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BETTER COOK
ERIN SIMPSON, ASSOCIATE FOOD EDITOR,
B E T T E R H O M E S A N D G A R D E N S
IN A P IN C H
of BHG readers
create recipes
based on
ingredients they
have on hand
One universal staple:
protein-packed eggs. To
find ways to put them to
use around the clock see
“Egg Class,”
page
214
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—BETTER HOMES AND GARDENSr
FOOD
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AMERICA COOKS, EATS,
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enough to hold up in
spring pasta salads, Dream fields is pasta w ith a
healthy tw ist. Each o f Dream fields’ seven pastas,
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glycemic index than regular pasta and as m uch fiber
Dreamfields Angel
Hair Pasta, $2.49 for 13.25-oz. box;
dreamfieldsfoods.com
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A l l C a k e s C o n s id e r e d
Melissa Gray, producer for National
Public Radio’s
A ll Things
Considered,
started a tradition of
bringing cakes to work on Mondays
for coworkers. In her book, Gray
shares tips and more than 50
recipes from her Mondays as NPR’s
“cake lady”
A ll Cakes Considered,
$24.95;
chroniclebooks.com.
meetthemixer
L iz B r o o k s c re a te d th e
“ F a v o rite E a s y M e a ls ”
group on
mixingbowl.com,
our
social networking site for foodies.
“A family campout, complete with
outdoor cooking, is a great way to
get outside and utilize your
backyard,” says the busy mom
and food writer. “We set up tents
and have a small bonfire. We let
the kids roast hot dogs and toast
marshmallows for s’mores”
Find Liz at
mixingbowl.com/user/
Liz_Brooks.
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