Category Archives: winter recipes

Wednesday, January 8th, 2014

Winter Cooking Project # 2: Pot O’ Beans

We’ve all heard a million times how good beans are for the bod. Full of all sorts of nutrients and minerals that can turn you into a superhero, vitamins like B, which helps with metabolism and breaking down carbohydrates. Specifically … Continue reading

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Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

Get Excited–It’s Winter-Project-Cooking Week!

If you’re lucky, you’re not in the midst, or on the cusp, of experiencing my new least favorite phrase: the POLAR VORTEX. If you’re super lucky, you reside south of the equator and have never even heard of such a … Continue reading

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Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Holiday Limbo

It’s that time of year. Christmas is over, New Year’s Eve lingers like a wobbly exclamation point, and I’m still feeling a bit bloated from all the roasts and cocktails and candy canes of the last week. It’s holiday limbo … Continue reading

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Friday, December 20th, 2013

Day 5 of Recipes for Surviving the Holidays: A Quiche Worthy of Your Relatives

It’s finally Friday, which in my house means the holidays have really and truly begun. My kids are done with school, my in-laws are flying in from the great midwest this weekend, wrapping can no longer be avoided, and all … Continue reading

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Tuesday, December 17th, 2013

Day 2 of Dinner Recipes for Surviving the Holidays: Couscous with Dried Cranberries, Cashews, and Orange

For the Tuesday installment of the KEEPERS holiday recipe series, I’m sharing a couscous dish that combines ingredients that I think should always be found in your pantry—dried fruit, nuts, maple syrup, and couscous—along with orange juice and zest, which … Continue reading

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