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Tuna Tartare for lovers and doubters

For sushi eaters, a wildly flavorful Way to enjoy raw fish. For steak tartare fans, a terrific Way to replace some meat with fish in your diet. For afraid-of-raw-fish folks, could be the perfect Way to overcome fear and discover a healthy new meal.
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Fruit & Cheese: A Cool Way for Hot Days

Parmigiano-Peach Gelato. Savory-sweet ice cream. Tastiest Way to beat the heat without an overdose of sugar in your frozen dessert. $5 for 3 pints of just-made ice cream. I eat enough of this stuff to amortize the ice cream maker investment pretty quickly.
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Eggplant Parmigiana. Worth the heat.

$3.50 per serving for a light, bright, sweet, herbaceous, rich, luscious and gooey main course. No breading. No oil. 300 calories. If you're going to eat vegetarian a few days a week, this is the Way to do it. If you're going to turn on the oven during summer, this is the reason.
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Slower Sunday: Tomato Watching

They are good looking. And getting to look at them is another perfectly good reason to grow them. A perfectly good thing to do on a Sunday. Press Play. Maybe you'll think about growing some next year.
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Pink Soda: A No-Alcohol Rose Substitute

What to drink with a summer dinner when you don't want alcohol. No red, pink or white wine. No beer. Just something cold and refreshing with a lot of good, interesting flavor. Something you sip slowly. A great pairing with fish or shellfish. Or veal or chicken. Even hot dogs. Cheers!
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The Walk That Ate Barcelona

Eat, drink and sightsee your Way to a calorie deficit in this great walking city. Burn at least 2,000 calories, way more than you'll consume in a few of its best markets and restaurants.
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Summer Eggplant to Baba Ghanoush

This stuff is addictive. And Cheap. Rich and luscious. Deep eggplant and sesame flavors. A little brightness and tang from the lemon and garlic. With pita bread or a warm, soft fresh corn tortilla. Or straight from a spoon.
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Summer Eggplant Caponata

Totally tasty. A great Summer vegetable dish to have with anything hot off the grill. So flavorful you can build a meal around it. It's sweet, it's spicy. A little salty. Just about the richest vegan dish you can imagine.
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Zucchini Milanese

Less than $2 for a very big and elegant vegetable serving that could be a complete, light summer meal. Or an impressive vegetable partner for a small portion of grilled fish or chicken. Light but completely satisfying and flavorful.
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