Slow cooker veggie stews top my list of minimal effort, maximum nutrient recipes. Not to mention they are extremely delicious. This one uses seven different vegetables with a focus on […]
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Orange & Pomegranate Winter Fruit Salad
This salad features some seasonal, seedless citrus: blood oranges and Cara Cara oranges. Both types of oranges […]
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Blizzard Jonas Recipe: Cook This Carrot & Sweet Potato Soup This Weekend
This weekend’s weather might keep you inside, but that’s a great excuse to cook. My husband and I are signed up for the Lancaster Farm Fresh CSA, which drops off […]
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Watermelon Soju Recipe for All Your Picnicking Needs
Every summer, someone I know calls for an impromptu celebration of a sunny Greenpoint day in the form of a picnic. Each time, I always show up with the same […]
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Local Boozehound Vows Daily Drinking Blog; Wife Reportedly Just Thrilled
As the new year approached, it dawned on Greenpoint resident J.P. Grace that he needed a challenge–specifically, a challenge firmly grounded in the consumption of adult beverages. Bravely acknowledging the dangerous […]
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French Pastries Get Fancy at Charlotte Patisserie
Charlotte Patisserie (596 Manhattan Avenue) is like a little piece of France in Greenpoint. Although it’s been open since 2011, recent renovations and the addition of a dining room have […]
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Organic Brunch Starring Sweet Potatoes This Saturday (7/19)
(sponsored) If you missed out on Joel’s tasty ‘Cilantro Orange Chicken’ and Dishan’s delicious ‘Lemon Pound Cake’ at Human@Ease’s last Organic Brunch in May, then attend the next one and […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Dan Valen’s Risotto with Asparagus, Leeks, and Shell Peas
Rainy days and Mondays…sigh… Let us consider today’s weather as an answer to yesterday’s summer-y heat and a reminder that it’s still spring, friends. I only wish I liked my […]
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In Anticipation of Summer: Cocktail-Making at Glasserie
Now that summer is (nearly) here, you’ll be needing some extra-cooling beverages. Glasserie – mostly known as purveyors of spectacular lamb sandwiches and spicy tomato stew (I’m working my way […]
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Recipes Gone Wild: Awakening’s Spring Energy Smoothie
Feeling like a bit of a sloth this morning? Suffering perhaps from a case of the Mondays? I concur. It’s more than a little tough to feel energized knowing […]