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Spicy Lentil Water

lentils

If we needed more evidence that American society is in decline, consider how little respect we give lentils. Pound for pound, these legumes quietly deliver more nutrition to more people than anything else growing on earth.

Meat Head

meat

Any time you can see or hear an elk, it’s an opportunity to learn.  And when you’re a hunter, every moment spent learning about your prey is a moment spent hunting. You pay dues like this eagerly if you want to fill your freezer with a year’s supply of clean, lean animal protein.

All about that Base

potatoes
Based Potatoes baked with non-based zucchini, garnished with onions and chives Stovetop Mocha   To a Blessed and Based New Year Most cooks and eaters understand the importance of acid in food. If a dish isn’t popping as envisioned, a squeeze of lemon or dash of vinegar will sharpen the…

Christmas Sweater, and other beet dishes

beets

I asked how they liked to eat beets. He leaned in conspiratorially. “Grated,” he said, gesticulating as much. “With Italian dressing.” He kissed his fingertips.

Thanksgiving Magma

pepper, squash

To create magma, you simply roast sweet red peppers, along with a starchy squash like kabocha, and blend with olive oil, garlic and salt. The resulting puree is thick, and after some time will set up downright stiff thanks to the pectin in both squash a peppers. Pectin is a carbohydrate that jam makers use to thicken their product, and makes the magma as stiff as pudding.

Apple Lanterns

apples
Apple jack-o’-lanterns
Check out the unpeeled dude in the middle!   Apple Lanterns The five biggest shopping days of the year for candy are all in October, thanks to Halloween, which sells more candy than any other holiday. For the candy industry, Halloween is like Christmas. Big sugar co-opted the tradition in…

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