I have never really thought of myself as a hippie. I do not wear birkenstocks, I do not own anything tie-dyed, I am hopelessly addicted to Gossip Girl. Pretty un-hippie-ish, if you ask me. And yet, one Sunday, I felt this inexplicable tug, whispering into my ear, “homemade granola.”
Um, excuse me? [...]

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I cannot tell you how excited I am to share this recipe. This bread is not just shockingly delicious, incredibly easy to make, and looks quite lovely as a little loaf. But it is also good for you. Really good for you. Almost fat free and made with whole wheat flour good [...]

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“Guess what I ate for dinner tonight,” I asked poor Chad, a week or two ago. 
“I don’t know, what?” He grudgingly replied.
“No, guess!” I insisted.
“A salad.”
“No.”
“Sushi.”
“No.”
“Tasti D-Lite.”
“No.  Well, ok, maybe, but guess what I ate for dinner.”
“I give up, what?”
“Sausage and eggs!”
Stunned silence.  “Really?”
Not exactly a response you expect from your vegetarian fiancée, perhaps.  Or, [...]

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There is something so luxurious, and yet so frightening, about a soufflé, don’t you think?  I owned a cookbook called Soufflés for a year before I made my first one — I was just too scared!  But I’m glad that I overcame it, because I love them.  Anything that light, that melts in your mouth [...]

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I have been excited to share this recipe for quite some time, actually.  Maybe not quite as excited as my other news, but excited nonetheless.
It all started with a very cold Friday afternoon at the farmer’s market.  Lately, it seems that every time I go, there are new stalls with new products that I haven’t [...]

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