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.
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Eleanor Barkhorn
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.
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After weeks of careful and often hefty meals, our Boston runner gets her just dessert: sweet success
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After 18 weeks of training, a runner tackles today's Boston Marathon—fueled by pasta with mushrooms and broccoli
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As the big day nears, an athlete reduces her training and warms up with a different marathon: cooking Easter brunch
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Having abandoned the stove for her sneakers, a runner returns to the kitchen, thanks to shiitakes and sweet potatoes
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Gone are the days of salad for dinner. A surging appetite leads this marathoner to eat the same way she trains—intensely.
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This cook has no urge to shop, even though ravaged markets are full once more. Pantry to the rescue.
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When 18 inches of snow turns Washington into Siberia, the author switches from running to roasting.
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An icy slog and spoiled chicken almost ruin the author's mood, but this dish saves the day—even sans poultry.
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Having fallen hard for the dish in Mississippi, the author struggles to recreate its smoky magic.
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During a 33-mile week, the author subsists on toasted sandwiches. With butter. Lots of butter.
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To celebrate a landmark in her marathon training, the author prepares a Southern favorite.
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The author bonds with her naturally athletic brother over their mutual love of calorie-dense foods.
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Preparing to run 26.2 miles offers many benefits, from better health to bragging rights to a bigger appetite.
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Volunteering at a soup kitchen brings the author oh-so-close to lettuce from the famed vegetable plot.
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Fears about E. coli in ground beef have experts wondering: Is there any safe way to eat a hamburger? Two very different solutions.
Jon Corzine runs an ad highlighting his opponent's size. What it says about views of the overweight.
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The first couple celebrated their anniversary at D.C.'s Blue Duck Tavern. What our contributor thinks about the restaurant.
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American food companies honor 60 years of Chinese communism with new promotions for their products.
Chickens are everywhere, from Martha Stewart to the New Yorker to Extreme Makeover.
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