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PASSOVER DURING THE PANDEMIC: OR, A SEDER FOR BEGINNERS (AND AREN’T WE ALL?).

Welcome to Passover, Pandemic Edition. For some, it may be our first time having a Passover seder in our own home. If that’s the case, I’ve got good news: A global pandemic—an eleventh plague, we might say—is not the time…
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MELON & TOMATO SALAD WITH HERBS & FETA.

The first tomatoes are coming in full flush in my backyard greenhouse, and I couldn’t be more grateful. Here, paired with sweet summer melon, briny quick-pickled shallots, soft feta, and fistfuls of herbs, they’re in perfect form. This salad is…
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SOY-GLAZED TOFU MUSUBI FROM ALOHA KITCHEN BY ALANA KYSAR.

The Hawai’i depicted on tv and in film, on people’s Instagram accounts during and post-vacation, in advertisements and commercials—that Hawai’i does not exist. Hawai’i is wildness and scent and taste, smoke and lava and sweat and the pounding of poi,…
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WELLNESS MADE SIMPLE: HOW TO STOCK A BASIC VEGETARIAN KITCHEN.

Getting in the habit of cooking for yourself can be hard. I get it. I’ve always been drawn to the warm world of the kitchen, but I know many people aren’t—and I understand why. The fridge, the stove, even the…
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WINTER CRUNCH SALAD WITH APPLE, PERSIMMON, AND TOASTED SEEDS.

This post, and the travel described therein, was created in partnership with Earthbound Farm, who is committed to the betterment of the planet through growing delicious organic produce. This fall I had the pleasure of traveling to a few of…
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EASY BLACK BEAN SALAD BOWL | WHAT TO EAT WHEN YOU HAVE RESISTANCE FATIGUE.

We’re living through a historic moment right now—collectively enthralled by the Senate judicial committee hearing of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of sexual assault by Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Goodness, I got tired just writing that sentence. Concurrently,…
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EASIEST END-OF-SUMMER MELON SALAD + THOUGHTS ON RIPENESS.

Summer, season of ripeness, maturation, spoiling, juice, overflow, heat. Almost gone. Summer, for me, has been a time of action, galvanizing, considering what’s most important and figuring out how I get from where I am now to there. Since 2016,…
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ROASTED LEMON CRISPY-SKINNED SALMON WITH SALSA VERDE.

This post was created in partnership with Copper River Salmon. Opinions are my own, including that Copper River Salmon is the best wild salmon I’ve ever tasted. This recipe is the culmination of my adventure in Cordova, Alaska with the…
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GREEN GODDESS PESTO PIZZA WITH FRESH PEAS & FETA.

We deserve a pizza. The California primary elections were this Tuesday, and we made it through without too much drama—though I was alarmed to learn only 19% of Los Angeles voters showed up to vote or mailed in ballots. Oy…
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VEGETARIAN PASSOVER SEDER PLATE WITH BEET-PICKLED DEVILED EGGS.

My first definitive Passover seder memory is of a young girl named Jennifer standing on top of a piano bench singing “Jesus Loves Me” at the top of her lungs. She’d just learned the song at school and, sensing a…
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CHALLAH FRENCH TOAST WITH SUMAC YOGURT & PICKLED ONIONS FROM YOGURT!

Hi. Hello. Bonjour. Ohayou gozaimasu. It’s been two whole weeks since my last post and I’ve been doing precisely one thing since last I wrote: Unpacking. Making my new home livable; pleasurable, even. But before I got to the unpacking…
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COCONUT CURRY LENTILS WITH CILANTRO CHUTNEY FROM PRETTY SIMPLE COOKING.

Hello from a cruising altitude of thirty-one thousand feet—I’m en route to the midwest for a brief twenty-four hours, marveling at the blanket of pristine white clouds below me. I’ve always loved flying, and today is no exception. Careening through…
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