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When pureeing fennel one day, I realized its velvety texture would make for a creamy, delicious pasta sauce\u2014without all the guilt. My experiment worked, and now I enjoy this good-for-you pasta sauce all the time. \u2014Deb Schwab, Moraga, California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7061,"featured_media":1765535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false},"tags":[304032,304046,304328,305271,304292,305487,304007,304338,305334,303966,304988,304368,306848,305353,305020,304268,307514,306297,306327,306330,307544,324623,304388,304395,304005,307614,304353],"categories-v2":[308623,308650,308988,308319,308984,308481,309216,308305,310796,308554,308992,309337,308495,308935,308745,309603,309362,308960,259483,310497,312156,312187,312191,310523,309177,308752,308782,308549,310591,309005],"coauthors":[305],"recommended_recipes":[{"post_title":"Italian Fennel Salad","post_link":"\/recipes\/italian-fennel-salad\/","post_image":"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/recipeFallback.jpg"},{"post_title":"Italian Sausage and Fennel 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