Nothing to Cook

By Sandy Hu

Don’t you hate it when you forget to defrost something in the morning? Or haven’t had time to do the grocery shopping? You’re left rummaging through cupboards, wondering what to cook for dinner!

Linguine with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Anchovies is a quick and easy solution, made mostly with pantry staples. Don’t be scared away by the anchovies. When finely minced, these little morsels disperse and will not overwhelm the dish.

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Messy Meals

By Andrew Hunter

I coach our boys’ football, baseball, basketball and soccer teams. It’s the highlight of my day to be on a field running around with the neighborhood kids. They all enjoy learning to throw spiral passes, catch pop flies and kick goals, but they really, really enjoy getting dirty. They’ll dive for fly balls 10 feet from their gloves and slide into second when the play’s at third…all with the hope of getting dirty.

Dirt’s a badge of honor when you’re a kid. So why would the dinner table be any different?

Messy meals are popular in our house and Sloppy Joes are the perfect messy meal. They’re a saucy concoction of ground meat and vegetables perched precariously between a top and bottom bun. We spike our Joes with onions, tomatoes and fresh herbs, depending on our mood.

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How to Dress a Burger

By Lori Powell

I love burgers for so many reasons. They are super-delicious, juicy patties that you can dress up or down, depending on your mood and what you might have on hand. You can easily make a burger for just one or two pretty quickly.

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A Fall Outing in the Country, with Doughnuts

By Katie Barreira

I’m really a sucker for fall. This weekend, I visited the Barnstable County Fair on Cape Cod, which promised harvest provisions, crafts, and prized barnyard beasts. The cattle (all three of them) were lowing, I purchased a fine tea cozy and opted out of fall foliage face paint only when faced with a restless line of age-appropriate customers.

So it wasn’t exactly the autumnal fete I had hoped for. But there was one culinary highlight that made the trip exceptionally worthwhile.

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Tweet to @Specialforksndy: F#*<k no!! that sounds so nasty!!!!

From Sandy Hu

What’s for dinner? Most people – as many as 70 percent, according to one survey – don’t have a clue at 4 p.m.

About that time Twitter comes alive with plaintive cries for help, “girl what u cook?” “im hungry, any ideas for supper??? idk what to cook?” “Ummmm what to cook for dinner? Any ideas tweeps?”

I, @specialforksndy, come to the rescue! It’s not easy to respond with recipe ideas in 140 characters or less.

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