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Chopped Kale Dip

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This take on a traditional spinach dip is a great way to use up leftover cooked kale, but be warned – the texture of kale is much more dense and chewy than spinach, so be sure to chop your kale very well before mixing with the other ingredients. Since this recipe really works on the [...]

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Roast Chicken and Vegetable Soup

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Roast chicken is probably one of my favorite things to cook. It’s simple, involves relatively little fuss, and is absolutely delicious. The only problem is that I always like to cook a lot of root vegetables with my chicken, or there’s simply too much chicken to eat in one sitting. This  recipe is perfect for [...]

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Leftover bagels = Instant snack!

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If you’re anything like me, you’ll buy a 1/2 dozen bagels in the morning with grand ideas of eating them all before they get stale. If you’re anything like me, there’s always 1 or 2 bagels (or – shudder – more) that don’t make the cut.  

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Spinach Pie, reinvented to use your leftover vegetables.

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This is one of those examples where substitution really makes a big difference in making sure you’re using what you have. For this recipe, I had the following ingredients: chicken breast, eggplant, zucchini, feta and some phyllo that had been defrosted to make spanakopita 2 weeks ago. I also had some fresh spinach in the fridge, [...]

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