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HERE’S THE RECIPE FOR THAT STORIED WASHINGTON POST-WORTHY LENTIL SOUP, “RICH, FRAGRANT, SATISFYING”

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WHO MAKES AND EATS A SOUP, THE SAME SOUP, DAILY, FOR LUNCH, HUNDREDS OF TIMES? REID BRANSON, OF SEATTLE, THAT’S WHO. THIS IS QUITE A STORY… AND MY PAN PAL AND FELLOW BEAN AFICIONADO, WASHINGTON POST FOOD EDITOR JOE YONAN FOUND IT AS IRRESISTIBLE AS I DID (EXPECT A POST FROM ME ABOUT HIS NEW […]

Filed Under: #DinnerwithDragonwagon, Deep Feast Tagged With: Bean by Bean, lentil soup, lentils, Rancho Gordo, soup, Steve Sando

JUST WHAT THE HECK IS A “NON-REACTIVE” POT, ANYWAY?

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AN OCCASIONAL KITCHEN WISDOM POST Every so often a recipe (such as my  Dragonwagon-Dewitz Pickled Eggs) will call for a “non-reactive” pot, saucepan, or other cooking vessel. Has this happened to you, and are you WTF-ing? I suspect so, if you found your way to this page. So here we go. REACTIVE VS NON-REACTIVE What’s […]

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PICKLED EGGS A LA DRAGONWAGON-DeWITZ

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INGREDIENTS 2 1/2 cups cider vinegar (preferably organic) 2 1/2 cups water (preferably spring or filtered) 1/4 to 1/3 cup sugar, brown sugar, or maple syrup 2 tablespoons ground turmeric 1 tablespoon sea salt (fine-grind) 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns 2 teaspoons whole allspice berries 3 bay leaves 2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half 1 […]

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LOVE IN THE TIME OF CARDIO

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IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH. TIL DEATH DO YOU PART. THESE WORDS, ALWAYS SOLEMN, ARE VERY DIFFERENT DEPENDING ON WHEN YOU UTTER THEM TO YOUR PARTNER: IN YOUTH, WHEN YOU ARE UN- OR LESS-TRIED? OR LATER, PERHAPS MUCH LATER, AFTER LIFE HAS BEATEN YOU UP A FEW TIMES? THIS IS MY HEARTFELT VALENTINE TO LATE-LIFE […]

Filed Under: creativity, Fearless Writing, Nothing Is Wasted on the Writer, self-understanding, personal growth Tagged With: A-Fib, cardio, caregiving, caregiving a partner, emergency room, late-life love, scares, spouse caregiving, Valentine's

“IMPOSSIBLY GOOD” VEGGIE BURGERS

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Refried beans, walnuts and tempeh add heft and heartiness; the smoked tempeh also gives a little bit of that grilled-over-a-fire taste. Shiitake mushrooms double down on umami savor. Although I’m generally a from-scratch girl, using a few ingredients that already have seasoning greatly simplify the usual home-kitchen veggie-burger prep. These are vegan. INGREDIENTS 1 (15.4-ounce) […]

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MY FAVORITE “IMPOSSIBLY GOOD” VEGGIE BURGERS

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IMPOSSIBLE BURGERS? BEYOND BURGERS? I SAY, NOT FOR ME. I SAY, IMPOSSIBLY BAD. BEYOND UNPLEASANT. BUT THEN, I AM NOT THE INTENDED MARKET FOR THEM (see below) ARE YOU READY FOR A MUCH, MUCH BETTER VEGETARIAN BURGER? ONE YOU MAKE AT HOME? ONE THAT’S ACTUALLY TASTY, HEALTHY AND NOT PSEUDO-ANYTHING? IF SO, READ ON, COOK […]

Filed Under: Deep Feast Tagged With: best veggie burger, Beyond Meat burgers, burgers, grill, Impossible Burger, kofte, Maurice Zolotow, stuffed vegetables, vegan, vegetarian, veggie burger

THE *** BEST *** BLACK-EYED PEAS FOR NEW YEAR’S DAY

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HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR BLACK-EYED PEAS YET? DO YOU, PERHAPS, EVEN HAVE ‘EM SOAKING? (EITHER BECAUSE YOU LIKE TO DO THINGS A LITTLE AHEAD, OR BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT THE LONGER INGREDIENTS IN ALMOST ANY KIND OF STEW-Y DISH CO-MINGLE, THE BETTER THE FLAVOR?) HOWEVER… HERE IS A CROCKPOT VERSION OF AN EXCELLENT BLACK-EYED PEA […]

Filed Under: #DinnerwithDragonwagon, Deep Feast Tagged With: beans, black-eyed peas, black-eyes, delicious, foods for New Years, New Years, New Years recipes, Recipes

8 ACTUALLY HELPFUL WAYS TO BE WITH SOMEONE WHO’S GRIEVING (WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW HOW)

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HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOUR WIDOWED FRIEND WOULD LIKE YOU TO KNOW. SHE’D TELL YOU IF SHE COULD. BUT SHE CAN’T. THAT’S PART OF THE PROBLEM.  1. Please understand that right now your widowed friend is not herself.  Literally not herself. Most of the constructs of self she had have vanished, some temporarily, some permanently. Everything […]

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Read Aloud with Crescent and Mark

NOT A LITTLE MONKEY, by Charlotte Zolotow, illustrted by Michelle Chessaree

"So, the little girl climbed into the big waste-basket and waited." ' Oh no,' said her mother, ' we don't want to throw you away.'"There are many ways to express love and the need for attention. Here, a busy mother and her just-a-bit naughty little girl tease each other affectionately — the little girl making her point without even uttering a word.That's today's story time — read aloud by the author's daughter at Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops, with Mark Graff's "text support" and discussion."Just right for two-to-fours, the humor of this true-to-life story of a mischievous little girl who blocks her mother's attempts to clean house will elicit giggles from the lollipop set." Kirkus Reviews

Posted by Crescent Dragonwagon's Writing, Cooking, & Workshops on Thursday, June 4, 2020

Read Aloud with Crescent

Read Aloud with Crescent

The Washington Post on Crescent’s Lentil Soup Recipe

The Washington Post on Crescent’s Lentil Soup Recipe

Greek Lentil Soup with Spinach and Lemon, photograph by Tom McCorkle, Washington Post

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