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Grill-Roasting Peppers in Mud Season or Any Season

by Susie Middleton on March 3, 2012

Really, there’s no reason why you couldn’t grill-roast a bell pepper any old time of the year. But it’s just not something I think to do in early March. It’s yucky and mucky outside. My boots make an unfortunate sucking noise when I walk across the puddle-pocked yard, and the chickens are not happy with [...]

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Tip of the Week: Toast (or Oven-Roast) Nuts for More Flavor

by Susie Middleton on February 11, 2011

As a kid, I never liked nuts in my brownies. And I was never really tempted to eat those big hulking Brazil nuts that lurked in my grandmother’s candy dish. Even today, you won’t catch me snacking on raw nuts very often. But I use a surprising amount of toasted nuts in my savory cooking, [...]

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Tip of the Week: Make Fresh Bread Crumbs in a Coffee Grinder

by Susie Middleton on February 1, 2011

Between the book, the blog, and magazine articles, I’ve developed at least 100 new recipes in the last six months. (Ninety-nine, I think, for vegetables, but I did get to do one dessert!) All that time in the kitchen made me super-aware of the many cool tips I’ve gleaned over the years, both from the [...]

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