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Maria's Roasted Pork, Cabbage, and Garlic Butter Sandwich

Maria’s Roasted Pork, Cabbage,
and Garlic Butter Sandwich

Once, a very long time ago, I was in Puerto Rico with my brother-in-law, who lived there at the time and spoke fluent Spanish. He took us for lunch at this very casual restaurant on a side street in Old San Juan. He said we had to have Cubano sandwiches, but I told him I don’t like Swiss cheese and asked if he could order a substitute. I proceeded to have the most delicious, yummiful, and tasty sandwich that I can ever remember.

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How To Avoid the Chemicals in our Food

How To Avoid the Chemicals
in our Food

By guest bloggers Sonya Lunder and Alex Formuzis. A sobering new study has found that along with their food, most Americans are ingesting a mix of toxic chemicals in amounts that violate government toxicity guidelines, putting them at increased risk of cancer. Young children (ages 2 to 4) had the greatest exposures to harmful contaminants, including acrylamide, arsenic, lead, and a rogue’s gallery of toxic pesticides and other industrial chemicals.

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Pomegranate Salad

Pomegranate Salad

My nephew had a Spanish girlfriend once, and she made a salad similar to this one for Christmas. November and December are a perfect time of year for Pomegranate Salad, since the pomegranates are nice and ripe. Lately, I can even find organic ones! This lovely girlfriend made the salad with escarole, but I have a hard time finding organic escarole, so I made it with a mixture of other fresh greens.

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Why I Eat Meat

Why I Eat Meat

For some reason, many people are surprised when they find out I am not a vegetarian. Oh, I’ve tried it over the years and I’ve considered it seriously, but I’ve chosen a different path. I grew up on a farm with lots of animals. Yes, the animals were cute. They were my friends and I loved to play with them. But, yes, they were so delicious after a long day of playing outside. For some reason I never questioned it or felt conflicted about it, and I learned firsthand about how integral a part of the farm the animals were.

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6 Seasonal Foods That Fight Fat

6 Seasonal Foods That Fight Fat

By guest blogger Lisa Drayer. Yes, fat keeps us warm, protected, and alive. But too much of a good thing can be, well, bad. If you’re trying to drop a dress size before the new year, nibble on these seasonal goodies over the holidays. You’ll thank me.

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Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing

Kale Salad with Lemon Dressing

Once, at ABC Kitchen in New York City, I had an amazing kale salad. So I thought I’d give it a try to replicate at home. Imagine my surprise when my kids went from saying “Do I have to try it?” to “This kale salad is delicious! Can I have more?” When I made it a second night in a row, my little one shouted, “YAY! Kale salad again!” I know. I have a weird family. But it really is good. And easy to make.

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How to Eat Vegetables

How to Eat Vegetables

by guest blogger Maya Rodale. We all know we should eat our vegetables. But I realized something the other day: We don’t always know how. If you didn’t grow up experiencing food in different states of being, food can be mysterious and possibly scary. I know that potatoes come with dirt on them and it’s OK. I know that most fruits and vegetables can come in “weird” shapes—only because they grew next to a branch or something—and they’re still perfectly delicious.

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Pickled Pepper Cabbage

Pickled Pepper Cabbage

I’ve been thinking about trying to make Pickled Pepper Cabbage for years. It used to be easy to buy premade in these parts, and now…not so much. And every once in a while, I get a hankering. Then I went to an awesome dinner out in a Pennsylvania field and sat next to a man named Craig Koller. He promised to send me his mother’s recipe and he did.

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