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Community Cookbook: A riddle and a kiss for Valentine’s Day

Riddle me this: What do you get when you mix the Jolly Green Giant with a Hershey’s chocolate cow on Valentine’s Day? Why, a giant chocolate kiss, of course. We offer a recipe for such kisses, just in time for that special day. And fret not, giants and chocolate cows aren’t needed to make them.
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Gently sweet and pretty in pink, this panna cotta spreads the love

I could feel the love filling the kitchen when I served these panna cotta cups to my husband and daughter. Each looked at me with appreciation and delight, nodding and uttering murmurs of joy as they relished each spoonful. A warm satisfaction washed over me as I relished their enjoyment.
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A cheese-stuffed sweet potato trend led me to butterkäse, my new crush

You know sometimes when you meet someone through a friend, and it suddenly occurs to you that you like the friend of your friend way better than your original pal? That’s kind of how it felt when an experiment in which I planned to sample an odd TikTok food trend wound up introducing me to my new culinary crush.
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Soothe your mind and body with this quick, comforting cabbage soup

After weeks of buttery sweets, crisp latkes, rich stews and cheese-laden casseroles, I’m in the mood for meals that are lighter but still warming and cozy. Baechu Doenjang Guk, or Cabbage and Doenjang Soup as it’s called in English, is Joanne Lee Molinaro’s way of soothing her mind and body.
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Samin Nosrat’s slow-cooked salmon couldn’t be simpler

I’d been waiting to get my hands on “Good Things” for months. When it finally arrived, I decided I’d set the book down on its spine and make the first thing its pages opened up to. It was a sunny, early fall day, so I was hoping to put together a crunchy salad with a bright dressing – the book contains loads of those – or maybe a creamy dip for crusty bread and vegetables. But that day, the book opened to page 337 and its recipe for Slow-Cooked Salmon.
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Community Cookbook: Homemade holiday treats perfect for sharing or snacking

Christmas is the most magical time of year for many in the world. The music, decorations, family gatherings and special events all add to the joyfulness and splendor of the season. What other time of the year are we able to watch the Charlie Brown and Dr. Seuss Christmas specials ? “Robin and the Seven Hoods” is my favorite, although it’s much harder to find.
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This beef stew with vegetables is a hearty, healthy riff on a classic

When I was starting out as a dietitian decades ago, I never could’ve predicted how much time I would ultimately devote to helping people escape an all-or-nothing mindset around food. It’s a trap we can easily fall into this time of year as the zeitgeist swings from holiday excess to new-year deprivation in the course of a month.
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Give your Thanksgiving leftovers the grilled cheese treatment

What’s your post-Thanksgiving Day plan? In years past, it might have included going to sleep early to wake up well before dawn to fight – sometimes literally – for the best Black Friday deals. Maybe it’s a trip to the theater to see the latest big movie release. I will be flying back to Washington from visiting my family. But if I were already at home, I would be taking it easy – and making a grilled cheese sandwich with leftover roast turkey and cranberry sauce.