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Sweet and Spice-y Lamb Kebabs
My favorite thing about having a food blog is accessing anywhere and going back to make favorite recipes. I made these kebabs again a year later to add some photos. Now you can see why I love this...
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Healthier Dan Dan Mian: Spicy Sichuan Noodle Bowl with Turkey, Kale and Peanuts
Fresh, fast and extremely tasty. You’ll make this dish again and again. This is one of those dishes that you prepare for dinner and pack for lunch but then wind up eating before noon. It happens to me...
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Glistening like Beyoncé: Jerk Chicken Meatballs
Jerk. Chicken. Meatballs. Enough Said. What is it about sauces that make foods look so sexy? You know – when a roast is glistening like Beyoncé in the Baby Boy video. Or when Bon Appétit asked which of...
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Wes Jackson and Wendell Berry Discuss Nature as Measure – Radish and Avocado...
An elegant spring dish. Optimism and pessimism are opposite forms of the same surrender to simplicity. – Wes Jackson Last Friday three men at the heart of my passion for the intellectual investigation...
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Wake and Bake this Easter: Rhubarb Upside Down Cornbread
Simple, seasonal baking for a spring holiday or any day of the week. I’m reappropriating #wakeandbake. And since Easter is on 4/20 this year, there’s no better time to light up the oven in the morning....
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Paula and Neil’s Anniversary Dinner – A Fruit Filled Celebration
I’m so happy today! And after preparing an elegant four-course dinner for sixteen yesterday – my first real gig as a private chef – I’m balancing exhilaration with exhaustion! I was hired for fellow...
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Roasted Strawberry-Rhubarb Sorbet
It’s not even summer yet, but this frozen treat will delight as the perfect cool down for hot days. Why, hello there 90 degrees. You’ve decided to rear your ugly head here in New York before I could...
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Rhubarb-Ginger Jam
Spicy-sweet Rhubarb-Ginger Jam makes a fine start to summer. Cheers to the first day of Summer! And farewell to a productive and delicious Spring full of seasonal eating at its best. Runaway Apricot...
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Microwaved Zucchini and Tomato Terrine
This is so crazy easy to make with no unnecessary heat for your kitchen. Microwaves are a safe and healthy cooking option. Yesterday was the hottest day of 2014 in NYC…the day after Labor Day. It was...
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Watermelon-Tomato Skewers with Sherry Vinaigrette
If I’ve noticed one pattern from my multi-course menus it’s that I seem to start most with a burst of fresh fruit. I wrap pears with prosciutto, have a little avocado on toast, serve some tomatoes with...
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Trailways Oatmeal Cookies to Conquer Cancer
I can’t believe this is my first cookie recipe on the blog! Well, I can sorta believe it because I’ve been holding onto all of my original Runaway Apricot bakery recipes in a secret vault, i.e. a black...
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Bacon Kale Panzanella
Let’s face it: cleaning and preparing fresh vegetables can be a bit of a bother when you’re ready to eat. You have to have an empty sink to wash the vegetables, a clear counter to lay a cutting board…a...
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Resolve for 2015 | Dried Apricot, Fig and Cherry Hand Pies
Resolved: 2015 will surpass the succcess of 2014 to be my best year ever. The past 12 months, leading with the viral explosion of traffic to this site, have been filled with happiness in the...
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Healthier Peruvian Chicken Skewers with Green Sauce
Sunday afternoon my sister sent me a worried text, “R u ready for this storm?” I racked my brain for a second and replied, “My fridge is full so I guess so.” In truth, that was the first news I’d heard...
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Pan-Fried Chicken Breast with Tomato Sauce and Smoked Mozzarella
WOW! It has been a wonderful few days with the incredible honor of being named Yahoo Food’s Blogger of the Week. I was so excited when the interview went live that I couldn’t stop fidgeting. And then I...
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Jumbo Chocolate Chip Cookies from Freezer to Oven
Here it is friends: a recipe I once told myself I would never share. One of those secret recipes that were the backbone of my high school baking operation, touted as highly addictive by my friends and...
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Pasta Party! Ricotta-Goat Cheese Ravioli with Radishes
I’m going to be honest with you; making ravioli from scratch kinda sucks. It’s an arduous process that requires precision and patience to knead the dough, mix the filling, seal each piece, cut, boil,...
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Mango Margarita Sorbet
When I brought home my ice cream maker last year I could barely wait for the bowl to freeze before getting started with my first churn. I sprung for organic milk and cream, picked up a fresh bag of...
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Cherry Rhubarb Crumb Cake
There’s an eruption of cherries at the start of summer. At the greenmarket, and even my nearby grocery store, whole tables are dedicated to the fruit from local farms. My friends all get excited and...
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Sauteed Kale with Cherries
Sometimes I forget that the primary goal of Runaway Apricot is to convince the world to eat healthfully. Consequently I wind up posting about 4 desserts in nearly as many weeks instead of sharing easy...
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