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The Breakaway Cook loves to explore new tastes, to reimagine classic combinations with powerful bursts of unexpected global flavors. The result is healthful, delicious food that's simple to prepare at home.
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Three Tasty Ways to Get Green Tea into Your Life
Posted Wed, Jun 27, 2007, 9:28 am PDTThere is a rich literature on the many benefits of green tea; while we're thankful for all that healthy goodness, we here at breakaway central are…
POST A COMMENT (4)Eat Your Tea -- It's Good for You!
Posted Sun, Jun 17, 2007, 9:25 pm PDTMy favorite green tea fact: maccha, the super finely powdered green tea used in ceremonies in Japan, has many of the healthful properties of regular…
POST A COMMENT (3)Extraordinary Entree Salad in Under 10 Minutes!
Posted Fri, Jun 01, 2007, 3:23 pm PDTEdamame makes a fine main ingredient for a quick and tasty salad, especially if you give it some creaminess by adding avocado and some crunchiness by…
POST A COMMENT (53)Beyond Shucking: New Ways with Edamame
Posted Tue, May 29, 2007, 2:23 pm PDTIt's so nice to witness the rising popularity of edamame -- fresh, green soybeans that are typically boiled in their pods, drained and cooled, and…
POST A COMMENT (21)Three Breakaway Burgers -- You'll Never Go Back!
Posted Tue, May 22, 2007, 3:44 pm PDTIf even regular old ground beef patties seasoned with a little salt and pepper taste good with a cold beer, imagine if we put the slightest effort…
POST A COMMENT (71)The Immaculately Dressed Salad: Seven Ways to Make a Salad Special
Posted Thu, May 17, 2007, 2:28 pm PDTI can think of few things that disappoint me more than being served what-could-have-been a nice salad, only to find that it is literally swimming in…
POST A COMMENT (802)Wake Up Mom With These Outrageous Pancakes
Posted Thu, May 10, 2007, 1:02 pm PDTOkay, we all know that moms rule the earth, and what do we do about it? Usually, nothing! But here's your chance -- I guarantee you'll be on her good…
POST A COMMENT (4)How to Cook like a (Breakaway) Monk
Posted Wed, May 02, 2007, 5:12 pm PDTOne of my favorite aspects of the Tassajara kitchen was its "mindfulness bell" -- a bell that sits in the middle of the action, that anyone can ring…
POST A COMMENT (3)In Praise of the Lowly Carrot
Posted Fri, Apr 20, 2007, 11:56 am PDTIs there a more wholesome image than a bunch of fresh-picked carrots, green tops and all? They're supposed to improve your eyesight and blast your…
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