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You know when you spend the day visiting an apple orchard and get super excited to bring home freshly picked apples? If you are anything like me I can easily pick my way to a half a peck of apples,...
You know that 3 p.m. slump, the one where you'd trade almost anything for something crunchy that won't leave you hungry again in twenty minutes? This high protein snack recipe was built for exactly...
Most of us treat hummus like a condiment. We peel back the plastic on a grocery store tub and drag a pita chip through it while standing in front of the open fridge. No judgment here. But a batch of...
If you have ever made a flourless chocolate cake, you'll understand the process and why this cake bakes the way it does. Same physics, different flavor. Ground nuts and eggs hold everything...
Think of this Goat Cheese Fig Honey Walnut Stack as the easiest cheesecake you'll ever make. It’s got the same spirit as a luscious cheesecake, but this snacky little stack comes together in...
Fresh, California-grown figs are the cherry on top of this Fig Pistachio Ice Cream Sundae. A quick, easy, jammy homemade fig compote ripples between creamy, cool scoops of pale green pistachio ice...
Parents know the everyday magic of a chicken nugget. Kids inhale them without a single question about what you tuck inside. This chicken nugget recipe puts that trust to good use, folding a full...
A morning glory muffin is basically carrot cake and I’m not going to pretend otherwise. Grated carrots, warm spices, raisins and walnuts, minus the cream cheese frosting and plus enough fruit that...
If you've got apples and pears sitting on your counter at the same time right now, that's not an accident, and it's the entire reason this recipe exists. Late summer is one of the only stretches all...
There is a stretch of summer when heirloom tomatoes and juicy peaches are sitting three feet apart at the farm stand, both at their absolute peak, and almost nobody thinks to put them on the same...
Farrotto is the dish that makes turning on your oven in July feel like a good decision. It's farro cooked low and slow, risotto style, until it turns rich and creamy. Then, it's topped with a pile...
Every summer I overbuy sweet corn. Six ears for a household of two, every single trip, like the season might get called off early. This corn salad takes the same ears and turns them into something...