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Warm Butternut Squash Salad

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Gingerbread Men and Women

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Mushroom and Cheese Crostini with Thyme

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Basil Basics Pesto Sauce

Cherry Tomato Fennel Salad

What to Do with Your Zooming Zucchini

Creamy Zucchini Pasta Sauce

Open Face Provolone Cheese Melt

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Spaghetti alla Puttanesca requires a spicy sauce and there are many interpretations for how to make it. One essential ingredient is hot red pepper flakes or paste that gives this sauce a kick.

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Mom’s Holiday Shortbread Cookies

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Hop to It for Fall Eating

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The Mother Sauces of Italian Cooking

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