Eyed Peas and Polenta Sa...

This will come as a shock to all regular readers, I know, but the truth must out. I used to not like something that I now love. Shockingly-e...

I am not fanatically obsessed with bacon. Watch. I will talk about other things. Spinach. Mushrooms. Tomato. Bac....bacalao. Yes. As in th...

When I was young, my mother informed me that bacon is a vegetable. (So is chocolate.) As a loving and obedient daughter (note that comments ...

Fish and I have a long and complicated history. Long ago, when I was young...last weekend, to be precise...I would have summarized our relat...

After experiencing a deeply inspired pumpkin pizza at Tuli Bistro a few weeks ago, we vowed to recreate it ourselves as a grilled flatbread...

There are approximately ten billion varieties of basil now growing in our garden. Or four, if you like precision, but you know what I say? I...

I think that sometime in the last few months I may have suggested, somewhere between one and fifty-six times, that there is nothing better t...

This looks long and complicated, but it's not particularly difficult -- just roast the squash and sweet potatoes at some point during th...

The brilliant thing about risotto, besides the obvious fact that cooking it involves one hand for stirring and leaves the other free to hold...

I suspect this would be even better with home-soaked beans (update: it totally is), but it worked just fine with canned and made for a lovel...

Closer, ever closer...we chucked the fava flour and tried quinoa flour in its place, to good effect. Still not perfect enough to post, thoug...

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This recipe can be made with or without bacon. But, once you have the version with bacon, you're probably not going back, so if you for...