TAHINI & FETA LOADED SWEET POTATO FRIES.

Can we all intone these four precious words in unison like some kind of entranced bliss-fed cult: LOADED SWEET POTATO FRIES. I know. It just sends you into near catatonic states of excitement, doesn’t it? And what if I told…
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BLACK PEPPER & HONEY RICOTTA STUFFED FIGS.

I recently had an (obviously heated) debate amongst friends regarding which foods are like sex. Not sexiest, mind you, but literally, in and of themselves, reminiscent of sex. It’s an important distinction (you feel me)—these foods are entities so lush…
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NECTARINE OLIVE OIL FROYO POPS.

GUYS IT’S POPSICLE WEEK. It’s #popsicleweek. Did I mention, also, that it’s P@P$!CLE WE%K?!? Did I mention, also also, that I am incredibly excited to be participating in popsicle week? Because I am. Because there are popsicles in every shape…
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4TH OF JULY DOUBLE BERRY CREAM PIE!

Though I could never blindly declare that all our nation’s woes were suddenly absolved, I will say this: It’s been an ok week to be an American. Last Friday’s gay marriage ruling was a massive victory for so many I…
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SUMMER GREENS WITH LEMON HERB YOGURT DRESSING.

When summer comes a-knocking, what do you say? The season asks of us our all, baring every emotional and physical cobweb in the glaring light of long days and warm nights. Summer is an intense season for me, inclined as…
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CHOCOLATE CHERRY SMOOTHIE BOWL.

  Each year, I’m shocked by the steady march of the seasons—offended, almost, by their nonchalance in encroaching upon the blank slate of my year. Summer? I scoff. Already? Impossible! And yet here are the peaches, the cherries, the ripe warmth of sunshine early…
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BANANA BRÛLÉE YOGURT WITH BLACK SESAME BRITTLE.

Good morning! There are two blank canvases that tend to inspire me most frequently in the kitchen: Bread and yogurt. (Coincidence that they’re both breakfast foods? Perhaps not!) Both are perfect tabula rasa (rasi plural?) for any culinary inclinations I…
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LIFE-CHANGING PESTO.

I thought I knew pesto, knew its shades and its depth and its mouth-feel. I thought I understood how pesto was made, the simple stuffing of fresh basil into one’s blender or food processor, the olive oil raining over it…
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MANGO MINT FREEZE!

  Mango season often comes twice a year on Maui. Seasonality is confused in the islands—what fruits when, when the weather is sweet and constant like a faithful lover? But in the heat of July, mangos are usually dripping off trees…
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