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The Monthly Menu

How to Make Canned Beans Better

Nov 14, 2025

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7 min read

How to Make Canned Beans Better

Plus: Inspiration from a restaurant salad got us through a rough week at home.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

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Eating in Transit

Oct 10, 2025

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4 min read

Eating in Transit

It was a month of food on the go.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

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The Summer of Daiquiris

Sep 12, 2025

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3 min read

The Summer of Daiquiris

The Monthly Menu covers the eating, cooking, and drinking of July and August.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

The Monthly Menu

Taking Long Walks for Food

Jul 11, 2025

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3 min read

Taking Long Walks for Food

The Monthly Menu roundup of eating and cooking, plus the monthly bottle.

Alicia Kennedy
Alicia Kennedy

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A Casual Survey of Potato Chips
LockSimple

Jun 13, 2025

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7 min read

A Casual Survey of Potato Chips

The Monthly Menu considers the (Spanish) chip.

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The Monthly Menu: I ❤️ Barbajuans
LockSimple

May 9, 2025

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7 min read

The Monthly Menu: I ❤️ Barbajuans

It was a doozy of both cooking and eating.

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The Monthly Menu: A Touch of Gluttony
LockSimple

Apr 10, 2025

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6 min read

The Monthly Menu: A Touch of Gluttony

A month of birthday celebrations and travel.

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The Monthly Menu: Lessons in Using What You’ve Got
LockSimple

Mar 14, 2025

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7 min read

The Monthly Menu: Lessons in Using What You’ve Got

And repurposing dinner for the next day's lunch.

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The Monthly Menu: Strange Days
LockSimple

Feb 14, 2025

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4 min read

The Monthly Menu: Strange Days

The weeks of whiplash between work and fun that were...

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The Monthly Menu: The Time of the Big Sandwich
LockSimple

Jan 17, 2025

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5 min read

The Monthly Menu: The Time of the Big Sandwich

And kung pao tofu.

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The Monthly Menu: Sound the Tofu Alarm
LockSimple

Nov 15, 2024

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6 min read

The Monthly Menu: Sound the Tofu Alarm

I have a new go-to dinner.

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The Monthly Menu: The Cost of Local Eggs
LockSimple

Oct 18, 2024

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7 min read

The Monthly Menu: The Cost of Local Eggs

One of our farmers personally explained a small price increase.

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The Monthly Menu: A Summer of Uncertainty
LockSimple

Sep 20, 2024

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9 min read

The Monthly Menu: A Summer of Uncertainty

What we ate while wondering what the future holds.

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The Monthly Menu: Eat More Potatoes
LockSimple

Jul 12, 2024

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5 min read

The Monthly Menu: Eat More Potatoes

Tofu katsu, pasta alla norma, peanut noodles, and more...

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The Monthly Menu: Good Green Sauce 🌱
LockSimple

Jun 14, 2024

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9 min read

The Monthly Menu: Good Green Sauce 🌱

Superiority Burger fries, vegetarian BBQ dishes, and the “fill-in meal” that is farinata.

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The Monthly Menu: Eating In
LockSimple

May 17, 2024

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5 min read

The Monthly Menu: Eating In

It wasn’t on purpose. We’re just on a roll.

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The Monthly Menu: March Went Out Like a Lion 🦁
LockSimple

Apr 12, 2024

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9 min read

The Monthly Menu: March Went Out Like a Lion 🦁

Rawr.

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The Monthly Menu: The February That Was
LockSimple

Mar 15, 2024

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7 min read

The Monthly Menu: The February That Was

There was an extra day in the extra-hectic month.

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The Monthly Menu: January Was So Long
LockSimple

Feb 16, 2024

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9 min read

The Monthly Menu: January Was So Long

Eating between Montreal and San Juan. Plus: A big recipe update.

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The Monthly Menu: A Whirlwind December
LockSimple

Jan 12, 2024

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10 min read

The Monthly Menu: A Whirlwind December

From San Juan to Manhattan to Patchogue and back again.

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The Monthly Menu: Banana Smoothies and Mashed Potato Waffles 🧇
LockSimple

Dec 1, 2023

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8 min read

The Monthly Menu: Banana Smoothies and Mashed Potato Waffles 🧇

November was very good to me.

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