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Cumin is a spice that makes friends easily. Its earthy, warm flavor shows off just how well it pairs with a number of ingredients including blackberries, corn, and smoky grilled chicken. When you feel like dinner has lost some of its flair, this is the dish to add to the rotation.

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From Apartment Therapy → The Easiest Way to Do Fewer Dishes

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I recently spent a week in France with a friend of mine. We had a grand time laughing, gorging on croissants, and knocking back Champagne — forging such pleasant memories amid exceptional settings are, of course, why people choose to travel together. But I am just as content to navigate a foreign locale solo. In fact, I prefer it. On this sojourn, like any other where I am in the company of others, there were moments I yearned for solitude.

But this unbridled independence wasn’t always the case. Here’s how I learned to love the lone nomadic life.

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While not much to look at on the outside, a brown banana is actually a beautiful thing. It might not be good to eat on its own, but strip away its mottled skin, and its sweet and mushy innards are ideal for using in a multitude of recipes, particularly of the snacking kind.

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My default breakfast was plain yogurt and fruit with a sprinkle of Stevia. It was fast, healthy, and easy enough to be thrown together while still in my morning fog. And honestly, I was okay with this go-to until I visited a café located in a humble strip mall in Temecula, California.

It’s called E.A.T. (Extraordinary Artisan Table) and it has a laser-like focus on seasonal ingredients — most of them organic, GMO-free, sustainable, and ethically sourced — which is great, but what I want most from my food is that it tastes good. The rest is proverbial gravy.

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Let’s play a round of “anything you can do I can do better.” This time it’s eggplant versus meat. Eggplant can be grilled, turned into steaks, and plays the part of both burger and bacon pretty well. Sure, a steak can be grilled and roasted too, but when is the last time you saw steak bacon? Here are eight times eggplant beat meat at its own games.

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