GINGERSNAP CRANBERRY TARTS (DAIRY FREE).

In a season of constant motion and busyness, I crave one thing: simplicity. I want ease, I want quiet, and, whenever possible, I want going to holiday parties to feel as much like hanging out in my bathtub as possible.…
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HONEYED APPLE TAHINI BREAD.

It might be my earliest memory: All I taste is salt and the flash of sun and the rush of waves all around me and the softness of sand. I am in the ocean. I am at the beach. The…
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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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A KALE & CARAMEL THANKSGIVING FEAST!

Your Kale & Caramel vegetarian Thanksgiving feast has arrived! If I had a specially dedicated K&C cheerleading squad, I’d have them doing backflips and triple salchows (I know, wrong sport, but STILL) to herald the arrival of this meal. Here’s…
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FIG, MINT & NECTARINE MINI YOGURT TARTS.

What a month it has been. My hosting server was hacked. My hosting account shut down (thrice!). My phone died. My computer faced its own set of confusion and woes. Any self-respecting California girl would throw up her hands, call…
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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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