Condiments

Cutting the Mustard (Greens)

In addition to providing incredibly nutritious, mildly spicy greens, mustard plants also produce the tiny, brown seeds that are used to make Dijon mustard. Here’s a recipe to help you get the most out of them.

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Perfect Pamplemousse

Pamplemousse is French for grapefruit. Here are some special ways to enjoy the brightness of grapefruit this winter.

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It’s Easy Eating Greens

Dark green leafy vegetables are, calorie for calorie, perhaps the most concentrated source of nutrition of any food. Here is a recipe to help you enjoy them.

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Arugula-Ready Recipes

The cool weather greens are just starting to come ready for harvest here, and this week both my garden and my CSA box have plenty of arugula with which to make salads and other delights. Arugula is a very nutritious, leafy green vegetable with an unusual spicy flavor. Arugula is high in vitamins A, C [...]

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Date Night!

Fresh, ripe dates are juicy and sweet, with a crisp skin. Here are some easy recipes to help you enjoy the special qualities of fresh dates.

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Sun Dried Heaven

Sun-dried tomatoes are one of my favorite foods. I love their concentrated, sweet tomato-ness in just about everything, and will even eat them straight when soaked in olive oil. But at the store, they are a pricey delicacy that either come in tiny, quickly-used jars or in bags that always look too dry and often [...]

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