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I think this is a safe space and we're not gonna tell the NYT on you!

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I live on the NYT Cooking Recipes. The baked feta is one of our staples in the house.

I make the Farro and Arugula salad which is the reigning family favorite (when Papa cooks). 😊

Thanks for convincing Sara, Stacy.

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::Googles Farro and Arugula salad recipe furiously!::

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It’s a bit of a faff, but well worth it. It can even be vegan if you skip or sub out the Parmesan.

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I enjoy feta because there's so many food choices it pairs with so very well. Cheeses in general is like wine pairing. Fun but sometimes it's overwhelming.

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Arugula Salad is delicious!

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🧑🏻‍🍳

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Aug 22·edited Aug 22

I love the idea of this, love a digital newsletter ☺️

Also thank you Sara, for the maybe illegal recipe 😜 will try it.

PS and what a sweet picture! 😊

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I’m such a big fan of so many NYT sheetpan recipes I actually splurged and bought a few Viking brand commercial grade sheet pans in different sizes. One of my faves is the yogurt/tzatziki coated chicken with roasted chickpeas.

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I’m caring for mom since her stroke, and while I have never cooked Mexican food, I’m forced to do so now to care for mom. Cooking isn’t easy! Making food that is actually good, isn’t either. So far, mom is still eating the foods I make. Chicken soup (Caldo de Pollo), Thin sliced steak for tacos (Carne Asada), Mexican Rice, Mexican Star shape and chicken pasta (Sopita), and even Chicken covered in medium sweet sauce (Molé).

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when you actually have real Mexican food. 🤌🤌🤌Not americanized or texmex.

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The experience of making Mexican food from scratch, while exhausting, is extremely fulfilling when it comes out right. Mom is able to coach me through ingredients and I am learning a lot.

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Sorry to hear about your mom.

Hope she’s recovering well.

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Thank you! We got lucky. I appreciate your kind words!

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I’m so sorry about your mom. Life can be mean, sometimes and caregiving is super hard. Hang in there.

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I am hanging on by a thread. Thank you for the support!

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Aug 22·edited Aug 22

Love a sheet pan meal and a little potbelly to blow raspberries on. Lol.

Edit: came back to say this is in my saved pile. I thought it looked familiar. And Sid sneezing at the pepper too cute. Every time I cook all the powdery seasoning I use lingers in the air and I start sneezing… away from the food. I use parsley on everything. My hot tip.

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1021277-sheet-pan-baked-feta-with-broccolini-tomatoes-and-lemon?smid=ck-recipe-iOS-share

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I’m really into sheet pan recipes when the weather is cool. This one looks great and I can’t wait to try it out!

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Hey Sara,

Thank you for posting! And for reading it all! I love that you read it, because, because it’s a screenshot I can’t highlight it and get Siri to read. Thank you! (By th way, I would’ve said thanks even if u didn’t read the whole thing because I wasn’t expecting it).

I’ll admit I’m not really one for cooking, but maybe I’ll try it out. Thanks for making it vegetarian, as a vegetarian this was much appreciated! Otherwise I just try and work out what fake meat to add instead, but I’m fussy with fake meat because I don’t want it to be too realistic but it has to taste like something.

I doubt you’ll get in trouble, you gave credit to them and encouraged us to subscribe to them and shared one recipe. It’s not like you screenshot-ed all their recipes and said ‘look what I came up with’. 😂. I do like that you seem to be a rule follower like me though! I hate to piss people off (unless they’re being assholes to a minority or something like that).

Thanks for sharing Sara! Love the cute photo of Sid. Did you ask him to cover his face or did that just happen to be a photo you had? (I like it either way.)

Phoenix, he/they/it, 17, Australia

PS: my fur baby is snoring happily (and loudly) as I wrote this comment. Ironically one of my favourite sounds.

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Yum!

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I felt slightly hopeless when I got Covid and could not smell or taste anything for a couple months. The experience honestly made me appreciate cooking and the ability to create dishes and snacks that created emotions and feelings I crave and relish.... hehe relish

Also, it's odd but I'm okay with having difficulty digesting unhealthy foods. Healthy cooking keeps me satiated longer and I realized I look forward to and enjoy more things in life than just eating. Even though I can eat like a linebacker LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!

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Lol Dude Stacy Reader is the last person I would be taking advice from👊

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Subscribe and see what else Stacy tells Sara to do!” Lol If I wasn’t already subscribed this will definitely get me to do so, ha!

This recipe looks good. Will give it a try but sub tofu (not a fan of feta) + chopped cilantro as a garnish (I love cilantro on almost everything) w/ toasted sourdough bread. Thanks!

This also reminds me of Belcampo’s spicy fried broccolini, best side dish I’ve ever had. They were at the Grand Central Market in LA back in the day but are no longer in business. I tried to recreate it and got close. Rather frying the broccolini cook it on a cast iron skillet with olive oil on high (I suppose you can roast it on a sheet pan too). Add red pepper flakes, pinch of sage powder (to taste), squeeze of fresh lemon juice, and a pinch of good salt. So simple and fucking delicious. Will have to give this one another go too.

Photo: http://www.kevineats.com/2014/11/belcampo-meat-co-los-angeles-ca.html?m=1

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Thanks for sharing, Sara! This sounds so delicious, though I am the only one in my house who enjoys feta, and I avoid tomatoes… but the great thing about sheet pan recipes is you can just throw in what you have and adjust for preferences. Wonder if I could do a version with mozzarella for Rosie, and a tomato free version for me. Happy cooking 🧡

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I've not tried baked feta,i like it cold in salads,maybe one to try 🙂. I bet that would be nice with seabass or cod also.

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“Cilantro eww” Same, same 😆

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