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This is Defector, a new sports blog and media company. We made this place together, we own it together, we run it together. Without access, without favor, without discretion, and without interference.

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The Defector Crewneck Sweatshirt Is Back In Stock

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Merch v3

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Albert Burneko

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A Pot Of Beans, By Any Other Name


<p>Nandini Balial is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Harper&#8217;s Bazaar, Vice, Slate, The Week, The Texas Observer, Ebert Voices, The AV Club, and Wired, among others. She lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas.</p>


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Nandini Balial

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Let’s Make Something Sweet, With Cardamom

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Let’s Make Some Ravioli

A bowl of mushroom soup that tasted better than it photographed

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Let’s Cook Mushroom Soup

A bowl of pierogi with cabbage and sour cream

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Let’s Make Pierogi

A bowl of escarole with beans and sausage

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Let’s Cook Some Escarole With Beans And Sausage

A stuffed orange pepper, looking very delicious in a bowl

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Let’s Throw Together Some Stuffed Peppers

A hunk of cornbread on a plate on a rustic tabletop

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Let’s Bake Some Cornbread

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Smoke The Pork, Pull The Pork, And Put The Pork In A Sandwich

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Let’s Make Some Slaw

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You Can Always Just Throw Together Some Seafood Stew

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