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Dare to Save a Peach Eleanor Barkhorn

Dare to Save a Peach

For one home cook, ripe fruit holds not only sweetness but also the seeds of winter. She sets out to keep the last bits of summer safe in glass jars.

Pasta and Energy Gel: Triumph at the Marathon Henry Barkhorn

Pasta and Energy Gel: Triumph at the Marathon

After weeks of careful and often hefty meals, our Boston runner gets her just dessert: sweet success

Marathon Cooking: The Big Day Arrives pieterjanviaene/flickr

Marathon Cooking: The Big Day Arrives

After 18 weeks of training, a runner tackles today's Boston Marathon—fueled by pasta with mushrooms and broccoli

A Pre-Race Rest (For the Runner, Not the Cook) thebittenword.com/flickr

A Pre-Race Rest (For the Runner, Not the Cook)

As the big day nears, an athlete reduces her training and warms up with a different marathon: cooking Easter brunch

You Can Run, but You Can't Cook. Or Can You? thebittenword.com/flickr

You Can Run, but You Can't Cook. Or Can You?

Having abandoned the stove for her sneakers, a runner returns to the kitchen, thanks to shiitakes and sweet potatoes

Runners Cannot Live on Lettuce Alone *Zoha.N/flickr

Runners Cannot Live on Lettuce Alone

Gone are the days of salad for dinner. A surging appetite leads this marathoner to eat the same way she trains—intensely.

After Snowpocalypse, Bean Soup thebittenword.com/FlickrCC

After Snowpocalypse, Bean Soup

This cook has no urge to shop, even though ravaged markets are full once more. Pantry to the rescue.

Pulled Pork: Mid-Blizzard Cure-All Photo by stevendepolo/FlickrCC

Pulled Pork: Mid-Blizzard Cure-All

When 18 inches of snow turns Washington into Siberia, the author switches from running to roasting.

After a Bad Run, a Pot Pie Remedy Photo by Jason Riedy/FlickrCC

After a Bad Run, a Pot Pie Remedy

An icy slog and spoiled chicken almost ruin the author's mood, but this dish saves the day—even sans poultry.

For a Runner, Red Beans and Rice Photo by WordRidden/FlickrCC

For a Runner, Red Beans and Rice

Having fallen hard for the dish in Mississippi, the author struggles to recreate its smoky magic.

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