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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
May 26, 20244 min read
Wow your guests with Aloo Gobi Cups
Aloo Gobi Cups This flavorful Punjabi sabzi makes a bright and beautiful appetizer. You can blanch small quantities of cauliflower,...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Mar 27, 20226 min read
Holubtsi, Ukrainian Stuffed Cabbage
How can anyone resist Holubtsi, “little pigeons,” the endearing Ukrainian name for stuffed cabbage rolls? Variations of this...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Feb 8, 20225 min read
A Tasty Plant-Based Persian Supper
This lovely artichoke khoresh, or stew, is scented with dried Persian limes, saffron, and lots of herbs. Served alongside a light mound...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 14, 20213 min read
Surviving the Holidays and Thriving on Plants
Mock turkey with roasted baby vegetables Holidays can be the most challenging time of the year if you are transitioning to a cleaner,...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 2, 20217 min read
For the holidays, Karelian Pies, Savory and Sweet
From Karelia, the land of lakes that straddles Finland and Russia, comes the beautiful tradition of karjalanpiirakka. These hand pies are...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Jul 25, 20213 min read
Beet-Buckwheat Crêpes in a Puddle
Embrace mid-summer with delicious beet-buckwheat crêpes. These are filled with asparagus, French radishes, and petite peas bathed in a...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Mar 8, 20215 min read
Brown Rice Dumplings with Chinese Vegetables
Brown Rice Dumplings with Chinese Vegetables I have been having so much fun with dumplings lately, I wanted to come up with a gluten-free...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Sweet Flowerpots
Get a jump on early spring gardening in the kitchen with sweet flowerpots that bring a whimsical touch of Nature to dessert and snacks....
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Idli, Whole, Fermented, and Stuffed Two Ways
A traditional favorite breakfast from South India, idli are light, savory steamed cakes originally made from a naturally fermented,...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 26, 20205 min read
Bringing in the New Year with Tortelli di Patate
Tortelli hail from Tuscany and neighboring towns in Emilia Romagna, and are rustic, simple home-cooking at its finest.
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 16, 20204 min read
You Just Can't Beat Fresh Ravioli (especially if it's plant-based)
Chard, Roasted Tomato and Garlic Ravioli Forget the eggs and über-refined "doppio zero" flour for the most delicious, divinely smooth,...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Dec 11, 20204 min read
Rosy Roots Holiday Pie
This winter pie is all about embracing our roots! Not our genealogy but those humble, homey tubers that sweeten underground when the...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 27, 20205 min read
Poached Pears in Pastry ~A New Holiday Tradition
It’s arts-and-crafts time when you wrap fragrant poached pears in dough. It's fun fashioning stems and leaves, and you will create an...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 22, 20203 min read
Miso Powder, A Healthier Salt Alternative
Here’s a way to season dishes like a finishing salt would…but without salt’s deleterious health impacts – shiro (white) miso, gently...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 13, 20204 min read
A Sweet Finish for Thanksgiving, Plum Chestnut Tartlets
Wrap fruit in some tasty, attractively shaped dough and you have an elegant dessert that is actually good for you. The dough quickly...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Nov 10, 20206 min read
Floral Whimsies, A Fanciful, Tasty, Healthy Diversion from the Covid Blues
Wholly plant-based and whole grain, with no oils-salt-sugar-gluten-dairy Here is a pretty dish to awaken your culinary talents and...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Oct 1, 20204 min read
Chiucco, A Gorgeous Autumn Torte
This homey encrusted vegetable torte hails from the mountainous Apuan Alps in northern Tuscany. Chiucco is typically filled with...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
Sep 18, 20204 min read
Zuppa di Fagioli e la Ribollita
Tuscans insist that when the first frosts arrive, cavolo nero (black cabbage a.k.a. lacinato kale) is tastiest. That’s the time to cook...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
May 22, 20207 min read
A Little Whole Wheat Sourdough Boule
Sourdough baking is all the rage lately, and I have to admit, having much more time at home during our lockdown is wonderfully conducive...
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Cathy Katin-Grazzini
May 6, 20203 min read
Discovering Your Inner Chef
Let's hope that whenever we finally emerge from this pandemic's grasp, we hold onto this one good thing we're rediscovering ~ home-cooking..
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