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Memorial Day Menu

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Some menu ideas for your Memorial Day weekend ... from sunny San Francisco with love.

Breaking the Plastic Addiction in the Kitchen

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Break your plastic addiction in the kitchen with these reusable, BPA-free glass and stainless-steel food storage containers -- perfect for lunches to go.

The Secrets to True ‘Cue

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No type of cooking inspires as much passion, competition, obsession, and plain old American hometown pride as barbecue. Chef Kurt Michael Friese, our Iowa aficionado, shares his secrets to true 'cue.

Learn to Love Your Vegetables

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A few years back, I interviewed Mollie Katzen—the vegetable guru—for a profile in Prevention Magazine and she spoke about a concept that really resonated with me. She talked about teaching to love vegetables rather than just telling people to eat more of them and—flash—I realized that the shift from ‘gotta do’ to ‘want to do’ was precisely when everything changed for me.

Time For a Gut Check on Organic?

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It seems to me that this is a good time for a gut check. Not an extended analysis or time spent poring over the latest studies—we’ll forever be inundated with contradictory data from varying sources—but a simple, 30-second reflection on how you feel about the chemicals you put into your body.

Pearled Barley Risotto with Peas, Pecorino & Prosciutto

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Pearled barley yields a creamy, toothsome risotto. And here’s your language lesson for the day: The Italian word for barley is orzo (not to be confused with the rice-shaped pasta of the same name), and risotto made with barley is called orzotto. Yes, we probably should call this orzotto, but most people will think of this as risotto. In any case, it’s delicious by any name. This recipe also would be tasty with pearled farro (labeled farro perlato) if you find it at gourmet markets, in which case, this would be farrotto.