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Orange-Coloured Liquid
It’s OK to like jazz
Fall Across the Planet
No-Bake Cookies
Serves: 24 • Prep Time: 5 min • Cook Time: 25 min Ingredients Instructions Photo by Wendy Copely
2024 Summer it Up
Cover art: “Rich Soil” by Lake Turner, gouache on paper, 2024
Lemon-Arugula Chicken Paillard
Use the tomatoes and garlic in your basket to whip up this simple dinner. The fresh, lemony dressing tames the spicy arugula and a generous splash of white wine complements the tomatoes perfectly. Don’t skip pounding the chicken thin breasts thin before cooking; it’s crucial for a tender texture and quick cook time!
2024 Spring Roll
悲しみ (かなしみ)
The Real Folk Blues by Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts
怒り(いかり)
受け入れる (うけいれる)
Thai Chicken Lettuce Cups
This dish is a Toad Hall favorite. For added zing, grate a little extra ginger and add it to the sauce in step 9.
2024 New Daze
Merguez Lamb Patties with Carrot & Raisin Salad
This aromatic, Middle Eastern-inspired dish incorporates two unique spice blends: Barahat and Merguez. You can buy both pre-mixed or blend your own at home.
2023 End of Days
Fall 2023
Bell Peppers & Beef
Be careful with this recipe. It’s so much better than your average stir fry that it may ruin Chinese takeout forevermore.
Protein Cookie Dough
Packed with high-quality protein, fiber, calcium, omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants, prebiotics, probiotics and more, this cookie dough is designed to be anti-inflammatory and pro-satisfaction.
2023 Summer Solstice
Cumin-Seared Steak with Roasted Carrot, Fig, and Feta Salad
Farro or Bulgur both work wonderfully in this recipe, or you can substitute Quinoa to make it gluten-free. If you don’t have hot honey on hand, you can add a dash of cayenne pepper to the sauce as it simmers and use regular honey when you remove the pan from heat.
Persian Lamb Meatballs with Tomato Rice
This dish is slow food magic! Use half of the spinach in the meatballs themselves, and reserve the other half for the sauce – same goes for the cilantro. You can buy Baharat spice or make your own blend like we do.
2023 Spring Thaw
2023 Winter
Honduran Beef
We reconstructed this delicious recipe from the ingredient list of a Bloomingfoods buffet dish. If you’re the original creator, let us know if we’re close!
2022 Fall
Blackened Cajun Catfish
This super-speedy, spicy dish works with any white fish filet. Catch your own or choose a sustainable fish.
2022 あつい
Gone Phishing
2022 OffSpring
Seasonal Affective Discography
The Cold Hard ____
FALL 2O21
Summer of 21
Endless Lounge
Bossa Nova • Tropicalia • New Wave • Dream Pop • Trip Hop
Summer Chicken Curry
This lux tasting curry is easily adapted to include whatever veggies you have on hand.
Pineapple Angel Food Cake with Raspberries & Honey Drizzle
Honey from our friends at Humble Bumble and a sprig of berry mint take this simple dessert to a level of luxury you have to taste to believe. It’s the ultimate fat-free, dairy-free, vegetarian summer dessert!
Music for Masochists
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Mint & Feta Stuffed Lamb Patties
Mint is a perfect complement to lamb. Add a clove of minced garlic to the lamb mixture for even more kick.
Lemon Mint Sugar Snap Peas
This speedy side dish complements so many styles of cooking. It’s a kid pleaser, too!
May or May Not
Springy
Beef Stew
Manteca adds depth of flavor and richness to this classic stew, but you can sub in vegetable oil if needed. (We save bacon fat from breakfast in a little jar in the refrigerator to use for this sort of thing.) Any combination of root vegetables works in this recipe: turnips, golden beets, parsnips, carrots.
January Jams
Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
We are lazy and love no-boil lasagna noodles, but you can use regular lasagna noodles if you like extra work. Or to make it even easier, shred some rotisserie chicken instead of poaching your own.
Kale, Sweet Potato and Apple Salad
The key to this recipe is actually rubbing the dressing into the kale by hand to create a tender texture. You can use a peeler to shave thin strips off of a block of romano cheese. Kale, yeah!
2020 Won
Marcella’s Magic Sauce with Roasted Spaghetti Squash
This rich, simple comfort dish is so easy that the only way to mess it up is to change or complicate it. San Marzano canned tomatoes are readily available in Bloomington, so make no substitutions unless it’s to swap in fresh, garden tomatoes. Based on Italian foodie and cookbook author Marcella Hazan’s classic sauce recipe, this might inspire you to ditch pasta sauce from a jar forever. We’re never going back!
Stuffed Pumpkin
This delicious baked pumpkin is easy to prepare and makes an impressive holiday dish. Use one of our Long Island Cheese Pumpkins or a small pie pumpkin for best results.