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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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THE ONE MINUTE POWER BREAKFAST: MAPLE CINNAMON YOGURT WITH CRUSHED WALNUTS & CACAO.

Though I am blessed to work from home, that one hundred thousand trillion percent does NOT mean that I enjoy making elaborate meals every moment of every day. Sure, I love whipping up a good five-courser if friends are coming…
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JICAMA CABBAGE SALAD WITH SPICY MAPLE PECANS AND POMEGRANATE.

I love when flavor combinations haunt me for days, before I’ve even tried them, the thought of the tastebud magic they might create lodged in my brain. Such is the story of this salad, which is bursting with an unexpected…
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CREAMY ZUCCHINI SOUP WITH HEMP SEEDS & CRISPY SAGE.

I love recipes that grow with you, withstanding the years and transforming as your palate transforms. This is one of those recipes—it is about as simple as a recipe can be, but can easily be dressed up for a chic…
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MEXICAN CHOCOLATE BROWNIES WITH COINTREAU WHIPPED CREAM.

There’s something sacred about spice mixing, an alchemical process that allows flavors to become something other than themselves—and transform your experience of eating them at the same time. Here, cinnamon coaxes chocolate out of its shell, nutmeg elicits sweetness, and…
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WARM DATES AND YOGURT WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES, SMOKED SALT & CHILI.

Sometimes you discover really miraculous things on the internet by complete happenstance. Like videos of kittens and babies cuddling, and babies dancing to Katy Perry, and babies…ok, so apparently I like videos of babies (read: my biological clock is, um, active). Moving…
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BALSAMIC ROASTED FIG, FENNEL & ARUGULA SALAD.

Fennel seems to thrive year-round here in southern California, which make me a very happy lady when it comes to salad concocting. In fall and winter, fennel takes on deeper, richer notes, paired with heavier, sweeter flavors. As the weather…
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PINK GRAPEFRUIT, CUCUMBER & ROSE SKIN QUENCHER.

Hydration. Vitamin C. Luscious rose petals. This blend has it all. Bask in the beauty. Drink it in. Literally. Pink grapefruit contains high levels of vitamin C, cucumber floods your body with anti-inflammatories, and rose soothes both cellularly and sub-cellularly.…
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LEGENDS OF THE FALL FRUIT SALAD.

Seasonality gets confused in the heat of Southern California, and summer tends to shamelessly bleed its way into both spring and fall. This year has been an especially slow fade into cooler climes (as I write this, it’s still in…
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PEACH GALETTE WITH HONEY VANILLA PISTACHIO BRITTLE & CARDAMOM ROSE WHIPPED CREAM.

I’ve written before about my love of buying bruised fruit, or pie bags, from farmers who keep these slightly less-than-perfect treasures specifically for people like me. This is fruit that’s been bumped on its way to market or is slightly…
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