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    Farro Salad with Asparagus and Tomatoes

    It’s finally spring!  It’s always a little hard to tell in Ohio.  Spring technically arrives on the calendar long before the weather changes for the better, but knowing that it’s happening, even if just in title is comforting.  Even when the weather refuses to cooperate, we can start to celebrate the trappings of spring in the kitchen and mix up the ingredient list. Ok, so we’re not into the fresh/local asparagus season yet, but you can still get some long-range-transported-out-of-state asparagus at the store, pretty much wherever you live. (Although I feel a little guilty for endorsing this, the harsh truth is that, in Ohio, I do not always eat fresh…

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    Everything Bagel Popcorn

    It’s Oscar weekend!  Does that excite you?  I get excited to hear that the Oscars are coming up despite the facts that I generally haven’t seen any of the nominated movies (I’m always like four years behind), and that I’m not likely going to watch the Oscars themselves.  Who can stay up for things like this on Sunday night?  I’ve got a bedtime to be true to, and if I’m going to cheat on that, it’s going to be for The Walking Dead.  But nonetheless, The Academy Awards sound so exciting… the pretty dresses and all that glamour.  And the media does a good job of making me feel like I should want…

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