MINI PEPPERMINT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE TARTS.

Eep! These tarts are the cutest little peppermint chocolate mousse tarts I’ve ever made. And despite the fact that they’re the only peppermint chocolate mousse tarts I’ve ever made, this should get you pretty pumped. Because not only are they light…
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SALTED CARAMEL CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES + A BIRTHDAY PICNIC!

A) I have cookies. Smothered in salted caramel. Made with coconut sugar. (!) B) It’s my birthday. (!!) C) We had a picnic. (!!!) D) There are pictures of every single earth-shatteringly caramel-y, picnicky, people-I-love-being-adorable moment. (!!!!) I’m going to…
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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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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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NUTELLA SUPERFOOD SMOOTHIE.

My loves. Supposedly it’s fall. Last weekend, I even found this gorgeous leaf turning leaf on the sidewalk. But here in LA, it’s currently nearing 90º. My longing for chilly mornings wrapped in blankets, set to the tune of rain…
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THE KITCHY KITCHEN’S CHOCOLATE STOUT BEER BROWNIES.

A couple weeks ago I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with Claire Thomas of The Kitchy Kitchen, whose near encyclopedic, eponymous cookbook just came out. Claire happened to have brought with her a boatload of insanely delicious baked…
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