Sara Dickerman
Sara Dickerman is a former restaurant cook, and a James Beard Award-winning food writer. She is the co-creator of Bon Appetit’s popular Food Lover’s Cleanse, and her recipes and writing have also appeared in The New York Times, Sunset, Slate, and many more publications. She lives in Seattle with her family.
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Menu for January 14, Day 13 of The Food Lover's Cleanse
The menu for day 13 of the Food Lover's Cleanse features fried eggs with farrotto, an avocado-grapefruit salad, coconut-scented rice, tofu stir-fry, and citrus
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 12: The Psychology of Soup
If the Food Lover's Cleanse is partly about learning to eat in season, then, as Sara Dickerman reports, getting a pot of soup on the stove is only natural
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Menu for Jan. 13, Day 12 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 12 of the Food Lover's Cleanse includes a filling smoothie, chicken salad, and tomato farroto
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Menu for Jan. 12, Day 11 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 11 of the Food Lover's Cleanse includes quinoa oatmeal, pork salad, crudités, and chicken in a pot
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 11: The Entertainer
A day after her dinner party, Food Lover's Cleanse guru Sara Dickerman reflects on lessons learned—for serving guests or just her family
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 10: The Dinner Party
Enough isolation! Food Lover's Cleanse guru Sara Dickerman hosts dinner for 6 using the Cleanse recipes
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Menu for Jan. 11, Day 10 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 10 of the Food Lover's Cleanse includes Greek yogurt, avocado and smoked salmon on crackers, and roast pork tenderloin
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 9: How to Handle Leftovers
Whether you're cooking for your family or just yourself, you've probably got leftovers from the Food Lover's Cleanse. Here's how to handle the excess
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Menu for Jan. 10, Day 9 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 9 of the Food Lover's Cleanse includes muesli, kale salad, curried mussels, potatoes, and chocolate bark
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 8: The Home Stretch
Halfway through her Food Lover's Cleanse, Sara Dickerman is finding the cooking ever easier—but the isolation, well, that's a tougher problem
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Menu for Jan. 9, Day 8 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 8's Food Lover's Cleanse menu features steel-cut oats, a filling avocado smoothie, an leftover-friendly salad, and roasted tofu with bulgur
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 7: Hunger Strikes
Eating too much grain and not enough bacon, Sara Dickerman mulls over the feeling of being hungry—even after finishing dinner
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Menu for Jan. 8, Day 7 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Day 7's Food Lover's Cleanse menu features a filling smoothie, an Asian-inspired chicken salad, and tuna skewers
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 6: The Human Food Processor
No processed food in the Food Lover's Cleanse? Well, as Sara Dickerman finds out, cooking healthily means processing a heck of a lot of raw ingredients
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Menu for Jan. 7, Day 6 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
An Asian-inspired marinated chicken is the star of Day 6's Cleanse menu. Plus, "quinoatmeal," squash, coconut-scented black rice, and garlicky bok choy
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Will There Be Dessert? The Food Lover's Cleanse FAQ
Wondering if the Food Lover's Cleanse is right for you? Our cleanse guru Sara Dickerman can help
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 5: Snap, Crackle, Pop
Five days into the Food Lover's Cleanse, Sara Dickerman takes on the subject of textural contrast—just as important, she says, as how food actually tastes
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Menu for Jan. 6, Day 5 of the Food Lover's Cleanse 2014
Kick off Day 5 of the Food Lover's Cleanse with this comforting porridge. Later, expect sardines, eggs, butternut squash, kale, and lentil pilaf
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Sara's Cleanse Diary, Day 4: The Cleanse Goes Skiing
In one busy day, Cleanse guru Sara Dickerman makes a 5:30 a.m. omelette, takes her kids skiing, and cooks steak for dinner—with a side of crabbiness
