Debbie Moose is an award-winning food journalist and essay writer. Essays from the “Sunday Dinner” column in The News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., “Figorous summer: Conditions, climate help secure cherished fruit” and “Savor the BLTs of summer” earned her Third Place in the Best Newspaper Food Column category in the Association of Food Journalists’ 2009 awards competition. Read those columns and more of her work below.
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Holy fruitcake! Maybe this isn't a nutty idea
Published 12/04/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Cauliflower deserves a chance
Published 11/19/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Published 11/06/11
The News & Observer
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Your trends served up crispy
Published 11/06/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Meat-lovers mourn Bubba's veganism
Published 09/04/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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At odds with the pods? Okra is OK
Published 08/07/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Decades later, developing a can-do attitude
Published 07/03/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Keep your cupcakes; cute doesn't cut it
Published 06/05/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Shedding some light on diet duds
Published 05/01/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Stow the gourmet nibbles, fancy chef, it's game time
Published 04/06/11
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Lots of food talk is dished up with a huge side of snark
Published 03/06/11
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Local organic rice in Chatham County
Published 03/01/11
Edible Piedmont magazine
Raleigh, NC
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Make peas with the cold
Published 02/19/11
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Folded, spindled and mutilated, recipes still serve
Published 02/06/11
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Invite children into the garden
Published 01/15/11
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Summer fling haunts her
Published 01/02/11
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Give a boost to novice gardeners and cooks
Published 12/18/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Remember the bread box? It's fancy now
Published 12/05/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Reasons to bribe a handy neighbor
Published 11/07/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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The Devil is in the details
Published 11/01/10
The Zenchilada
Santa Fe, NM
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Sage advice for great looks, aroma and taste
Published 10/16/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Tip up the tequila, turn loose the trouble
Published 10/03/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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The rise and fall of food
Published 09/05/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Fennel whets the appetite in gardens, on plates
Published 08/21/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Eat in the here and now
Published 08/01/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Like magic, beans sprout into hearty, easy meals
Published 07/17/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Potluck psychology: Bedeviled by a usurper
Published 07/04/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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When the heat is on, grow melons
Published 06/19/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Bad choices? Eat the evidence
Published 06/06/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Plant pretty okra, pick tasty pods
Published 05/15/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Y'all stop messing with my iced tea
Published 05/02/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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A fitness Wii and a maxi Mii
Published 04/04/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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First question of tatsoi: Huh?
Published 03/20/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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An ear-splitting din with dinner
Published 03/07/10
News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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So many ways to avoid cooking
Published 02/07/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Quit gabbing, shoppers
Published 01/24/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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If you dream of summer, get basil
Published 01/16/10
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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What are your best tricks for aiding an aging memory? Debbie does the Pyramid game!
Published 01/12/10
KitchenScoop.com
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How to pull off the perfect party
Published 12/27/09
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Holiday tip: Save your sanity
Published 11/22/09
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Home-grown garlic pays back with flavor
Published 11/21/09
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Fall stirs a yen for soup
Published 11/01/09
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Bok choy equals joy in garden and on table
Published 10/17/09
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Nothing says fall like the crisp air of tailgating before the big game
Published 10/07/09
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minn.
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Figorous Summer: Connections, climate help to secure cherished fruit
Published 09/28/08
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Savor BLTs of Summer
Published 08/24/08
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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Change comes in its own good time
Published 01/23/05
The News & Observer
Raleigh, NC
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