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A Giant Beautiful Arugula Salad with Herby Green Dressing
View recipe: A Giant Beautiful Arugula Salad with Herby Green DressingSpring is a mix of lovely sunny weather and cold windy torrential downpours that make me want to move to Florida. Yesterday was the latter, today is the former. But yesterday, as the sun streamed in, I made this glorious salad. I rarely cook with chicken breasts, but I had picked some up on sale…
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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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Sloppy Joes on Homemade GF Buns: A 90s Weeknight Throwback
View recipe: Sloppy Joes on Homemade GF Buns: A 90s Weeknight ThrowbackThis recipe actually took a fair amount of testing, much to the delight of one Marilla, who will always rejoice when sloppy joes are on the menu. First I tried just making buns out of Bob’s Red Mill bread dough, but that was too hard to work with. Then I tried a hybrid recipe of…
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Sheet Pan Salmon Fajita Bowl
View recipe: Sheet Pan Salmon Fajita BowlHere is a great weeknight dinner that came together by chance but will now be in my regular rotation. I had some lovely salmon in the fridge, bell peppers and an onion, and I wanted something fresh and bright but still warming. What came together was a sheet pan of spice-rubbed salmon with fajita veg,…
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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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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.