Food

Food

PAPAYA PASSION PURIFIER.

On my last morning on Maui, I did what I do best here at home: I foraged. We arrived home from Hana, the rainforested eastern side of the island, to find a huge branch from the avocado tree had fallen, bringing…
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WHITE PEACH & SAGE JAM.

On one of my father’s first visits to Los Angeles, I took him up to TreePeople, an urban forest in Coldwater Canyon. Neither of us had been before, and we quickly took to the trails, scurrying up hillsides to see…
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GREEK CHOPPED SALAD WITH CUMIN-SPICED CHICKPEAS & FETA.

As much variety as they entail, the truth is that salads can sometimes feel boring. Which, of course, drives us posthaste to a bevy of other not-so-good-for-us foods that seem much sexier. But a Greek chopped salad with cumin-fried chickpeas, mint, heirloom…
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DARK CHOCOLATE YOGURT MOUSSE.

Every summer, my parents and I would fly from home on Maui to see our extended families in South Bend, Indiana and Sacramento, California—places I considered exotic, steeped as I was in tropicalia. I relished thunderstorms, fireflies, the thick, humid…
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ELOTE: MEXICAN CORN OFF THE COB.

This is one of my favorite ways to eat corn: Fresh off the cob, smothered in butter, blushing with lime, spiced with cumin and chili powder, and grounded with cilantro and cotija cheese. Sautéing fresh corn piques its sweetness and…
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GREEN VIBRANCE.

This baby is everything you need to take a breath, relax, soothe your mind and your body, and nourish your organs. Spinach gives you a vital green kick. Ginger soothes the belly. Lime perks up every other flavor in the…
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ROASTED PLUMS WITH VANILLA BEAN.

Flush with gorgeously hued satsuma plums, I scoured the interwebs this weekend for a new way to eat them (read: a way that wasn’t simply shoving them into my mouth whole or sliced). These are some of the most beautiful…
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