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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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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LIQUID SUNSHINE IMMUNITY JUICE.

It’s been a crazy kind of week, friends. I had three huge client deadlines to meet, one personal deadline (the kind you wait all your life to have…more on that when I can spill!), an interview (that’s a link), the first…
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FIG & HONEYED THYME RICOTTA GALETTE.

I think I was a fig in a past lifetime or something, because this fruit, like no other, sends me into a transcendent shamanic baking reverie. It speaks to me, informs me of exact flavor and herb pairings, and tells…
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SUPERFOOD PORN SMOOTHIE.

One of the best things ever to happen to my kitchen was when, a few years ago, a friend of mine had a summer fling with a visiting raw-foodie-cum-yoga-teacher-cum-tantric-sex-god. She was glowingly satisfied, and when he left town, he bequeathed unto…
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MESSY CAPRESE WITH MARINATED MOZZARELLA.

This recipe comes from what is perhaps my favorite cookbook ever (or as my friend Heather remarked quite wisely, “It’s the world’s favorite cookbook, Lily.”), Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi. But seriously. Can we talk about this marinated mozzarella? There is something…
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PROBIOTIC BLOOD ORANGE CREAMSICLE SMOOTHIE.

Did y’all hear the word about probiotics? Your body has bazillions of bacterial cells growing and zooming around inside, and you can either feed the bad cells (think: salmonella, candida, etc.) or load up on the good ones—PROBIOTICS! I’ve been…
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