PECAN EGGNOG STEAMERS (VEGAN).

Something in the soak, the whir, the whirlpool of nuts becoming pulp becoming liquid, the pour, the strain, the squeeze, the drip, the taste, the flavoring. Something in the delicate flavor of the nut, its inner self exposed, the outer…
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GINGERSNAP CRANBERRY TARTS (DAIRY FREE).

In a season of constant motion and busyness, I crave one thing: simplicity. I want ease, I want quiet, and, whenever possible, I want going to holiday parties to feel as much like hanging out in my bathtub as possible.…
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HONEYED APPLE TAHINI BREAD.

It might be my earliest memory: All I taste is salt and the flash of sun and the rush of waves all around me and the softness of sand. I am in the ocean. I am at the beach. The…
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BAKED BRIE, ROSEMARY & CARAMELIZED PEAR CANAPÉS.

What happens to you when you whisper the words holiday canapé to yourself? In my mind, this gallant suggestion of syllables transforms me into someone wearing lace and silk, someone with perfectly coiffed (yes, coiffed) hair, someone gliding in and out…
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MINI PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TARTS.

Eep! These tarts are the cutest little peppermint chocolate mousse tarts I’ve ever made. And despite the fact that they’re the only peppermint chocolate mousse tarts I’ve ever made, this should get you pretty pumped. Because not only are they light…
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HOLIDAY CLEANSE GREEN JUICE.

Thanksgiving came and went and now, amidst all the leftovers, we have some sorting of priorities to do: Prioritizing the holidays that come next, prioritizing a few moments of down time over the endless onslaught of work, prioritizing health over…
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ROSEMARY POMEGRANATE MARTINI.

Today—after an entire year away from my island home—I am waking up on Maui. Through billowing linen and a mind already slowed by the trade winds, I make out rows and rows of grapes in the vineyard next door, light…
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A KALE & CARAMEL THANKSGIVING FEAST!

Your Kale & Caramel vegetarian Thanksgiving feast has arrived! If I had a specially dedicated K&C cheerleading squad, I’d have them doing backflips and triple salchows (I know, wrong sport, but STILL) to herald the arrival of this meal. Even…
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