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Fall Harvest Cookbook Club and Roasted Hubbard Squash and Caramelized Onion Galette with Fontina Cheese

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The theme for our Cookbook Club this month was “Fall foods,” which is pretty much the theme of my life right now. No really, as if my “all squash” diet wasn’t enough, I went on a serious pumpkin bender at Trader Joe’s on Saturday. Croutons, mochi, macarons, cider. Can’t. Get....

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Three Layer Paleo Shepherd’s Pie

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This dish is proof that you can paleofy a comfort food. When I think back to the Shepherd’s pie of my youth, I think of a dish heavy in starches; the top half buttery mashed potatoes, the bottom ground beef, peas, carrots and corn. Of course, white potatoes have been...

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Day Six of Thanksgiving Leftovers: Turkey Pot Pie with Pumpkin Biscuit Crust

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Pot pie is to leftovers what Botox is to aging celebrities: the ideal method for making something a bit past its prime as good as it ever was. But really, just throw whatever you have on hand in some gravy, top it with a delicious crust and it tastes better than...

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Healthy Turkey and Black Bean Sweet Potato Nachos for Two

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There’s little as simple and comforting as diving into a big old plate of nachos smothered in cheese*. What’s usually much less comforting is the reality of what you’re putting in your body: a pile of salt and fat that rarely contains much, if any, nutritional value. But it doesn’t...

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Healthy Dinner or Game Night Snack: Chipotle Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato Skins

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As my husband has been reminding me on a near hourly basis, football season is coming. And we all know that the start of football season is directly correlated with an uptick in the consumption of beer and all sorts of comfort foods: wings, chips and dips, mozzarella sticks, potato...

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Gourmet Grilled Cheese + Homemade Tomato Soup = The ULTIMATE Comfort Food

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While there may be little agreement in the world today, one thing I think we can all agree on is that grilled cheese with tomato soup is good for the soul. So that’s exactly what I decided I would make for our Boo(z)k(e) Club’s annual Christmas party and white elephant...

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UnBook Clubs and Comfort Food

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I’m sure I do myself no favors in advertising an Achilles’ heel, but if you give me enough wine I’ll probably join your book club. Well, apparently I really like wine, and not too long ago I found myself in three book clubs. I quickly found that three was alot to balance with planning a...

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