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A Lunch for When There's Nothing in the Fridge

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January 14, 2016
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This lunch was born of a fridge desperation moment. I hadn't bought anything for lunches this week and had to come up with something. Fast. I had some cooked marrow beans, blanched green beans, and mizuna in the fridge. I chopped the green beans and mizuna and layered them with the beans. A jar of tuna in oil that had been looking for a home called out to me. This went on top of the salads along with a dollop of garlic dressing.

A Hail Mary—and a home run! (There's not much chocolate cake can't bolster.)
A Hail Mary—and a home run! (There's not much chocolate cake can't bolster.)

The cake slices are chocolate olive oil, and the recipe will appear in Merrill's and my upcoming book—out this fall!

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ChefJune
ChefJune January 14, 2016
That cake looks SO moist. Looking forward to that recipe! :) So glad to see your lunch column back. Wish Merrill would do some more for Clara and Henry.
 
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sexyLAMBCHOPx January 14, 2016
What new book from you two is coing out?
 
Amanda H.
Amanda H. January 14, 2016
More on this soon! We're putting up a post with the cover as soon as it's ready!