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Slam Dunk Sauce

This 4-ingredient wonder cooks itself while you watch TV.

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Drink Up: A Great Pair of Melons!

Two melon drinks that are sweet but not too sweet, fun, but not obnoxious. The morning show team of cocktails, you could say.

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Fast ‘n’ Fancypants: 8-Layer Greek Dip

You know that popular 8-layer Mexican dip that makes an appearance around Super Bowl Sunday? This is what it looks like in a Mediterranean parallel universe.

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Drink Up: The Summertime Blues

Feeling blue about the end of summer?  Cheer up, bluebells, there’s still a little time left before Labor Day.  And if that thought doesn’t brighten you up, maybe this little concoction will.  It’s a refreshing mix of Summer’s best, and only requires a few ingredients and some light berry-squishing.  The Summertime Blues makes a good […]

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Drink up, Y’all: The Julia Sugarbaker

Iron the linen napkins, get out the crystal, then check the local ordinances pertaining to public nudity. This sweet southern belle is hiding some serious whoopass beneath her peachy exterior.

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Rum Diary: A Flight of Daiquiris

For many people, July means fireworks, festivals and farmers’ markets.  For my friend B and I, it means Daiquiri Day.  National Daiquiri Day (it’s real) is July 19, and to help the daiquiri throw off its kitchy, tiki-bar associations, we concocted a trio of fantastic new flavors that harmonize like the Dixie Chicks at a […]

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Chillin: Cold Sesame Soba and Green Beans with Miso Dressing

It’s hot, Persephoneers. And here at the Fuj household, we’re surrendering the grill tongs and heading indoors for some lighter, cooler meals. For us, that means summer noodles and vegetable salads from Japan.

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Cool Beans: Bean Salads to Unite Us All

Summer isn’t the most fun time for vegans to eat with their non-vegan friends. Cookouts and picnics tend to be all about grilled meats, leaving the vegans to pick at a pickle sandwich while others are piling their plates with hamburgers and mayonnaise-laden sides. In response to Bryn’s brilliant article, I’ve created a couple of bean […]

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Lay Down The Slaw: Carrot Blueberry Salad

Coleslaw is the least consumed member of the picnic table, getting overlooked because it doesn’t have the starchiness of potato salad or the savory goodness of baked beans.  At its least appealing, it’s just a sad little cruciferous haystack covered in mayonnaise, the old-fashioned auntie of the side dish family. But wait!  Slaw is a […]