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Recipe developer Karen Tedesco of the popular website Familystyle Food in her kitchen making a kale salad.

Welcome friends! Hi there, I’m Karen!

Former chef, cookbook author, food photographer, and the person behind every recipe on this site.

I cook the way I was trained: Start with good ingredients, understand why they work, and don’t apologize for the salt.

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