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Dahl, Roasted Veg & a Magic Yogurt Sauce: A Weeknight Formula
View recipe: Dahl, Roasted Veg & a Magic Yogurt Sauce: A Weeknight FormulaPeople often comment on the fact that I cook dinner at home every night. And I think there’s a misconception that I’m cooking elaborate meals or trying out new recipes constantly. But the truth is…No. On weeknights, I cook the same formulas, over and over. Dishes I’m so familiar with I can cook them half-asleep.…
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Thai Curry Ground Turkey Salad
View recipe: Thai Curry Ground Turkey SaladWarm weather is finally here and it’s lovely. I dislike the cold and the first few days that are truly warm are such a palpable relief. The afternoon light lingers a little longer and there is no bite in the air but rather actual warmth. I feel this warmth physically like a giant exhale in…
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Egg Roll Bowls
View recipe: Egg Roll BowlsGround meat has long been a hero of the weeknight dinner. While ground pork may be the tastiest ground meat, ground turkey is actually my preferred ground meat of choice. It’s healthier than pork and more affordable than beef. And thus I am always in search of a solid ground turkey dinner. And this has…
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Sticky Lemongrass Ginger Chicken
View recipe: Sticky Lemongrass Ginger Chicken2026 has started with a full sprint. Work has been especially busy, and all three kids are deep in the thick of it with school projects, deadlines, events… the whole thing. There is a lot going on, and I have been leaning hard on quick weeknight dinners. The meals that are fast, satisfying, and feel…
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Quick Sushi Bowls
View recipe: Quick Sushi BowlsEarly in the new year we’re all full of goals, resolutions, and aspirations. I am by no means an expert on habit change or self-improvement, but I can share some tips in the area where I’ve been able to successfully maintain my goals, and that is food. Maybe then someone else can give me tips…
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White Bean and Pistachio Salad
View recipe: White Bean and Pistachio SaladFor me, January is a study in simplicity. The house is simpler without the clutter and decorations of the holidays. The outdoors is bare without leaves and stark in its coldness. I am tired and trying to regroup and recover from a bustling holiday season, and I crave simple foods. Bean salads have been on…
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Marilla’s Kitchen Takeover: Onigiri Chickens
View recipe: Marilla’s Kitchen Takeover: Onigiri ChickensMarilla was the undisputed star chef of our Florida trip this year. Armed with a new Japanese cookbook, a crisp new apron, and a set of onigiri molds, she announced she was cooking dinner for the family. Not just any dinner but a full Japanese feast. And boy did she deliver! Her menu was ambitious…
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The Christmas Rush Mocha
View recipe: The Christmas Rush MochaIt has been a week, hasn’t it? The combination of busyness, hard things and pre-holiday overwhelm. All while an atmospheric river dumped on us. Thus my capacity for complex cooking was at absolute zero this week. But, what I lacked in capacity for meals, I made up for in volume for fancy coffee. Because we…
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Roasted Veggie Orzo
View recipe: Roasted Veggie OrzoThis is a solid dinner. It is affordable, easy, and tasty. It’s not complicated to make, but it has layers of flavor and depth that are deeply satisfying. This recipe came about as a bit of an accident a couple of years ago. I’d roasted a sheet pan of CSA veggies intending to make a…
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Marilla Cooks Dinner: Pork and Kimchi Noodles with Tofu Puffs
View recipe: Marilla Cooks Dinner: Pork and Kimchi Noodles with Tofu PuffsThis is one of those dishes that I’ve been making for years and has really evolved over time. It started as a simple Korean lunch box recipe—cold noodles with cucumber and kimchi. Then one day, we served that alongside a pork bulgogi stir-fry, which naturally led to combining them into a warm noodle bowl. But…
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Laura Sedwick, author and creator behind Cascadia Table, is a home cook who is inspired by the fresh ingredients and produce of the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her family. Read full bio.