ROSEMARY CIDER CARAMEL APPLE GALETTE.
I woke up Monday morning with a sinking feeling in my stomach, the same kind of near-vomit I feel after I get into a terrible fight with someone I love, a fight where we both got a little unhinged and…read more
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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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
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…read more
GINGERSNAP PECAN GRANOLA.
There’s something supremely comforting about gingersnaps. Something warm and soothing. An unmistakeable aroma of spice. And of course, the best part of the gingersnap—the supremely delish way they crumble. Enter gingersnap granola. Think of this granola as an excuse to…read more
APRICOT PEACH COFFEE CAKE WITH ALMOND STREUSEL & HONEY CARDAMOM YOGURT.
Before we talk about mouthwatering, moist, crumbly, fruity, cinnamony coffee cake, a note on food identities… (I know, I know—but it’ll be fun! Trust me.) I was raised vegetarian and throughout my life have also called myself vegan, raw, pescatarian,…read more
GLUTEN-FREE COCONUT WAFFLES WITH LEMON MAPLE WHIPPED CHÈVRE & STRAWBERRIES.
Let me tell you a story about waffles. I woke up one morning a few months ago possessed with the idea of owning a waffle iron. I never had. But now it only seemed right. What had I been doing…read more
VANILLA GELATO WITH APRICOT, MINT, SEA SALT & OLIVE OIL HONEY SYRUP.
Last weekend, a few friends and I discovered the perfect food: Fresh summer apricot, perfectly ripened, dipped in honey and sprinkled with mint leaves and sea salt. The perfect blend of fragrance and sweetness, mellowed by cool mint and deepened…read more