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A Recipe for Summer: Easy Whole Roast Chicken with Thyme and Lemon
May 23, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderRoasted Chicken with Thyme and Lemon Roasting a whole chicken can be daunting (at least the first time), but it's just as easy as making boneless skinless chicken breasts....
Cucumber 101: Three Summer-Friendly Recipes
May 16, 2013 in Chow Bella
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3 Easy Recipes That Call for Nut Butters
May 10, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderTahini, Sunflower Seed Butter, Almond Butter, Pumpkinseed Butter Forget peanut butter. There are all sorts of nut butters just waiting for your morning toast. More important, every jar of...
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4 Easy Ways to Make Guacamole
May 02, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderGuac, four ways. Avocados are the tofu of the produce aisle, and I mean that in good way. See also: - 10 Best Margaritas in Metro Phoenix - 8...
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3 Ways to Cook Eggplant
April 25, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderIf you asked 20-year-old me to predict how many ways middle-aged me would make eggplant, the answer would have been a big fat zero. Even though I was a...
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A Trio of Easy-to-Make Summer Rolls
April 18, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderThree Kinds of Summer Roll A few days ago, I came across a package of rice paper in my pantry and was inspired to make a trio of summer...
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The Secret to Perfect French Toast
April 11, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderFrench Toast That's Crispy on the Outside and Creamy Inside See Also: AndyTalk: Four Riffs on Caprese Salad AndyTalk: Not All Bananas Are Created Equal . . . Take the Plantain...
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How to Prepare for a Party in Under an Hour -- and Clean Out Your Fridge at the Same Time
April 04, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderBruschetta Party in Under an Hour "Sure, come over. See you in 90 minutes." That's how it begins. Then you make the bed, and since it's nearly dinnertime, you look...
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No-Cook Springtime Vegetable Recipes for the Easter Table
March 28, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderShaved Beet Salad See Also: AndyTalk: Dates and Easy Hors d'Oeuvre AndyTalk: Get a Load of These Melons Springtime vegetables tend to be small, in part because the growing season is new and...
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3 Springtime Pizza Recipes
March 21, 2013 in Chow Bella
It's spring and that means pizza. OK - maybe pizza isn't exactly what comes to mind when you think about Easter and Arbor Day, but pizza is my personal not-so-secret favorite comfort food. ...
Passover Haroses, Sephardic-Style
March 14, 2013 in Chow Bella
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6 Easy Mushroom Recipes
March 07, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderKing Oyster Mushrooms See Also: AndyTalk: Lentil Basics and a No-Recipe Dinner AndyTalk: The Winning Combo of Cauliflower and Mayonnaise When it comes to mushrooms you either love them or hate them. When...
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Eight Ways to Use Blood Oranges
February 28, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderMeyer Lemons, Blood Oranges, and Navel Oranges See Also: AndyTalk: Four Riffs on Caprese Salad AndyTalk: Not All Bananas Are Created Equal ... Take the Plantain My favorite way to make...
Three Greens That Will Dress Up Your Next Salad
February 21, 2013 in Chow Bella
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Last Minute Chocolate Valentine You Can Make Yourself
February 14, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderSalted Chocolate Heart Valentine AndyTalk: Salt - It's So Much More Than Sodium Chloride It's Valentine's Day and that means stress, especially if you're a bit of a procrastinator and/or...
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Five Easy Dishes Made with Egg Roll Wrappers
February 07, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderWafer-Thin Pizza on an Egg Roll Wrapper See Also: --Andytalk: Why You Should Make Pizza From Scratch --AndyTalk: Attack of the Hot Tomatoes I like to say that the Chinese and the...
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Don't Like Kale? Try Making Pesto with It.
January 31, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderKaleI was eating dinner with my parents, and my 80 year-old father, who doesn't sugarcoat his opinions, said that he didn't like kale. o be more precise, he...
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AndyTalk: Not All Bananas Are Created Equal ... Take the Plantain
January 25, 2013 in Chow Bella
The plantain is actually like a perfect houseguest. It likes to be left alone; it cooks with almost no fuss or extra ingredients; it's versatile enough to be dessert or a side dish, and, within reason, the older it gets the sweeter it becomes......
AndyTalk: Spaghetti Squash ... It's Comfort Food, It's Healthy, and It's Procrastinator-Friendly
January 18, 2013 in Chow Bella
AndyTalk: Pomelo, the Good Fortune Fruit
January 10, 2013 in Chow Bella
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AndyTalk: Five Easy New Year's Resolutions That Will Make You a Better Cook
January 03, 2013 in Chow Bella
Andy BroderBlack Garlic See Also: AndyTalk: Errant Knifery AndyTalk: Cooking Without a Net Every January, people make resolutions that, as a practical matter, have a lot in common with a snowball in...
