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Umami Girl
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Recipes and essays by Carolyn Cope
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Books in Brief: Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson

THE TAKEAWAY. Super Natural Every Day is a beautiful peek into the world of natural foods maven Heidi Swanson. If your world is anything like mine, then Heidi’s world closely resembles yours, e...

4 h ago

Week Links: Asparagasm

Asparagus season is short and sweet, and I can’t get enough unless I eat it practically once a day. Here are 10 of my favorite asparagus links from around the web. The only question is which on...

5 days ago 2 people like this

Lemony Green Smoothie with Sorrel and Strawberries

Hey there, modern hippies! Here’s me harnessing the power of the internet for the greater good. Ready? I’m drinking this smoothie right now. I just made it up like fifteen minutes ago. An...

23 may 12

Anachronism

This is the cilantro sauce youve been waiting for. Even if you didnt know it.

17 may 12 2 people like this

Books in Brief: Parents Need to Eat, Too by Debbie Koenig

THE TAKEAWAY. Parents Need to Eat, Too is a smart, witty, dare I say indispensable resource for parents clawing their way toward their “new normal” in the months after a baby is born. A g...

12 may 12

Week Links: 10 Food Blogs I’m Loving Right Now

This week Im debuting two new weekly columns, because I love you an awkward amount and cant stop myself from offering you small, precious gifts on a regular basis. Also because now that I have a rad ...

07 may 12

Spinach, Fava Bean and Quinoa Cakes

This is one of those happy stories about necessity, motherhood, and invention. Don’t you love those stories? Last week we arrived home after a couple of weeks away and needed to put together a ...

26 apr 12

Deconstructed Hummus Chickpea Salad

So. I asked my father-in-law to buy all the ingredients for this salad, and then I left the country without making it. Nice, right? That’s one reason why I’m posting this recipe today. It...

18 apr 12

Farmers’ Pasta

Me and cheese. It’s complicated. Like a celebrity couple, we have two relationships. There’s the “us” in the public eye: A small amount of high-quality cheese once or twice a ...

03 apr 12

Just a Loaf of Banana Bread

I’ve been holding this post back for a few days because I haven’t been much in the mood to write. The last couple of weeks have been utterly exhausting due to a family emergency from whic...

27 mar 12

Blueberry Basil Smoothie

Hello from the wine bar at Newark Liberty International Airport, or as I feel I’ve earned the right to call it over the years, EWR. Might I recommend a glass of the Dry Creek Chenin Blanc? Some...

21 mar 12

Holy Split! (+ A Brand New Look for Umami Girl, and Last Week’s Contest Winners)

Well, hello there. Welcome to Umami Girl’s new digs! I’ve been hard at work giving this space a renovation for spring, which explains both the new look and the sparseness of actual conten...

05 mar 12

In Conversation with Exceptional Women

We’re all trying to innovate at a mile a minute these days, aren’t we? Sometimes, when I look at how quickly the world is whizzing by, I feel like I’d be happy just to breathe at a ...

23 feb 12

Liquid Love: This Smoothie Should Be Your Valentine’s Day Breakfast. Trust Me.

Ahem. It’s probably best that I not say too much about this smoothie recipe, and that you just go ahead and purchase the ingredients, blend it up, and get on with things. If you catch my drift....

13 feb 12 1 person likes this

Top 10 Super Bowl Recipes You Still Have Time to Make for Tonight’s Game

Happy Super Bowl Sunday, if you’re into that kind of thing. I know I am. I mean that from the bottom of my heart. I won’t waste your pre-game time pretending that I give a crap about foot...

05 feb 12

Announcing the Winners of The China Study 10-Book Giveaway

Pin it If you asked, I might divulge to you that I pride myself a little bit on being a confirmed non-celebrity-stalker. Alright fine, maybe I didn’t wait for you to ask. Maybe I’ve been ...

24 jan 12

Hey, 2012! Hit us with your best shot.

Enter to win one of 10 (count em, 10!) copies of The China Study by T. Colin Campbell. This book will change -- and may even save -- your life.

31 dec 11

Purple Superfoods Smoothie

In case you’re partaking in any actual boxing on this Boxing Day (or, sure, maybe you have other reasons to need some clean energy to fuel your gorgeous bod), here’s a purple “super...

26 dec 11

Pumpkin Spice Smoothie on Serious Eats

Ho ho holy crap has December gotten away from me. We are back in the States for a few weeks, and it’s been one of those times when real life has outpaced and outclassed blogging life. I guess t...

21 dec 11

Mellow Cranberry Smoothie on Serious Eats

Cranberry season doesn’t need to end with Thanksgiving. This mellow smoothie is an easy, healthful way to pack some more cranberry goodness into your life. And who couldn’t use a little m...

30 nov 11

Lean Green Smoothie on Serious Eats

Every day this post-Thanksgiving week, I’m contributing a healthy smoothie recipe to Serious Eats in a little miniseries called From the Blender. You know, just in case you overindulged a tad l...

29 nov 11

From the Archives: Brown Rice and French Lentil Salad

From the archives for the quickly dwindling World Vegan Month, a brown rice and French lentil salad and a little TMI about some self-help thing I did for like three days. Why god why am I reposting t...

28 nov 11

From the Archives: 5 Principles of Homemade Vegetable Stock

From the archives for World Vegan Month, key tips for making good vegetable stock at home. (Hint: don’t forget the potato peelings.) Find the story here on Serious Eats.

26 nov 11

The Best Vegetarian Gravy

I am a gravy drinker. WOW, that feels good to get off my chest. On my hips, maybe — but off my chest. I should probably be a little bit sorry, but I’m not. Remember in elementary school, ...

26 nov 11

Thanks, yo.

So there are some minor not-so-great parts of celebrating Thanksgiving in England, like, ohhh, the fact that Thanksgiving does not exist in England. There are good parts though, too, like the fact th...

25 nov 11

From the Archives: Go Stuff a Squash, Why Don’t You?

From the archives for both Thanksgiving and World Vegan Month (take that, uni-tasking!), hop on over to Serious Eats for a chat about stuffed squash. It makes vegetarians feel loved on Thanksgiving. ...

24 nov 11

The Crisper Whisperer on Serious Eats: Classic Apple Crisp

In the crisper this Thanksgiving week: Far from home on my favorite holiday, we’ll be doing our best to bring simple American traditions to our table in the UK. For dessert, it’s a classi...

22 nov 11

From the Archives: Mom’s Applesauce

From the archives for World Vegan Month, my mom’s simply perfect recipe for applesauce. This will be on our Thanksgiving table this year. There’s still plenty of time to add it to yours! ...

22 nov 11

Spiced Tomato Soup with Red Lentils

In all the time I’ve been sharing little pieces of my world with you, I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned how much I like to sing. How from sixth grade through college, I was always i...

21 nov 11

From the Archives: Homemade Granola

From deep in the archives for World Vegan Month, one of our all-time favorites — homemade granola adapted from the Barefoot Contessa. It makes a great breakfast, and also a great holiday gift. ...

20 nov 11

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