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STRAWBERRY RHUBARB COMPOTE PARFAITS WITH MEYER LEMON & PISTACHIO.

It was supposed to be a small but mighty jazz club—a tiny door in the back corner of a mall in the middle of Little Tokyo. But the music, a trio of percussion, piano, and cello, was transcendent. It was…
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KUMQUAT & TARRAGON BABY CARROT TOAST WITH PEPPER WHIPPED RICOTTA.

Guys, can we just take a second to talk about toast? I know, I know…there has been much ruckus and rumble about the humble slice of bread topped with all manner of bougie ingredients. And here is yet another toast…
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MATCHA & JASMINE MACARON ICE CREAM SANDWICHES + A GIVEAWAY!

If I had to boil everything in life down to just three things—three things I really believed in with my whole heart—I might settle on love, flowers, and ice cream sandwiches. Matcha macaron and jasmine green tea ice cream sandwiches,…
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BLOOD ORANGES WITH HONEYED ROSEMARY RICOTTA.

It’s been a super busy few weeks, full of some exciting surprises I can’t wait to share with you soon, but the busyness has also meant being generally behind on the daily bones of life. My house feels dismayingly dirty,…
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PARMESAN SALT & PEPPER KALE CHIPS.

Last year, I had the distinct—and absurdly funny—pleasure of food styling on set with the team behind the comedy web series cooking show Meals With Mary. Mary is an 86 year-old ex-vaudevillian wild woman who can even make sexual innuendos…
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CHOCOLATE COVERED RASPBERRIES WITH VANILLA & CARDAMOM.

Let’s talk about joy. Actually, let’s do less talking and more feeling. To kick off the joy-party, I’ve put together a list. Not one of those annoying lists that you’re supposed to identify with in order to somehow codify your…
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CITRON ROSEMARY HUMMUS.

After I made my first batch of infused salts, a friend asked me for genius ideas as to how she could use them. Though there are a bunch of fun ways to get savory with salt both as a food…
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ORANGE BLOSSOM CITRUS MINI CAKES WITH LEMON CURD AND HONEY WHIPPED CREAM.

Last week I had the supreme pleasure of making one of my best friends an early birthday cake. The cake must be left for a different blog post, because this one is all about the lemon curd I made to…
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Persimmon Goat Cheese Bites With Crispy Sage

This appetizer is one of my favorites because it’s undeniably sophisticated yet incredibly quick to make—which is what I told Refinery29 when they came asking for my favorite holiday appetizers. Creamy chèvre is ideally paired with the round sweetness of fuyu persimmons,…
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THYME ROASTED FIGS WITH BURRATA & PROSCIUTTO.

Roasting figs in my toaster oven is one of my favorite pastimes. So when Refinery29 came round to ask for my ideal roster of holiday appetizers, I immediately started fantasizing about these. The juicy orbs puff up and plump vibrantly, taking on astonishing…
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PEANUT BUTTER & STRAWBERRY JAM THUMBPRINT COOKIES.

There is so much to say about this down-home, comforting, mmm-inducing, sweet-savory melding gem of a cookie that I hardly know where to start. I’ll begin at the beginning: I discovered the peanut butter and jam thumbprint cookie one summer…
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Balsamic-Roasted Tomato, Basil, & Pine Nut Crostini.

These cozy toasts are succulent, juicy, savory, and light. I whipped ‘em up for Refinery29’s holiday appetizer feature last week, but they’re on heavy rotation throughout the year. Oven roasting the tomatoes at high heat with whispers of olive oil and…
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