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You know what they say: when life gives you beets, make beet fries. This is the situation I found myself in last week

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I have a new best friend. She’s small, blonde and lives on my kitchen counter. Yes friends, last weekend I became the proud owner of a yellow KitchenAid stand mixer, and I couldn’t be more excited. My first thought was to run to the kitchen to bake bread, croissants and cakes (with no hands!)…but before I got carried away I thought I should introduce my new best friend to my other best friend: bacon. Read More

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There’s nothing more American than celebrating the Fourth of July with fireworks, a beer and a cheeseburger. Now imagine that cheeseburger took steroids and went to Hawaii – what could be more American than that? While I don’t condone steroids, I do condone delicious burgers, which is how I plan on celebrating this Independence Day. Read More

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Spring quickly turned into summer, and summer quickly turned into monsoon season. Confusing for the umbrella, confusing for the tummy. Read More

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One of the major perks of living near Chinatown is that several times a week, my walk home takes me through the seemingly endless sidewalk markets selling exotic vegetables and mysterious fish. A walk home can send my kitchen imagination running wild, but what really makes my day Read More

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I don’t always have time for breakfast, which is a shame because my day is infinitely better when it starts with a breakfast sandwich. Whose isn’t?

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Emma Haberman lives and works in New York City. A reformed vegetarian, she believes in eating meat while being mindful of health and the environment, and she’s excited to share her philosophy in this column. Though she has a few dealbreakers, she’ll try any food once. Emma’s culinary habits have been influenced by living in Tokyo, Rome, Jerusalem and most recently Paris, where she discovered her love for cooking and every kind of cheese there is. I’m excited to have Emma writing for MarcusSamuelsson.com and enjoy first column, below! 

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